Posts About "Chris Tanev"
Calgary Flames Get An Upgrade With Tanev Signing
October 11th, 2020 The Calgary Flames have begun a trend of bringing in players from their enemy to the west after signing two former Vancouver Canucks on Friday. Defenceman Christopher Tanev agreed to a four-year contract, earning $4.5 million per season, and the deal came just several hours after the Flames also added Tanev's teammate, goalie Jacob...
Canucks News & Rumors: Markstrom, Tanev, Holtby & More
October 10th, 2020 On Friday, the first day of free agency, two Vancouver Canucks fixtures moved about 1000 kilometers east. First, it was Jacob Markstrom; then it was Chris Tanev. One after another, the veteran Canucks players signed with the Calgary Flames. Related: 3 Greatest Canucks’ Forwards of All Time Both moves, I admit, totally caught me...
Calgary Flames Sign Chris Tanev to Four-Year Deal
October 10th, 2020 The Calgary Flames have signed Chris Tanev to a four-year deal worth $4. 5 million annually. https://twitter.com/NHLFlames/status/1314782501638791169 Flames Lose one D-Man, Add Another The Flames, who lost long-time blue-liner and top-four mainstay T.J. Brodie to the Toronto Maple Leafs, replaced him within hours Friday night...
Canucks Face Cap Crunch Going Into Free Agency
October 9th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks are hours away from free agency and they still have not re-signed any of their unrestricted free agents (UFAs). The only player they have signed so far is Zack MacEwen. General manager Jim Benning remains in a holding pattern with Tyler Toffoli, Jacob Markstrom, and Chris Tanev as the hours tick down to noon...
Pittsburgh Penguins' 2020 Free Agent Targets
October 3rd, 2020 The Pittsburgh Penguins have $6.143 million in cap space heading into the offseason. They have to find a replacement on the blue line for pending unrestricted free agent Justin Schultz, and also have options to improve their bottom six. General manager Jim Rutherford is still not done adding pieces, as the club attempts to become cap...
Penguins’ Offseason News & Rumors: Hornqvist, Rust, Fleury & More
September 26th, 2020 Pittsburgh Penguins' general manager Jim Rutherford has been active to start the offseason. Rutherford traded for Kasperi Kapanen, traded away Nick Bjugstad and re-signed Jared McCann. The general manager continues his aggressive approach to acquiring pieces that will help the team compete next season. Hornqvist Trade The...
Canucks' Youth and Experience Combine For Series Win
August 10th, 2020 After four long seasons of futility, the Vancouver Canucks are finally back in the Stanley Cup playoffs. You can thank Quinn Hughes and Chris Tanev for that. They weren't the only reason for the team's success in the qualifying round against the Minnesota Wild, but they were a huge part of it. Hughes was dynamic and of course mature...
Canucks' 5 Takeaways From Game 4 Win
August 10th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks have won a postseason series for the first time since the 2011 Western Conference Final win over the San Jose Sharks. After a 3-0 shutout win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 3, the Canucks fought back in Game 4 to win the series in overtime. The 5-4 win sends the club to its first playoff appearance since...
3 Canucks to Watch For Against the Wild
July 31st, 2020 Now that the Vancouver Canucks training camp 2.0 is said and done, it is time to set our sights to the Minnesota Wild series. We all know that Zack Macewen, Adam Gaudette and Quinn Hughes had good camps, but who do I expect to have good series that may have flown under the radar? In this article, we are going to look at three players...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Tanev, Rielly, Power Line & More
July 21st, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look into the rumor that the Maple Leafs might decide to "go cheap" on defense after this season. I’ll also look at some of the news out of the team’s Phase 3 training camp. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Hyman, Lehtonen, Barabanov &...
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Rangers, Golden Knights, Canucks, More
July 8th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Chris Tanev talks about wanting to play alongside Quinn Hughes, while there's talk about Hughes and Elias Pettersson extension. Meanwhile, the Vegas Golden Knights could be seeking a backup goalie. Where will they find one? For both the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers, they could be without two key...
Maple Leafs' 4 Free Agent Defence Targets
July 3rd, 2020 At this point, the Stanley Cup would have been awarded, we’d know where Alexis Lafreniere has ended up, and we’d be at the start of the free-agent frenzy period. Unfortunately, the world had other plans. Related: The Worst Free-Agent Signings in NHL History While the NHL schedule has been thrown off due to the COVID-19...
Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors: Tanev, Markstrom & the Postseason
June 17th, 2020 In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I want to share news about two players who have been with the team for a while – Chris Tanev and Jacob Markstrom. Both are set to become unrestricted free agents and it will be an interesting and difficult offseason to see if and how the organization negotiates new deals....
