With a week to go before the NHL trade deadline, Jim Benning took stock of a Vancouver Canucks team that currently sits third in the Pacific Division. Amidst the volatility of the battle for the Pacific crown, Benning saw an opportunity to improve his team and pounced. Just a single point back of the division-leading…
Read More →Major changes to team dynamics seemed to be the shared characteristic for both teams tonight. The Canucks entered the game with their big-name acquisition, who hopes to bring offensive firepower while some of their impact forwards are on the shelf. Meanwhile, the Wild played their second game since Bruce Boudreau was fired. Aside from giving…
Read More →THE INTRO It’s been a busy few days in Canucks land. Injuries, mega trades, and no more Tim Schaller. Tonight the Canucks take on the Minnesota Wild, a team that was all over the Canucks a few weeks ago in a 4-2 Wild victory. Vancouver is now without Brock Boeser for an extended amount of…
Read More →Well, if we’d planned to talk about something different this Wednesday, those plans are officially scrapped. The world of the Canucks – and the #Canucks, in particular – was rocked by the out-of-nowhere acquisition of Tyler Toffoli on Monday evening, and we’re all still too in the midst of processing the trade to discuss anything…
Read More →The Canucks continued their trend of acquiring brand-name players yesterday afternoon when they announced they had traded for pending UFA Tyler Toffoli of the Los Angeles Kings. The details of the trade took longer to trickle out than the results of the Iowa caucus, and fans were getting more than a little antsy while waiting…
Read More →by OddsShark (@OddsShark) – Sponsored Post The Vancouver Canucks are 1-3 in their last four games against the Minnesota Wild. The Canucks will try to turn the tides against the Wild with a win at home on Wednesday night. Vancouver is a -135 home favourite on the NHL odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Minnesota…
Read More →The Vancouver Canucks may be without Brock Boeser for the rest of the season with a rib injury. The club has also shut down Michael Ferland, and Josh Leivo, for the season.
Read More →Interview With Trent Cull Back in 1989, the Guelph Platers (soon to become the Owen Sound Platers) drafted an underaged defender from Georgetown, Ontario with their first pick, (7th overall) in the OHL draft. They also selected a forward named Steve Parson in the second round, along with some guy named Kirk Maltby in the…
Read More →The Vancouver Canucks have made a splash days before the trade deadline and swung a trade for Los Angeles Kings F Tyler Toffoli. The trade was broken by TSN’s Darren Dreger and TSN’s Bob McKenzie reports the Canucks are giving up Tim Schaller, prospect Tyler Madden, and a 2020 2nd round draft pick.
Read More →If the Canucks get Markstrom resigned, would you trade Demko with Little Things in order to get the Eriksson contract off the books? Would the Senators or Redwings go for this trade? — Tommy Spence (@tspence81) February 16, 2020 My hope is that it doesn’t come to that, because Demko is a hell of a…
Read More →It was a big week in the NCAA for the Canucks, as a number of their prospects lit up the scoreboard. I also dive into the CBA to talk about Jack Rathbone and Vancouver’s control over his rights. All this and more in this week’s edition of the Blackfish. CHL Carson Focht had a monster…
Read More →The Canucks were looking to sweep Sedin Week this afternoon in Anaheim after a convincing win against the Predators on Monday and pulling off a rope-a-dope against the Blackhawks after the Sedins’ retirement ceremony on Wednesday. Thing didn’t exactly go according to plan. The team came out flat, caught a couple of unlucky breaks, and…
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