Posts About "Luca Sbisa"
Jets Claim Veteran Defenceman Luca Sbisa off Waivers
October 23rd, 2019 WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets scooped up some blue-line help Wednesday, claiming defenceman Luca Sbisa off waivers. The 29-year-old signed a contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, but needed to pass through the waiver wire before joining the team. The Jets are thin on defence after the departures of Jacob Trouba,...
Predicting PTOs: 70 Potential Tryouts
August 17th, 2018 Besides Rick Nash, who is pondering retirement, it’s pretty slim pickings among the remaining free agents. A bunch of veterans past their prime and a fair amount of former prospects who haven’t panned out to date. Add them up and there are approximately 100 players still available who could compete for NHL ice-time this season,...
Oilers: 5 Free Agents Worth a PTO
August 8th, 2018 As training camp approaches, one thing is clear about the Edmonton Oilers strategy this offseason: find suitable players on cheap, cost-effective contracts to fill depth spots. Moves like signing Tobias Rieder, Kyle Brodziak, and Kevin Gravel didn't break the bank for general manager Peter Chiarelli. Rieder's one-year $2 million deal...
Top 5 Swiss Players in The NHL
January 9th, 2018 Through the 2017 NHL season, only three different Swiss-born hockey players have won the Stanley Cup. The first was goaltender David Aebischer who did so with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001 as Patrick Roy's backup. The second came a few years later when Martin Gerber manned the net for 60 regular season games for the 2006 Carolina...
Is the House Losing in Vegas?
November 30th, 2017 Sin City has finally brought in a major sports team. After announcing that the Oakland Raiders were bringing their NFL organization to Vegas, the announcement of an expansion NHL team brought life to The Strip. A city that has thrived on tourism and gambling brought a whole new attraction to its streets. Then, a crazy thing happened....
An Ode To Luca Sbisa
June 22nd, 2017 Oh, Luca Sbisa. You came via trade to Vancouver with so much hope. We were all ready to embrace a fresh, promising, young face on the blue line. Wait, we didn't get Sami Vatanen? How about Hampus Lindholm? Instead of trading Ryan Kesler for a prime rib dinner, Jim Benning traded for the NHL's version of a Hungry Man meal...
Canucks' Gudbranson & Sbisa Conundrum
June 6th, 2017 If you're the Canucks, what do you do with two sluggish defencemen who don't score, give up a lot of chances, and make a combined $7 million per season? Ideally, you trade them for any assets possible and usher in younger players or players on short-term deals. That would be ideal for a rebuilding Canucks team because it doesn't look...
4 Canucks Vegas Fans Should Know
June 5th, 2017 Ok, Vegas Golden Knights fans we're down to the final three teams on our rundown of players you should be familiar with. Take a second and educate yourselves on the 108 players we've covered to this point. The NHL universe thanks you in advance. As a reminder, teams will submit their lists of players protected from the expansion draft...
The Nuck Stops Here: Sbisa, Markstrom & Rodin
January 2nd, 2017 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Sunday throughout the regular season. This week's Monday publication is due to New Year's Day. Here's to a great 2017 everybody! News Canucks Recall Anton Rodin Last week, the Canucks recalled forward Anton Rodin from his three-game...
The Nuck Stops Here: Luca Sbisa, Erik Gudbranson
June 5th, 2016 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news and opinion column running every Sunday throughout the season. NEWS Canucks Sign Tom Nilsson The following is a press release from the organization: Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed defenceman Tom...
Gudbranson Shares Similarities to Sbisa
May 28th, 2016 The hearts of all Canucks fans collectively dropped when they read this title. The Canucks acquired Erik Gudbranson from the Florida Panthers along with a fifth-round draft pick in return for Jared McCann, a second-round draft pick and a fourth-round draft pick on Tuesday evening. Whether you agree with the trade or not, you can...
The Nuck Stops Here: The Blue Line, Loui Eriksson
April 18th, 2016 'The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news and opinion column running every Sunday throughout the season. NEWS Canucks sign defenceman Troy Stetcher The following is a press release from the organization: Vancouver, B.C. –Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed...
Canucks Lose Luca Sbisa, Markus Granlund in Loss
March 15th, 2016 The Vancouver Canucks had a couple of disheartening injuries in a disheartening loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. In the first period the team lost recently acquired center Markus Granlund to an upper-body injury. Not too much later they lost Luca Sbisa after he took a hit from Adam Lowry that left him holding his arm a bit gingerly....
