Posts About "Sam Gagner"
New Faces in New Places: Anthony Duclair
September 2nd, 2018 During the month of September, we will profile New Faces in New Places from around the NHL. We now look at Blue Jackets' winger Anthony Duclair. He once had a lot of promise but now is in Columbus on a one-year deal. Is he the next Sam Gagner? Anthony Duclair 2017-18 Stats: 11-12-23 in 56 total games between Arizona and...
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...
Poor Early Returns on Canucks' Offseason Acquisitions
December 17th, 2017 Canucks' GM Jim Benning was a busy man this offseason. After finishing 28th overall in 2016-17, the Canucks made a flurry of moves in the summer to bolster the depth on the roster. While none of these moves was as flashy individually as the 2016 signing of Loui Eriksson, there were still a total of six NHL players signed, three of...
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...
Canucks Power Play Needs Fixing
November 14th, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks have been a pleasant surprise to start the 2017-18 season, as they got off to a roaring start out of the gates. Strong defensive play has earned the Canucks a good number of their points so far this year, but their inability to capitalize on the man advantage has been incredibly detrimental. When it comes to...
Five Interesting Players With Four-Goal Games
September 1st, 2017 The Winnipeg Jets had an offensive outburst of epic proportions on a Tuesday night in 2015 when they smoked the Florida Panthers 8-2. What is even more impressive was that centreman Mathieu Perreault had half of his team’s goals. The sixth-round pick in 2006 had the best game of his career and came within a goal of winning...
