Posts About "Jacob Markstrom"
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 given the city unheralded excitement, especially since the team...
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 net-minders, Nilsson and Markstrom, are virtually identical...
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 decision, even though his previous career-high in starts was only 33...
Canucks Penalty Kill Is on Fire
October 25th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks had a horrific season in 2016-17 with terrible statistics across the board. Their penalty kill stats were no exception, as Vancouver had the third-worst penalty kill percentage in the league at 76.7%. With the departures of Alex Burrows and Jannik Hansen last season, an already dismal penalty kill lost two key...
Most Questionable Goaltending in the Pacific Division?
September 26th, 2017 When it comes to the NHL's Pacific Division, there's a clear divide between the top and bottom echelon in goal. Four teams that will be in playoff contention all year have capable starting goalies. The Anaheim Ducks rode John Gibson to the Western Conference Final last year. The Edmonton Oilers had a workhorse in Cam Talbot who...
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 Swede is heading into his fifth season with the Canucks organization...
