Game Seven Vs. The Oilers And it all came down to this. The Canucks failed to close out the Oilers in six and now are on home ice for game seven to try and defeat the Oilers for a chance to take on the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final. Other than Artūrs Šilovs, no one of the Canucks came ready to play in the first period. The Canucks … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Trading Wins All Week
Struggles In Game Four Game four for the Canucks was a struggle in Edmonton. Hot off of their 4-3 victory in their first game at Rogers Place, the Canucks failed to develop much offence for the bulk of the game. Vancouver was outshot 30 to 21 by the time everything was said and done, with perhaps the only silver lining being that Vancouver played a strong physical game having outmuscled … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Edmonton Series Underway and Abby Call-ups
Another Sweet, Sweet Come Back On Wednesday the day finally came, game one of round two. After what felt like a decade of slinging mud at Oilers fans, fans on both sides actually had some hockey to watch. There was one major key that every talking head in Vancouver mentioned for the Canucks to have success. Don’t take penalties. The Oilers’ powerplay was 45% coming into the second round. As … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Hardware SZN, A Series Win and an Arty Party
Canucks Struggle To Climch in Five After Vancouver’s come-from-behind game four victory in Nashville, game five presented them with a chance to finish the series at home, and not step foot in Bridgestone Arena again until the 2024-25 season. This game, more than others in the series, saw a more respectable volume of shots from both teams make their way to the net, rather than getting blocked or missing. Nashville … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Goalie Struggles and a 3-1 Stranglehold
Following the team’s game one win over Nashville, Canucks fans received a rude awakening before game two when news broke that Thatcher Demko was not going to be suiting up for game two due to a knee injury sustained towards the end of game one.
Canucks Weekly Fares: Canucks Clinch Pacific, Podkolzin Extention, and The First Playoff Game
Canucks Extinguish the Flames The Canucks played the Calgary Flames on Tuesday for the final time of the season. Thatcher Demko made his return to the crease after missing time due to an injury. With a win on Tuesday, the Canucks would officially clinch the Pacific Division title. So while there wasn’t much to play for, there was everything to play for. I’ll keep this light, we are here for … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Season Sweep vs. Oilers, The Last Game Against the Coyotes and Quinn Hughes for Norris
Canucks Dominate Golden Knights The first game of the week was on Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights for their fourth and final game of the regular season. The Canucks were looking to tie the season series at two apiece with an important win over the Vega Golden Knights. Arturs Silovs got the start for Vancouver and Tomas Hertl made his debut for the Golden Knights. The Canucks were in … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Two Losses to Playoff Teams and a Win in Arizona
The Vegas Golden Knights Take Two Points From The Canucks The Canucks went into Las Vegas on Tuesday looking to make an impact against a team they might square off with in the first round of the playoffs. Just like we all wanted, important games are being played in April, and they are all games the fans want to win, not games they want to lose for better draft lottery … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Canucks Clinch Playoffs, Playoff Tickets Fly off the Shelves, and Demko on LTIR
March 25th vs. The Los Angeles Kings The first game of the week for the Canucks came on Tuesday. This was the first game where the Canucks found themselves in a playoff-clinching position. If the Canucks had won, their ticket to the postseason would be stamped. But Alas. The game started slowly with the typical, smothering hockey the LA Kings play that we have all grown to hate. The Kings … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: French Fries, A New Book, and Three Big Wins
#FryGate Did you come here for hard-hitting, serious analysis of the week that was? Fine sure, scroll further, we have that. But we need to start with the most important part of the week that was. And that was #FryGate. It all started on Saturday, March 16th, but the momentum of the story evolved into last week. Sara Jones posted a photo on Twitter, claiming she got only 15 french … Read More