Canucks Goaltending
Did Canucks Miss Their Chance to Deal Nilsson?
February 21st, 2018 Goaltender Anders Nilsson’s has played eleven consecutive periods for the Vancouver Canucks. For the most part, Nilsson has dominated, making big save after big save. Even though he has only come out with one win since Nov. 30, he has played well enough of late to keep...
Canucks Goaltending Deserves More Credit
November 25th, 2017 It's one of the most under-discussed stories of this young Canucks season. 'The Flow' aka 'Brockstar' is stealing all of the headlines in Vancouver with a rookie performance for the ages. He's on pace to shatter the rookie scoring record for both goals and points. It's...
Is Anders Nilsson the Canucks' Starter?
October 28th, 2017 Coming into the 2017-18 season, the Vancouver Canucks goaltending situation was somewhat up in the air. The Canucks extended Jacob Markstrom's stay in Vancouver and also brought Anders Nilsson into the fold all while saying adios to previous starter, Ryan Miller. The two...
Canucks Goalies Performing Well Early
October 27th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks were supposed to have many weaknesses this season, and goaltending was near the top of that list. After Ryan Miller departed for Disneyland in the offseason, Jacob Markstrom was presumably going to take over the starting job. It was the logical...
Canucks: Don't Get Too Excited About Nilsson
October 19th, 2017 Entering the 2017-18 regular season, the overriding sentiment was that Vancouver Canucks fans shouldn't get their hopes up. While professional sports can be unpredictable, not much was expected from the team based in British Columbia. However, when the Canucks started...
Canucks 'X' Factors: Jacob Markstrom
September 24th, 2017 This is the third and final installment of my three-part series on Vancouver Canucks 'X' factors and this article will be focused on Jacob Markstrom, the young man pegged to be the Canucks' starting net-minder for the coming 2017-18 season. Markstrom, the 27-year-old...Jacob Markstrom Is Canucks' Best Option
August 22nd, 2017 On July 1, the Vancouver Canucks lost former Vezina Trophy winner Ryan Miller to the Anaheim Ducks in free agency. With this reshuffling of the pack, Jacob Markstrom has been earmarked as the main man going forward. He can dominate the crease for the Canucks, and here is...Canucks: Between the Pipes
July 30th, 2017 There has been quite a few moving pieces in regards to the Vancouver Canucks' goaltending but at the core, the Canucks look reasonably solid between the pipes. With the departure of Ryan Miller to the Anaheim Ducks and the acquisition of Anders Nilsson from free agency...Goaltending Battle Brewing for Canucks
July 30th, 2017 There's no shortage of goaltending controversy stories for the Vancouver Canucks since the calendar turned to the new decade. Whether the duo has been Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider, Luongo and Eddie Lack, Lack and Ryan Miller, or Miller and Jacob Markstrom, the...
Could Eddie Lack Come Back?
May 4th, 2017 Eddie Lack is one of the most amicable characters in all of hockey. Unfortunately for him, amicability-per-60 isn't a viable hockey statistic. One viable statistic is save percentage, an area where Lack finished 49th among 54 goaltenders who played more than 20...
Miller Earns Canucks Masterton Nod
March 28th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks have announced that the team’s nominee for this year’s Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is goaltender Ryan Miller. The annual award, which has a nominee from each team, recognizes the player that best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance,...
Top 3 All-Time Canucks Goalies
February 8th, 2017 Richard Brodeur Drafted by the New York Islanders in 1972, “King” Richard Brodeur started his professional career with the Quebec Nordiques of the WHA, leading them to an Avco Cup championship in 1976-77. Once the WHA folded, his rights were transferred back to the...
How Can the Canucks Make the Playoffs?
February 7th, 2017 If you had said at the beginning of the season that the Vancouver Canucks would be five points out of a Wildcard spot with 30 games remaining, I would have called you crazy. Yet, here we are. Written off by fans and critics when the campaign kicked off, the 'Nucks have...