As much as she’d like to deny it, over the years that we have been together, my wife has taken more of an interest in the general goings-on surrounding the Vancouver Canucks. She is still not a die-hard fan by any means. But as her eyes have become more routinely drawn to the screen, because of a fight or my reaction to a given play, I’ve gained more opportunities to … Read More
Evaluating Demko’s Performance Since His Return
Demko has now played just over ten games so far this season, with his 11th outing of the season being Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at home. While Demko’s sample size is small and was interrupted by a minor back injury, there is now at least a double-digit amount of games that #35 can be initially judged for. What can be determined from Demko’s play so far, … Read More
It’s a Bummer to Be a Canucks Fan Right Now
I don’t believe there is a sane Canucks fan alive that would say that their excitement for this team is higher than it was this time last year, or even at the start of the season. Back in October, the Canucks were entering what looked to be their second consecutive season of being serious contenders, after coming off of what was their first meaningful playoff effort since the 2012-13 season. … Read More
If It’s Pettersson or Miller, Pettersson Wins
The Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller topic feels at this point both feels, old hat and something that we still don’t know enough about. What is clear, as much as both Miller and Pettersson have danced around the topic when directly asked in interviews, is that not everything is rosy with their relationship. Elias Pettersson on any potential rift with J.T. Miller: "I don't know why people are still trying … Read More
Pettersson Has Improved, but Progress Is Not Always Linear
Elias Pettersson started this 2024-25 campaign off slow to say the least. He continued this trend over from last season, a trend many fans hoped he would buck during the summer. But without any rash actions from the Canucks and by Pettersson just trying to focus on what matters, he has been able to ramp up his production slowly but surely. He isn’t bringing the house down with his numbers … Read More
Is It Time to Move On From Nils Höglander?
The Canucks on the whole have had a troubled but respectable start to the season. However not all Canucks players who have laced up for all 24 games have been instrumental in getting the team where they are in this campaign. Much ink has been spilt about Elias Pettersson and his ghostly presence through most of October and into November. However, Pettersson has stepped up over recent games, making larger … Read More
A Quarter Through the Season, How Are the Canucks Doing Compared to the Rest of the West?
The Canucks have played 21 games so far this year, which puts them over the 25% completion threshold for the 20242-25 NHL season. The Canucks have a 11-7-3 record placing them at 3rd in the Pacific, 6th in their conference and 11th across the league, at the time of this article going out of Wednesday evening. The big picture is that the Canucks have done well considering the significant personnel … Read More
The Canucks Have A Defensive Disaster Looming
The Vancouver Canucks faced off against the Calgary Flames last night in their first game of the season. Although the Canucks had a strong initial showing with four goals in the first period alone, they could not keep up the pace against Calgary and suffered a 5-4 overtime loss to the Flames. During this contest, the Canucks were missing their starting goalie Thatcher Demko, who is still on a recovery … Read More
Nils Höglander’s Fifth Season as a Canuck, How Does He Fit In?
Nils Höglander is 23 years old, is turning 24 before the end of the calendar year, and the Swedish-born player is about to begin his 5th season as a Vancouver Canuck. This Canucks team has improved drastically since Höglander’s initial season with the team starting back in 2020. But now that the club has grown in a positive direction with and around Höglander, does he still have a place on … Read More
Demko and Boeser, the Status of Both High Profile Canucks Coming off of Injuries.
The Canucks had an undeniably strong season last year. The team’s appearance in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was beyond impressive, especially considering where they were just 12 months before that. During the 2022-23 campaign the Canucks finished in 22nd place across the NHL and three positions out from a final wild card spot. However, beyond just remembering the excitement of how far the Canucks got as … Read More