Vancouver Canucks News and Rumors
Canucks’ Vincent Desharnais among Daily Faceoff’s top contracts in NHL free agency
On Monday, Scott Maxwell of Daily Faceoff released his list of the top contracts signed so far in free agency. Among those is new Vancouver Canucks defenceman Vincent Desharnais. Desharnais signed a two-year, $4 million contract with an average
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Published: 2 weeks ago
Canucks Should Sign a Veteran Goaltender as Insurance Behind Silovs
After a busy July 1, the Vancouver Canucks have been relatively quiet on the news front with only updates from their annual development camp dotting their social media channels. General…
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Published: 2 weeks ago
JPat’s Monday Canucks mailbag: Pettersson’s knee, Necas still on the market, a Höglander swap, and more
The sun is out, the dust is settling on free agency, and another summer development camp has come and gone. Yes, it is officially off-season for the Vancouver Canucks. Outside of an announcement of training camp plans, there is very little left for t
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A glimpse into Canucks prospect Melvin Fernström’s whirlwind week
Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. It’s been nearly four years of the Vancouver Canucks enjoying a close-knit relationship with the Swedish Hockey League’s Örebro HK, with the two clubs intertwined
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Is it worth the Canucks’ while to trade Tucker Poolman’s contract this summer?
The more things change, the more they stay the same. When last we met to talk salary cap, we made the exciting realization that – for the first time in our working memory – the Vancouver Canucks were on track to start the 2024/25 season below the
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Canucks Should Target These 3 Bargain Free Agents
The Vancouver Canucks were busy on the first day of free agency signing seven players: Jake DeBrusk, Kiefer Sherwood, Derek Forbort, Danton Heinen, Vincent Desharnais, Jiri Patera, and Nate Smith.…
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Harry Ornest, the NHL's most unlikely owner
No one had done it before, and no one has done it since - but for three brief years in the 1980s, one man ascended the hockey hierarchy to climb from linesman to NHL team owner.His name was Harry Ornest, and almost 40 years after he took control of t
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Blue Jackets To Sign Zachary Sawchenko
The Columbus Blue Jackets are expected to sign depth goaltender Zachary Sawchenko to a one-year deal, per Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK News (Twitter link). Sawchenko became an unrestricted free agent on July 1st, after not receiving a qualifying offer from
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How the Canucks can use their remaining cap space to take advantage of these 6 teams
For the first time in recent memory, the Vancouver Canucks actually have some cap space to play around with and are in an opportunity to take advantage of teams who have put themselves in less-than-ideal situations. With 22 players signed under contr
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Looking ahead to the NHL's 2025 class of UFAs
The 2024 pool of unrestricted free agents dried up in a flash, and with hardly anything left to look forward to this offseason, it's time to start thinking about next year's crop of players. Spoiler: it's stacked.Extensions between now and next July
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Could the Canucks win the Pacific Division again? One expert thinks so.
JFresh has a strong reputation for delivering quality statistical work about hockey. He says the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers may finish level on points in 2024-25.
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Is Canucks free agent signing Kiefer Sherwood the next Joshua Dakota?
It’s been too long since the Vancouver Canucks’ pro scouting was competent. For a good chunk of the 2010s, finding value-free agent adds was tantamount to impossible. Overpaying for the likes of Jay Beagle and Antoine Roussel was par for the cour
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