Canucks Preseason Penalty Kill Is Cause for Concern
One of the concerns this preseason for the Vancouver Canucks has been the penalty kill. The team has a 70 percent efficiency rate and has had problems clearing the puck…
Jason Dickinson
Canucks 2021-22 Season Preview: Forward Line Projections
Finally, it’s September and we are less than two weeks away from the start of training camp for the Vancouver Canucks. Preseason games will be first on the docket as…
Canucks Season Predictions for New Additions
Once again, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has been busy making changes and tweaks to his roster this offseason. Barring another trade or free agent signing, there will be…
Canucks’ Offense Will Be Much Better Next Season
There are a lot of question marks surrounding the 2021-22 season for the Vancouver Canucks. Can Thatcher Demko take another step forward? Will Jim Benning be able to lock up…
Canucks’ Offseason Far From Finished With Unsigned RFAs
Now that the 2021 free-agent frenzy has come and gone, teams have a clearer picture of their roster and what work still needs to be done before the start of…
Canucks’ Aggressive Offseason a Success So Far
The Vancouver Canucks have had a busy offseason so far with two additions to the coaching staff, three trades, 15 free agent signings, and two buyouts. They also added six…
Canucks Find Their Third Line Center in Jason Dickinson
After feverishly working the phones in an effort to do something to improve his team ahead of the 2021 Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning finally…
NHL Draft History – 29th Pick Overall
Welcome to a brand new series here at The Hockey Writers called “Road to the Draft.” In this series, our draft contributors will count down from 32nd overall all the…
Stars’ Fourth Line Continues to Impress
Slotting in on the fourth line is no easy task. It takes hard work and perseverance to earn your chance only to be given under 10 minutes of ice time…
Stars Will Battle Until the Very End
The Dallas Stars have had a common theme since the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their belief and ‘never give up’ attitude pushed them through loads of adversity on their way…
Stars: Jim Nill’s Greatest All-Time Trades, Picks & Deals
The Dallas Stars took a huge step in the right direction when they hired Jim Nill as the general manager in 2013. Nill came from the Detroit Red Wings and…
Stars Youth Is Playoff X-Factor
The Dallas Stars are one of the most experienced teams in the NHL (from ‘Sizing up the NHL: 2019-20 NHL teams by age, height, weight and nationality,’ The Athletic, 10/09/2019).…