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Canucks’ GM Jim Benning’s Biggest Signings and Trades
January 8th, 2021 It’s been more than six years since the Vancouver Canucks hired Jim Benning as the team’s general manager. The former scout-turned-GM has attempted to help the team transition through a rebuild. Benning has made great moves but quite a few questionable trades and signings as well. Ryan Kesler Trade The Ryan Kesler trade was...
Vancouver Canucks' 3 Worst Contracts for 2020-21
November 24th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks struggled to re-sign key free agents this offseason, as the franchise saw Jacob Markstrom, Chris Tanev, Tyler Toffoli, and Troy Stecher join new teams. The bad contracts the Canucks have signed in the past have contributed to the loss of the four. Although general manager Jim Benning has signed his top players to...
Canucks: 3 Scary Predictions for the 2020-21 Season
November 1st, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks will be entering the 2020-21 season with plenty of uncertainty on their roster. As of this writing, they are over the salary cap and could be forced to start the season with no significant improvements to their forward group and a couple of holes in their defence core. Related: Canucks Ready To Gamble on...
NHL Rumors: Blues, Wild, Stars, Rangers, Canucks, More
October 31st, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the St. Louis Blues still need to get a contract done for Vince Dunn. Is that coming anytime soon? The New York Rangers have two arbitration hearings coming up soon. How will those play out? The Vancouver Canucks might consider sending Loui Eriksson to the AHL, but there's a hurdle, and could the Minnesota...
Canucks Would Benefit From Ekman-Larsson Trade
October 3rd, 2020 It's no secret that the Vancouver Canucks are trying to shed salary to fit in their unrestricted free agents of Tyler Toffoli, Chris Tanev, and Jacob Markstrom. So it's kind of unusual to see trade rumours about them acquiring a player who has an $8.5 million cap hit like Oliver Ekman-Larsson from the Arizona Coyotes. Related:...
Canucks Unsung Heroes Were Key in Game 2
August 5th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks finally have a postseason win after four seasons of futility. The play-in series against the Minnesota Wild is now tied at one and the best-of-five has now become a best-of-three. The reunited Lotto Line of Elias Pettersson, JT Miller, and Brock Boeser helped make that happen with four points between them. Though,...
Canucks Have Options for 3rd and 4th Lines in Playoffs
July 24th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks have a lot of depth in the bottom half of their lineup with an upwards of ten players they could slot in on the third and fourth lines. It's a good problem to have, but when it comes time to finalize the opening line combinations for the play-in series against the Minnesota Wild, head coach Travis Green has to...
Canucks Have a Playoff Black Ace in Loui Eriksson
July 23rd, 2020 Loui Eriksson has been a lightning rod for criticism since he signed with the Vancouver Canucks in July 2016. When the now-35-year-old Swedish winger signed his six-year, $36 million contract with the Canucks, it was expected he would slot in seamlessly with Daniel and Henrik Sedin to add more scoring punch and a two-way presence....
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Blue Jackets, Canucks, Flames, More
July 19th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Sidney Crosby mysteriously left the Pittsburgh Penguins practice midway through and the team isn't commenting as to why, the Columbus Blue Jackets look to be getting a key player back for their playoff push, and the Vancouver Canucks might have found a way to move Loui Eriksson's contract. Finally, after a...
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Canucks, Rangers, Sabres, More
June 19th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, is there any chance the Montreal Canadiens will look at Dustin Byfuglien as an option on their blue line? In Vancouver, what are the Canucks planning on doing with Loui Eriksson? Lias Andersson's fate has been decided in New York, and there is more detail coming to light about the firings in Buffalo and...
NHL Rumors: Sabres, Golden Knights, Canucks, Maple Leafs, More
June 16th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, as the Buffalo Sabres announced the firing of GM Jason Botterill and then the hiring of Kevyn Adams as his replacement, the question being asked is, 'Why hire a new GM so quickly?' The Vegas Golden Knights have extended Ryan Reaves but why did he take such a big pay cut? Will Vancouver Canucks' Loui...
Canucks Have Options With Boeser Back
March 11th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks finally received some good news on Monday as Brock Boeser announced that he was returning to the lineup for the first time since being injured exactly one month prior. I feel good. I'm ready to go and help this team out in any way I can.Brock Boeser (from 'UPDATED: Canucks Game Day: Pettersson's improved edge,...
Canucks Team News: Markstrom, Eriksson, Virtanen, Pettersson & Horvat
January 17th, 2020 Led by Jacob Markstrom and Jake Virtanen, the Vancouver Canucks skated to a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Jan. 16. It was the team’s 10th win in the last 13 games. With that win, the Canucks inched closer to the top of a tight Pacific Division race. The Coyotes and Calgary Flames are tied with 57 points, the Vegas Golden...
