Posts About "Markus Granlund"
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Canucks, Kings, Oilers, More
May 10th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news about Mikhail Sergachev and a lack of discussions with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Vancouver Canucks are looking at ways to improve their blue line and the Los Angeles Kings are targeting the same thing. Finally, it appears the Edmonton Oilers are going to lose depth forward Markus Granlund....
Calgary Flames' 2011 Draft Review
March 11th, 2020 The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was the 29th in league history. This draft marked the second-straight season the Edmonton Oilers selected first overall, using the pick on Red Deer Rebels forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. He headlined what can be considered an extremely successful draft, as an astounding 59.2% of the players have gone on to play at...
Oilers News and Rumors: Tippett, Granlund, Draisaitl, More
December 28th, 2019 In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, the team is making some changes after another disappointing loss and all of that equates to demotions, line changes, and more. Dave Tippett is fuming and could the All-Star break be coming at just the right time for a player like Leon Draisaitl? Two Oilers Waived On Saturday A crushing...
NHL Rumors: Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Rangers, More
December 28th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have demoted a couple of players on the heels of a terrible run, there could be a suspension coming for one of the game's best scorers, and how bad is Ilya Mikheyev's injury? Finally, are the New York Rangers about to have a fire sale again? Oilers Making Roster Moves On the heels...
Oilers Counting on New Forwards
August 14th, 2019 When Ken Holland accepted the job as general manager of the Edmonton Oilers, he inherited a roster with plenty of flaws. Chief among them was a lack of scoring on the wing. Sure, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl combined for an outstanding 91 goals in 2018-19 (the most goals by any pair in the NHL). However, Alex Chiasson and Zack...
Archibald, Granlund Additions Should Improve Oilers Penalty Kill
July 31st, 2019 Of all the issues that have hampered the Edmonton Oilers in recent years, perhaps the most perplexing has been their continued struggles on the penalty kill. Over the better part of the past three seasons, they have been among the league’s worst when shorthanded. Ken Holland is banking on that trend not continuing in 2019-20, thanks...
9 Lackluster Canucks Who Need to Step Up
December 13th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks, as I touched on in my previous article, were plagued with injuries to key players in November and early December. Almost immediately after my article had been published, yet another key player in Sven Baertschi was sidelined for an estimated four-to-six weeks with a fractured jaw. These injuries have left the...
Granlund Goes From Afterthought to Catalyst
March 27th, 2017 Not many were thinking about Markus Granlund when the Vancouver Canucks 2016-17 youth movement took off. He was an afterthought on the Canucks roster last season, and didn't show much scoring promise during his first 16 games as a Canuck. Jake Virtanen and Emerson Etem were garnering more attention during training camp. Those two have...
The Nuck Stops Here: Boeser, Power Play & Granlund
March 27th, 2017 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Monday throughout the regular season. News Canucks Sign Brock Boeser The Canucks announced that they have signed 2015 first round pick Brock Boeser to an entry level contract. Taken 23rd overall, Boeser just finished his season...
Recap: Granlund Enjoys Career Night Against Canucks
February 5th, 2017 It was another high-scoring affair between these two teams. This time, the Vancouver Canucks couldn't keep up with the Minnesota Wild's potent offence. Mikael Granlund led the attack versus the Canucks on Saturday night. The Finnish forward is enjoying a breakout season, coming into this game with an 11-game point streak. By getting...
The Nuck Stops Here: Horvat, Granlund & Boucher
January 8th, 2017 ‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Sunday throughout the regular season. News Reid Boucher Claimed off Waivers The Canucks announced Wednesday that they have claimed 23-year-old forward Reid Boucher off waivers. Boucher has played for both the Nashville Predators and...
Recap: Miller Time Against Calgary
January 7th, 2017 The Canucks managed four goals on 13 shots in this one, and they left the rest up to Ryan Miller. Vancouver's netminder was the story of this game, as he made save after save, leading his team to the 4-2 victory on Friday night. Miller made 44 saves totals, including 22 saves during a firestorm of Flames chances in the third...
Canucks Need More from Eriksson
December 4th, 2016 No one will ever forget Loui Eriksson's great disappearing act of October, 2016. It sure was a month Eriksson would like to forget. Usually, players should be excited if they score during their first period of their first game, right after joining a new team. Eriksson's first night as a Canuck was anything but. He slyly made a...
