NHL News & Notes: Matthews, Edler & More Brandon Share-Cohen | February 5, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, Auston Matthews has signed a new contract, Alex Edler was taken off the ice in a stretcher and Oscar Klefbom has been activated off of…
5 Reasons the Canucks Will Make the Playoffs The Old Prof | February 5, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are currently in the playoffs. With 52 games played, they have a record of 24-22-6 for 54 points. If their most recent road beat down of the Colorado…
Flyers Beat Canucks for 8th Straight Win The Canadian Press | February 5, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — Carter Hart made 41 saves, Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek scored, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Monday night for their eighth straight victory. The Flyers pulled within five points of a playoff spot afte…
Canucks’ Sutter Needs to Be Traded Nathan Kanter | February 4, 2019 By all accounts, Vancouver Canucks center Brandon Sutter had a solid performance on Saturday night in a 5-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. He registered an assist, had two shots…
Canucks Looking Forward to Playoffs Stretch Run The Canadian Press | February 1, 2019 VANCOUVER — Heading into the back half of the hockey season, the Vancouver Canucks know each game will carry a little extra weight. Vancouver (23-22-6) sat just outside of a Western Conference wild card spot heading into Friday’s games, …
Canucks Should Pursue Flyers’ Gostisbehere Nathan Kanter | January 31, 2019 On Monday afternoon, Philadelphia Flyers beat reporter Sam Carchidi dropped a bit of a bomb on Twitter. Chuck Fletcher basically said everyone is available in a trade except Claude Giroux.…
Canucks Shouldn’t Trade for Ferland The Old Prof | January 27, 2019 Jim Parsons, in his Jan. 24, The Hockey Writers rumors’ post, discussed the rumor that the Vancouver Canucks were interested in forward help and that the Carolina Hurricanes’ 26-year-old Micheal…
Canucks’ Aquilini: Focus Is on “Our Long-Term Plan” Nathan Kanter | January 25, 2019 Vancouver Canucks fans doing any sort of scoreboard watching on Wednesday night were pleased to find out that the Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes and Colorado Avalanche all lost in regulation.…
Canucks Locked in Big Western Conference Battle The Canadian Press | January 22, 2019 VANCOUVER — This season was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the fresh-faced Vancouver Canucks. But heading into this weekend’s all-star break, the team is firmly entrenched in a battle for the playoffs in the tightly bunched Western Conference. “E…
Why the Vancouver Canucks Are a Playoff Team Matt Lawson | January 22, 2019 Yes, you read that title correctly. The Vancouver Canucks are currently a playoff team in the National Hockey League. Players are stepping up at the right time and systems are…
Markstrom Is the Canucks’ Second-Biggest Surprise The Old Prof | January 22, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are doing much better than anyone predicted at the start of the 2018-19 season. For Canuck fans, there are two obvious reasons. First, Elias Pettersson has emerged as bona…
Canucks Need to Stop Winning Nathan Kanter | January 22, 2019 As we approach the All-Star break, the Western Conference playoff race is a mess. By “mess,” I mean extremely tight and unpredictable, so perhaps “chaotic” is a better word. As of…