Sartaaj Bhullar
Sartaaj has been watching hockey for over 15 years and covers the Vancouver Canucks for The Hockey Writers. He also covers the Surrey Eagles for the BCHLNetwork.
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Pittsburgh Penguins' 3 Best Contracts in 2020-21
November 20th, 2020 With the salary cap set to remain the same heading into next season, general managers across the NHL have been forced to make tough decisions on their free agents. The Pittsburgh Penguins are no exception to that, as the club had to trade restricted free agent (RFA) Matt Murray to the Ottawa Senators. While other teams have also had...
Vancouver Canucks' 3 Best Contracts for 2021
November 12th, 2020 Despite making an impressive playoff run in 2020, the Vancouver Canucks had to deal with past mistakes this offseason. Due to bad contracts, the organization lost a few key players, including their MVP last season in Jacob Markstrom. Although general manager Jim Benning has overpaid a few players, among those poor contracts, he has...
Pittsburgh Penguins: Projected Defence Pairings and Goaltenders for 2021
November 11th, 2020 Pittsburgh Penguins' general manager Jim Rutherford made some changes to his defence and goaltending this offseason. The Penguins' top four on the blueline will likely remain the same as last season, but their bottom pair will look completely different, as the organization moved on from Justin Schultz and Jack Johnson. To replace them,...
Penguins: Projected 2020-21 Forward Lines
October 31st, 2020 The Pittsburgh Penguins made quite a few changes to their forward group this offseason, as general manager Jim Rutherford added a top-six winger and two bottom-six forwards. He traded Patric Hornqvist to the Florida Panthers for defenceman Mike Matheson and Colton Sceviour. Rutherford also traded for Kasperi Kapanen and signed Mark...
Canucks: 2020-21 Defence Pairings and Goalie Situation
October 28th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks will look a little different on the blue line and in net next season. The organization lost two top-four defencemen through free agency, as Chris Tanev signed a four year deal with the Calgary Flames and Troy Stecher signed a two year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Both players played on the right side,...
Canucks: Projected 2020-21 Forward Lines
October 27th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks will head into next season with different-looking forward lines than the ones they iced in Game 7 of their second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Tyler Toffoli signed with the Montreal Canadiens at the start of free agency, meaning head coach Travis Green will have to make some adjustments within the...
