Posts About "Sven Baertschi"
Canucks News & Rumors: NHL Hub Cities, Baertschi, Leivo & Scouting
May 18th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks, like all other NHL teams, haven’t played a game since the NHL’s regular season was suspended. Although things have been silent on the ice since March 12, there seems to be action over the past week or at least some discussion is happening. The last word we have is that the NHL’s administration and the...
Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors: Podkolzin, Hughes & Horvat
April 8th, 2020 Although the NHL’s regular season has been suspended, hockey news is still regularly emerging from the Vancouver Canucks organization. Little of that news involves players on the ice, but it does involve players within the organization and those who are at home during the COVID-19 disruption. Related: Vancouver Canucks News &...
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...
Canucks' Forward Depth Waiting in the Wings
March 7th, 2020 The struggle for consistent scoring outside of the first line has long-plagued the Vancouver Canucks. Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, and J.T. Miller have been consistently excellent. Captain Bo Horvat is another solid contributor, but he's been a streaky 5-on-5 scorer. Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson have finally provided some...
NHL Rumors: Flames, Maple Leafs, Avs, Predators, More
January 5th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Chris Johnston and Elliotte Friedman had a lot to say during Sportsnet's Saturday Headlines, specifically regarding the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators and Montreal Canadiens. Plus, there’s news on the Colorado Avalanche and interest in a Los Angeles Kings forward. Maple Leafs...
Canucks News & Rumors: Demko, Myers, Pettersson & Baertschi
December 30th, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are on a hot streak that has moved the team solidly into a playoff position. They’ve won five games in a row, including recent back-to-back games where they beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 at home and then won 5-2 on the road against the Calgary Flames. Related: Canucks Team News: Markstrom, Boeser, Hughes...
NHL Rumors: Hall, Kovalchuk, Canucks, Oilers, More
December 14th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on Taylor Hall as he wasn't in the lineup on Friday versus the Colorado Avalanche, reports that the Los Angeles Kings are washing their hands of ilya Kovalchuk and did the Vancouver Canucks put a former first-round draft pick officially on the trade block? Hall Held Out Of Friday's...
Canucks Should Trade for Toffoli
December 6th, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are scoring more than last season, but most of the points are being generated by the top line of Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, and J.T. Miller. In fact, 33 percent of the offence has been generated by the Lotto Line. Don't get me wrong, Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson have made their contributions too, but they...
Canucks Recall Baertschi, Place Ferland on IR
November 1st, 2019 ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Vancouver Canucks have recalled forward Sven Baertschi from the American Hockey League's Utica Comets. Baertschi was surprisingly put on waivers at the end of the Canucks' training camp after returning from an injury-plagued 2018-19 campaign. Canucks coach Travis Green said at the time it was a difficult...
Canucks Waive Baertschi, Goldobin, Biega
September 30th, 2019 VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks are looking to send left-winger Sven Baertschi to the minors in the latest round of pre-season cuts. The club announced Monday that Baertschi has been placed on waivers alongside right-winger Nikolay Goldobin and defen...
Ho-Sang & Baertschi Among Those Placed on Waivers
September 30th, 2019 The National Hockey League is getting set to drop the puck on the 2019-20 regular season. Before the action officially gets underway on Wednesday night, teams around the league have to make some tough decisions in order to get their rosters set. This means the waiver wire will be a very interesting place for the next 48 hours and the...
Canucks 2019-20 Predictions: Pearson, Leivo & Baertschi
May 9th, 2019 The Vancouver Canucks are looking forward to next season. There’s no choice really because this season saw them miss the playoffs yet again. Still, with this season’s exciting and talented rookie Elias Pettersson and two great young forwards in Bo Horvat and Brock Boeser, there’s good reason for hope in Vancouver. The Canucks...
What Should the Canucks Do with Boeser?
January 22nd, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks have been a pretty entertaining team to watch this season and it's largely due to the phenomenal play of rookie sensation, Brock Boeser. The 20-year-old Calder Trophy candidate is lighting it up this season and doing so no matter who he's playing with, which poses a bit of a problem. With the return of Bo Horvat...
