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‘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

Abbotsford Canucks G Zach Sawchenko to test free agency: report

We are just days away from the official opening of the Free Agent Frenzy, and the Vancouver Canucks have some work to do.   Some of that work will be focused between the pipes. As of today, the club has just two professional netminders—Thatcher De

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Published: 6 months ago

An update on the Vancouver Canucks’ cap space post-Mikheyev trade

Be sure to check out the latest NHL playoff odds with online sportsbook Betway. It isn’t often that a cap space update is required between the end of the NHL season and the beginning of free agency, but then the summer of 2024 is already set to

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Published: 6 months ago

Ranking the NHL's top 25 pending UFAs

The 2024 class of unrestricted free agents once could've included the likes of Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Connor Hellebuyck, Mark Scheifele, Devon Toews, and Noah Hanifin. Those impact players ultimately re-upped with their clubs, and in the

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Published: 6 months ago

Why it didn’t quite work out for Ilya Mikheyev in Vancouver

Halford and Brough react to the news that the Canucks have traded forward Ilya Mikheyev, and rights to Sam Lafferty to Blackhawks, why it didn’t seem to work out in Vancouver for Mikheyev, but why it’s a chance for a fresh start in Chicago.

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Published: 6 months ago

Blackhawks Acquire Mikeheyev & Lafferty From the Canucks

The Chicago Blackhawks announced that the team had acquired forwards Ilya Mikheyev, Sam Lafferty and a 2027 second-round pick from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick.…

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Published: 6 months ago

Report: Canucks re-engaging in trying to sign Dakota Joshua following Mikheyev trade

The Vancouver Canucks created an additional $4 million in cap space following a late Wednesday afternoon trade that sent Ilya Mikheyev to the Chicago Blackhawks. This move gives the Canucks more financial flexibility as they prepare for the upcoming

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Published: 6 months ago

Mikheyev trade gives Canucks’ Allvin flexibility in free-agent negotiations

Though the Canucks technically didn’t immediately receive any players in the Ilya Mikheyev trade, it’s just too early to say which of their own free agents – or someone else’s – they can now afford after Patrik Allvin added more than $4 mil

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Published: 6 months ago

Blackhawks net Mikheyev, Lafferty from Canucks

The Blackhawks have acquired forwards Ilya Mikheyev and Sam Lafferty and a 2027 second-round pick from the Canucks in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick.

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Published: 6 months ago

Canucks Deal Mikheyev, Lafferty to Blackhawks in Cap Space Trade

The post Canucks Deal Mikheyev, Lafferty to Blackhawks in Cap Space Trade appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. The Vancouver Canucks get cap space and a 4th-rounder in 2027 from Blackhawks for forward Ilya Mikheyev, Sam Lafferty, and a 2nd-round pick. T

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Published: 6 months ago

Vancouver Canucks officially announce full Ilya Mikheyev trade with Blackhawks

The Vancouver Canucks have made it official: Ilya Mikheyev is headed to the Windy City. And so is Sam Lafferty.   Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman first reported that the Canucks were working on a deal with the Chicago Blackhawks late Wednesday after

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Published: 6 months ago

Canucks clear cap space, sending Ilya Mikheyev, Sam Lafferty, second-rounder to Blackhawks

By Mark Lazerus, Scott Powers and Chris Johnston The last time the Blackhawks coaxed a second-round pick out of the Vancouver Canucks to take on a supposedly bad contract, they landed Jason Dickinson, who quickly emerged as one of their best players

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Published: 6 months ago

Vancouver Canucks trade Ilya Mikheyev, Sam Lafferty to Chicago Blackhawks

Canucks free up $9.5 million in cap space over the next two seasons.

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Published: 6 months ago