Vancouver Canucks News and Rumors
‘My game has grown a lot’: Canucks’ Lankinen continues to prove his value
With Thatcher Demko getting larger by the day in his rearview mirror, Kevin Lankinen has done enough in the Vancouver Canucks’ first 20 games to be part of the team’s conversation in the crease even when the No. 1 goalie returns from injury.
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Published: 1 month ago
Canucks mail bag: What's with Elias Pettersson's skating?
NHL Edge data is very revealing about player performance, year over year. Elias Pettersson isn't skating as fast as he used to.
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Published: 2 months ago
Canucks this week: Here’s what’s been said (or not said) about the team
Vancouver Canucks this week: The national media isn’t talking about them and they’re getting “no respect” for their wins.
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Published: 2 months ago
The stories of OEL and Tyler Myers with the Canucks prove NHL players exist in context of their contracts
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson lately. Of course, you have. He’s a Toronto Maple Leaf now. And now just a Maple Leaf, but a Maple Leaf who is currently playing above expectatio
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Published: 2 months ago
Vasily Podkolzin Gets a Bit of a Bump With the Edmonton Oilers
The post Vasily Podkolzin Gets a Bit of a Bump With the Edmonton Oilers appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Despite going pointless in the first 7 games, Vasily Podkolzin gets a top-six promotion ahead of a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The
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Published: 2 months ago
Scenes from Canucks practice: Nothing but peace and harmony as team prepares for Penguins
Everybody got along at Vancouver Canucks practice on Friday at UBC as the team prepares to host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Wednesday’s ruckus involving JT Miller and Elias Pettersson was a distant memory as the club moved on to prep
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Published: 2 months ago
‘Godfather of team’: Tocchet says Crosby’s captaincy is unanimous
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet shares about GM Doug Armstrong and the ‘big guys’ wanting Sidney Crosby to be the captain of Team Canada.
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Published: 2 months ago
Canucks recall Erik Brännström and Arshdeep Bains from Abbotsford
Just one day after sending the duo down, Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has recalled both Erik Brännström and Arshdeep Bains. General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that D Erik Brännström a
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Published: 2 months ago
Rooney, Miller text exchange a powerful reminder players are people first
After appearing to be knocked out on the second shift of his NHL season, Kevin Rooney wasn’t sure what he’d wake up to the next morning. One thing he didn’t expect was a text from the man whose hit did the damage, J.T. Miller.
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Published: 2 months ago
Friedman: Canucks want players to make Elias Pettersson tougher
In a practice on Wednesday morning, a couple of Vancouver Canucks forwards got in a scuffle. This isn’t out of the ordinary for teammates to get in a shoving match, but it normally happens when the team is on a losing streak, not after winning thre
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Published: 2 months ago
32 Thoughts Podcast: What’s going on with Elias Pettersson?
In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle and Elliotte discuss Jeff Vinik selling a majority stake in the Tampa Bay Lightning, the fallout from the testy exchange between Brad Marchand and head coach Jim Montgomery, Elias Pettersson’s struggles of late,
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Published: 2 months ago
Canucks Have an Eye for the Swedes
I wrote an article discussing the biggest draft day steals for the Vancouver Canucks, and while I was researching for that article, I noticed how many great Swedish players the…
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Published: 2 months ago
Daniel Gee: Why you should be excited about Canucks prospect Sawyer Mynio
When Sawyer Mynio was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the third round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, he was already a WHL Ed Chynoweth Cup Champion, part of a loaded Seattle Thunderbirds’ team that featured 16 now-drafted-players. A dominan
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Published: 2 months ago