Posts About "Loui Eriksson"
Eriksson Can't Be a Passenger for Canucks
October 17th, 2018 While many might have expected Bo Horvat and Brock Boeser to lead the Vancouver Canucks offensively, that hasn't been the case early in the season. Instead, 19-year-old wunderkind Elias Pettersson has taken the offensive reins for the Canucks. Before he was diagnosed with a concussion, Pettersson ripped off five goals and...
Canucks' Loui Eriksson Will Bounce Back
September 15th, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks made what many consider a bad move back in 2016 when they inked Loui Eriksson to a six-year, $36-million contract with a nice little no-movement clause tacked onto it. Eriksson has sadly disappointed, contributing only 21 goals over two seasons, but fear not: he's going to bounce back this season. I know, that...
Every NHL Team’s Worst Contract
August 20th, 2018 In a salary cap league, contract negotiations become critical to building perennial contenders. A team cannot afford too many value-negative contracts: contracts where the money owed to the player is likely significantly higher than the value he will bring to the team over the length of the contract. General managers who avoid handing...
Canucks Veterans: Who'll Be Back & Who Won't?
April 17th, 2018 The 2017-18 season for the Vancouver Canucks went, more or less, as expected — a below-average showing as the organization's rebuild kicked off. With that being said, most of the media conversations swirling around the Canucks were, not only about prospects and rookies, but about the veteran presence on the team. Case and point: Daniel...
What's a Good Season for Loui Eriksson?
November 15th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks third-highest paid player returned to the lineup over the weekend. It's hard to say that many missed him. While Loui Eriksson was out of the lineup for 14 games, the Canucks strung together a solid record of 7-4-1, including a road trip where the team went 4-1-0. Usually, when a team loses one of their...
Canucks Season Riding on Some Vets
October 4th, 2017 Training camp is about the young guys. Fans always want to know what young blood will be on the team The story in Montreal has been Victor Mete; Kailer Yamamoto surprised everybody by starting the season with the Edmonton Oilers as an 18-year-old; while Jake Virtanen and Brock Boeser have stolen most of the headlines in...
