The thing that many Canucks fans will remember about Antoine Roussel during the playoffs might be him getting a 10-minute misconduct for hugging Ryan Reaves. Antoine Roussel just received a 10-minute misconduct for hugging pic.twitter.com/4Ng0JwMoLf — /Cam Robinson/ (@Hockey_Robinson) August 24, 2020 All jokes aside, the Frenchman wasn’t very noticeable when he wasn’t getting under…
Read More →The Vancouver Canucks are preparing to spend to the NHL’s cap in the 2020-21 season, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.
Read More →J.T. Miller slayed his playoff dragon. Tied with Elias Pettersson for first on the team in playoff scoring with 18 points, Miller came out guns blazing despite facing an apparent wrist injury early on. You can see him in this video with his left wrist taped up. J.T. Miller set the tone early last night…
Read More →Another week, another mailbag. You know the drill. Let’s see what all you wonderful people asked this week! Sign Markstrom to a 6 year 36 million deal or let him walk? — GLrebirth (@GLrebirth) September 13, 2020 This is a great question. At that point, I think you have to let him walk, and I’ll…
Read More →By The Numbers This section will be shorter than on most playoff reviews, because there aren’t all that many numbers to talk about. Through ten 2020 playoff games spread throughout three series, Tyler Myers put up straight zeroes — zero goals, zero assists, and zero points. Plus/minus is a horrid and flawed stat, as we…
Read More →Seriously, I’d like to know. I have asked this question for the better part of a calendar year now but I’d like to know “Why should Jacob Markstrom be the Vancouver Canucks’ next franchise goaltender?” Is it because he’s played well the last two seasons and has found a “rhythm”? Maybe it’s because the team…
Read More →By The Numbers Jay Beagle’s offensive contributions to the Vancouver Canucks’ 2020 playoff run can be summed up quickly, because they all occurred in a single game. Beagle opened the scoring in the series-clinching Game Six against the St. Louis Blues, absolutely ripping the puck past Jordan Binnington. Jay Beagle picks the corner and the…
Read More →It was an up and down postseason for Brock Boeser, who had flashes of brilliance against his hometown team but appeared sluggish at times during the first two rounds of the playoffs. An argument can be made that Boeser was the team’s most dynamic forward during the play-in round against the Minnesota Wild, as he…
Read More →Canucks Sports and Entertainment chairman Francesco Aquilini has penned a letter to fans that was released earlier today.
Read More →The National Hockey League has set the dates for the 2020 NHL draft and the opening of free agency.
Read More →Nils Höglander scored two big goals for his team today in the final preseason game before the SHL season gets underway on September 19th. Höglander looks ready as ever. His team (Rögle BK) played on Friday and won 3-2 in overtime. Rögle doesn’t get to overtime without Höglander’s two goals which were the only goals…
Read More →The second postseason for the captain was one to remember. Bowie William Horvat led the playoffs in goals with ten during the Canucks run, despite being in a matchup role against the other team’s best players, i.e., Ryan O’Reilly. A bull-like effort throughout the welcomed playoff run, Horvat took charge and led by example as…
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