Plays of the Week: Trade Deadline Edition
By Vanessa Jang
7 years ago
Well, it was a little bit of a depressing week in Canucks land. Five days of no hockey, two losses, and a serious case of the mumps. On the bright side, one of the most exciting days of the season, the trade deadline, is quickly approaching and Canucks Army has been out in full force with “what ifs” and “how abouts”. Miss an article? I’ve got you covered with this week’s Plays of the Week.
Weekly Features
- Power Rankings (Grainne Downey)
- What Would You Do Wednesday (Jackson McDonald)
- Canucks Army Podcast (Satiar Shah & J.D. Burke)
- Babych Please (Grainne Downey)
- Roundtable (Matthew Henderson)
- Utica Comets Week in Review (Jeremy Davis)
Trade Deadline Features
- Vancouver Canucks 2017 Trade Deadline Primer (J.D. Burke)
- Top 3 Trade Destinations for Ryan Miller (J.D. Burke)
- Report: Hansen Provides a List of Teams for Which He’d Waive His NTC (Jeremy Davis)
- Jannik Hansen: “6 or 7 playoff teams on trade list.” (J.D. Burke)
- Top 5 Trade Destinations for Jannik Hansen (J.D. Burke)
Canucks Army This Week
“It’s fair to believe that getting Gaudette into a game this season if they so choose wouldn’t be an issue. If the Canucks season doesn’t end in a playoff spot, having someone like Boeser to point to, would be a good PR move.”
“We’ve heard Hutton’s name bandied about as ammunition for a trade going back to November. He’s a marketable, young, offensive defenceman with room to grow and signed on the cheap for two seasons beyond this one at $2.8-million.”
“The funny thing about McEneny’s sudden emergence is that he had gone entirely under the radar as a prospect when we did our rankings, both in the preseason and midseason. In both cases, he was simply an honourable mention. During the midterm rankings, he ended up 24th in voting. I personally had him 20th, but given the progression he’s shown since then, I’d be hardpressed not to put him in the top ten. Yes, I’m serious.”
“With the trade deadline quickly approaching, there might be a feeling of angst that this Canucks-concentrated mumps outbreak will impact how management approaches the day. For Benning, he doesn’t think it will have a bearing.”
The Games
“Hutton played a hell of a game, I thought. This pairing the Canucks have going with him and Nikita Tryamkin seem to be developing instant chemistry. Each left tonight’s game in the black by Corsi for. Hutton had a beautiful breakout pass that led to the Hansen goal. The sophomore duo might be worth looking at long-term.”
“Tonight wasn’t looking good for the Vancouver Canucks from the start. They’d lost a half of their team to the mumps over the bye week, faced a Western Conference powerhouse in the San Jose Sharks and, well, they were coming off the bye week. That’s a new kind of scheduled loss.”
Canucks News This Week
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