The Nuck Stops Here: Sutter, Skille & Demko Markus Meyer | December 11, 2016 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Sunday throughout the regular season. News Thatcher Demko Recalled Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced…
Tanking Won’t Fix Canucks Woes Trevor Beggs | December 8, 2016 When you ice a team as mediocre as the one in Vancouver, many fans start calling for the team to tank. “Trade Alex Burrows, trade Ryan Miller, trade the Sedins,…
Offensively-Challenged Gaunce is Developing Defensively Trevor Beggs | December 7, 2016 There are a lot of Canucks youngsters that garner attention. Bo Horvat, Sven Baertschi, Jake Virtanen, Nikita Tryamkin, and Troy “The Chosen One” Stecher all come to mind. One 22-year-old…
Johnson Out Months, Canucks Not Tanking & More News Dustin L. Nelson | December 4, 2016 The Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson broke his fibula in Saturday’s game against the Stars, the team announced not long after he left the ice. He’s expected to miss six-to-eight…
Canucks Need More from Eriksson Trevor Beggs | December 4, 2016 No one will ever forget Loui Eriksson’s great disappearing act of October, 2016. It sure was a month Eriksson would like to forget. Usually, players should be excited if they…
Comparable Contracts for Horvat Trevor Beggs | November 30, 2016 While it’s not necessarily an exciting time to be a Vancouver Canucks fan, it sure is an exciting time to be Bo Horvat. The 21-year-old centre has elevated his game…
Hlinka Coming to Canada, Edler Out & More News Dustin L. Nelson | November 28, 2016 A morning chock full of news out of South Florida buried a big announcement in junior hockey. The prestigious Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup will begin to be
The Nuck Stops Here: Burrows, Hutton & Call-Ups Markus Meyer | November 27, 2016 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Sunday throughout the regular season. News Ben Hutton Signs Two-Year Extension The following is a press…
Injuries Expose Canucks Lack of Depth Trevor Beggs | November 24, 2016 An optimist might say: It’s not over until a Sedin gets injured. A realist might shrug his shoulders at the suggestion, because the Canucks still have some gaping holes to…
The Nuck Stops Here: Horvat, Kane and Quinn Markus Meyer | November 20, 2016 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis columnthat runs every Sunday throughout the regular season. News Pat Quinn Inducted Into HHOF The following is a press…
Canucks Problems Masked by Overtime Success Trevor Beggs | November 19, 2016 On Thursday evening, it looked the Canucks were about to succumb to another depressing and inevitable outcome. In the second period, Brad Richardson skated down the wing and wristed home…
Top Early-Season Trade Candidates Dustin Nelson | November 17, 2016 We’re still a fair stretch from crunch time, but a handful of teams are splashing cold water on their face and staring into a steamy mirror as Elliott Smith’s “Needle…