The eve of a new hockey season is always an exciting time, regardless of last year’s standing after 82 games. All 32 teams start the season with identical records. It’s hard not to have some sense of optimism going into a new season just for that reason alone, and it’s that optimism that often draws people back in even after a particularly challenging prior seasons. Cards on the table, full...

After the dust settled on NHL Free Agency, the Canucks retained not only Brock Boeser, but also extended Thatcher Demko and Conor Garland. They may have lost Noah Juulsen, Pius Suter and, most recently, Dakota Joshua, but they have retained key pieces that give this team its identity for the better. With big components of this Canucks team staying the same, and the fact that this season ended so poorly...

Welcome to Trent’s Train of Thought, a series that, instead of diving deep into one topic, touches on several. This edition has thoughts on the goalie market, and the next season for the Canucks. The Calder Cup Should be the Final #ArtyParty In the wake of the Calder Cup win and Jack A. Butterfield award for playoff MVP, the Canucks should trade Arturs Silovs. Hear me out. The Canucks seem sold...

With the Abbotsford Canucks impressive triumph over the entire AHL now firmly cemented in history, the next big ticket item on the Canucks’ organizational calendar is Free Agency on July 1st. This year the Vancouver Canucks are not looking to add a few pieces around the edges of a system that works. The Canucks are instead likely to lose one or more well established NHL players and face the decision...

Welcome to Train of Thought, a series that, instead of diving deep into one topic, touches on several. This edition has thoughts on the end of season media availabilities...

Welcome to Train of Thought, a series that, instead of diving deep into one topic, touches on several. This edition has thoughts on the Forbort/Trenin fight, Demko’s absence, and making a case for keeping Suter over Boeser. Fighting has no rules We all know Derek Forbot had his orbital bone broken by a cheap shot from Yakov Trenin on Saturday night. Forbort was left on the ice, clutching his face...

Wether it’s on Bluesky or X, Canucks fans are an active group online. While the team’s season may be fizzling out with only a handful of games left to play, there are still a lot of discussions happening surrounding the future of this team, both immediate and long-term. However, not every thoughtful post gets its time to shine, and that is what this article series looks to address as best...

The Canucks have seven games left on their regular season schedule and have failed to perform leaps and bounds better than their wild card competition within recent weeks. Since the end of the 4 Nations Face-Off the Canucks needed to play consistently above .500 hockey to put them self in a wild card position and yet the St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames all remain above them in...

I doubt anyone has noticed beyond Brayden and Reid, who are the other two guys who run the site, but I have not been writing much. First of all, big ups to those two for churning out content while I was not. There has been a lot going on in life lately, and I have had some writing burnout. But I want to get back into the swing of things!...

There are a little over 10 games left for the Canucks before their NHL regular season journey is over, and their playoff picture is either firmed or erased. It’s going to come down to the wire for Vancouver and while they have Quinn Hughes back, their netminder in Kevin Lankinen is doing his job exceptionally well and Elias Pettersson is trending up, the Canucks now need their depth pieces to...