It’s been a bit of a ride over the first few Canucks games. There have been plenty of reasons to panic, but also many to remain calm. It’s early yet, and the Canucks have an okay record at 4-3-0. But, with key injuries piling up and their first line now consisting of Jake DeBrusk, Conor Garland and a not-yet-reformed Elias Pettersson, things could get dicey. Yet despite the less than … Read More
Nils Höglander, a Critical Season Once He Returns
This season was shaping up to be an important one for both the Canucks and Nils Höglander, yet sadly, Höglander will not be joining the team for at least 8-10 weeks now after sustaining a third-period ankle injury in last week’s pre-season contest against the Seattle Kraken. Once healthy, Höglander will be entering his sixth year playing for the Vancouver Canucks and will be three years removed from the 2022-23 … Read More
Canucks After Free Agency, Why Do I Feel Hopeful?
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 … Read More
Bluesky Reactes to JT Miller Being a New York Ranger Again
Mere moments after I submitted an article ranking the Canucks players most likely to be traded for editing, Rutherford and Allvin rendered that article obsolete. Why? Because they traded JT Miller to the New York Rangers. The Canucks traded JT Miller, Erik Brannstrom, and Jackson Dorrington to New York (no salary retention). The Rangers sent Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini, and a top-13 protected first-round pick to Vancouver. Victor Mancini … Read More