The Much-Needed Return of Sven Baertschi Matt Lawson | January 5, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks have been obnoxiously injury-plagued in this 2017-18 season and one of their major losses has been that of Sven Baertschi, their top-line winger, and sidekick of the…
Is Nikolay Goldobin Too Soft for the NHL? Matt Lawson | January 3, 2018 Nikolay Goldobin is an extremely talented 22-year-old out of Moscow, Russia who can dangle, snipe and skate with the best. However, he has also been labeled as soft in the…
Vanek Lighting It Up for Canucks, but for How Long? Matt Lawson | January 1, 2018 Thomas Vanek was an off-season acquisition for the 2017-18 Vancouver Canucks, and the decision to bring him in brought on mixed reviews, but, he has silenced his critics with some…
History of Canucks Prospects at the World Juniors Brian Wiebe | December 28, 2017 As is the case every year for the World Junior Hockey Championship, NHL teams have a keen collective eye on which players’ draft stocks are affected by their performances at…
Vancouver Canucks at the 2018 WJC Matt Lawson | December 27, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks’ promising future will be on display in the 2018 World Junior Championship as they have four prospects competing and arguably the best prospects pool in the tournament.…
Canucks Weekly Thoughts: Trade Talk, Revival of the Sedins, Prospects Harman Dayal | December 18, 2017 For this segment of weekly thoughts, we address Vancouver Canucks trade rumours, explore the ramifications of Chris Tanev’s injury, and highlight the bounce-back performance of the Sedins. We also take…
The Andre Boudrias Trade Revisited Brian Wiebe | December 18, 2017 This is the first in a series of articles where I’ll revisit a significant trade the Vancouver Canucks made during their 48 NHL seasons to date. The Canucks were awarded…
Poor Early Returns on Canucks’ Offseason Acquisitions Harman Dayal | December 17, 2017 Canucks’ GM Jim Benning was a busy man this offseason. After finishing 28th overall in 2016-17, the Canucks made a flurry of moves in the summer to bolster the depth…
Analyzing Alex Edler’s Defensive Performance Harman Dayal | December 15, 2017 For years, Alex Edler has been a polarizing figure in the Vancouver sports market. With injuries and age accumulating, we’ve likely passed the days of prime Edler. That doesn’t mean,…
9 Lackluster Canucks Who Need to Step Up Matt Lawson | December 13, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks, as I touched on in my previous article, were plagued with injuries to key players in November and early December. Almost immediately after my article had been…
Brock Boeser’s Scoring Impact Trevor Beggs | December 13, 2017 With Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi out of the lineup for the foreseeable future, it seems like there is only one player scoring goals for the Canucks. We aren’t talking…
Injuries Killing Canucks’ Playoff Hopes Matt Lawson | December 11, 2017 The month of November was a painful time for the Vancouver Canucks both figuratively, and primarily literally—a handful of injuries to key players has left the Canucks in a bad…