Plays of the Week: October 9th-14th, 2017
By Vanessa Jang
6 years agoFor the Canucks, this week was disappointing. The storylines are somewhat similar to last year’s in that the team is struggling to find wins, and the powerplay could use some major improvements. As of last night’s lost to Calgary, the Canucks have gone 2 for 23 on the man-advantage. Newell Brown was the architect of the Canucks’ successful powerplays back in the good ‘ol days. Let’s just hope he can channel some of that magic this season, albeit with a far different box of tools to work with.
For Canucks Army, this week kicked off the start of a new chapter. In case you haven’t heard, the former Canucks Army Podcast has evolved into something bigger: Canucks Army Radio on TSN 1040. Our Managing Editor J.D. Burke will co-host alongside the respected Jon Abbott, and they’ll be bringing in exciting guests to talk all things Canucks every week. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoy producing it! Miss an article? I’ve got you covered with our Plays of the Week!
Weekly Features
- Monday Mailbag I (J.D. Burke)
- Monday Mailbag II (J.D. Burke)
- Blackfish (Ryan Biech)
- Babych Please (Grainne Downey)
Canucks Army This Week
- Announcing the Launch of Canucks Army Radio on TSN 1040 (J.D. Burke)
- The Debut Episode of Canucks Army Radio on TSN 1040 (J.D. Burke)
- Bo Horvat’s Powerplay Unit is the New First Unit!… Or is it? (Jeremy Davis)
- A Tale of Two Penalty Killing Units (Jeremy Davis)
- Brock Boeser Needs to Play, Dammit (Jackson McDonald)
- The Sedins Still have a Vital Role on Travis Green’s by-committee Vancouver Canucks (Jonathan Willis)
- Sedins and Vanek Quietly Dominate Play with Vigneault-Like Zone Deployment (Jeremy Davis)
Canucks News This Week
- Jonathan Dahlen Signs with Timra in the Allsvenskan (Ryan Biech)
- Sami Salo to be Inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (Cam Lewis)
- Alex Edler Sidelined 4-6 Weeks with MCL Sprain (J.D. Burke)
- Louis Eriksson Leaves Saturday’s Game with Knee Injury (Ryan Biech)
This Week’s Games
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
UTICA COMETS
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