Demko Gets Good and Bad News Do you want the good news or the bad news first? For reader retention purposes we will go with the good news first. Demko was awarded third star of the week on March 11th. Demko went 3-0-0 in the week and only allowed an average goals-against of 0.81 and a .969 SV%. Not a bad week for the Canucks star netminder. Demko also tied … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Deadline Duds, Three Big Wins and Reinforcements Coming
Canucks Lose out on Guentzel and Freeze at the Deadline With the trade deadline having come and gone, we now know that the Canucks were not the team to win the Geuentzel sweepstakes. Carolina was the lucky team to secure the former Penguin. Earlier in the week, a few days removed from deadline day, it was reported that the Canucks were among the teams engaging in real conversation, making real … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Week 20 Recap
Game 61: February 27th vs. The Pittsburgh Penguins The Canucks first game of the week came at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins are currently the oldest team in the NHL. With Vancouver being among the league’s best and skewing to the younger side, they hoped to make short work of the visiting Penguins. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby got the first clear shot attempt early in the game while … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Week 19 Recap
Game 54: February 19th vs. The Minnesota Wild You don’t want to read about this game. Just skip it. It was bad. Like 10-7 bad. And it wasn’t a game that was back-and-forth, high-flying action. No. It was the Canucks blowing a 5-2 lead. In a matter of moments. This was a game of 3 goals off skates, four five-on-threes for the Wild, two empty nets and a hat trick … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Week 18 Recap
Game 51: February 13th vs. The Chicago Blackhawks The Canucks were once again set to face off against the juggernaut that is the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday evening. Still, with no Bedard, no Taylor Hall, no Corey Perry, and no hope. The Canucks came out of the gate flying. They were all over the Blackhawks, which isn’t saying much. That’s like saying “The Canucks won their race against a child … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Week 17 Recap
Game 50: February 6th vs. The Carolina Hurricanes The Canucks got an early jump on the trade deadline over the All-Star break and swapped Kuzmenko, a first-round pick and Hunter Brzustewicz for Elias Lindholm. Lindholm took the ice for the first time (other than the All-Star game) as a Canuck on a line with Elias Pettersson and Ilya Mikheyev. In what would become a weeklong trend, the Canucks gave up … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Week 15 Recap
Game 44: January 15th vs. The Columbus Blue Jackets The Canucks finished off the final game of their road-trip early Monday morning in Columbus, as Martin Luther King Jr. Day south of the 49th parallel allowed for some daytime hockey action to start off the work week. The Canucks started off strong, just under five minutes into the first period, after putting up eight shots to the Blue Jackets zero, … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Week 14 Recap
Game 40: January 8th vs. The New York Rangers The Canucks started off their contest in New York with solid pressure out of the gate. With the Rangers at the top of their respective division out east, this contest was set to be a heavy-weight matchup, so the initial pressure from the Canucks was definitely a great sign. The Rangers did get the opening goal however as an extended Rangers … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Week 13 Recap
Game 37: January 2nd vs. The Ottawa Senators The year started with a little bit of drama as Phil Di Giuseppe drew into the lineup on the second line, and for a moment it looked as if Höglander would once again, be a scratch. However, it ended up being the other Nils, Nils Aman who got the cut for the night. The Canucks took the ice on Tuesday evening to … Read More
Canucks Weekly Fares: Week 12 Recap
Game 36: December 28th vs. The Philadelphia Flyers The Canucks’ only game of the week and last game of the year was at home against the Philadelphia Flyers. With Demko (probably) still too stuffed with turkey dinner Casey DeSmith took to the pipes for the clubs meeting with the Flyers. A few minor off ice stories add some colour to this contest, as this game featured an interesting combination of … Read More