Brock Boeser Brings Hope Trevor Beggs | September 14, 2017 Even in a city like Vancouver, where many are predicting another lowly finish, there’s hope. There’s no hope of competing for a Stanley Cup this season. Even any talk of…
3 NHL General Managers on the Hot Seat Brett Slawson | August 8, 2017 Building a successful, sustainable and consistent NHL team is no easy task. Firstly, there is the construction of the foundation. All great franchises are based upon a system of intelligent player…
Horvat Has Power in Canucks Contract Talk Trevor Beggs | July 20, 2017 Jim Benning’s busy offseason is nearly complete, but he has one major task left — sign the Vancouver Canucks’ best player. Bo Horvat enjoyed a breakout season during his third…
An Ode To Luca Sbisa Trevor Beggs | June 22, 2017 Oh, Luca Sbisa. You came via trade to Vancouver with so much hope. We were all ready to embrace a fresh, promising, young face on the blue line. Wait, we…
Vancouver Canucks 2017 NHL Draft Primer Trevor Beggs | June 21, 2017 Jim Benning was hired on as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks, largely based on his astute scouting ability. That quality is more important than ever, with the rebuilding Canucks…
Canucks Re-Sign Erik Gudbranson Andrew Forbes | June 15, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks announced on Thursday that they have signed a one-year contract extension with defenceman Erik Gudbranson. The deal is reportedly worth $3.5 million. Injury Impacted First Year Gudbranson…
Canucks’ Gudbranson & Sbisa Conundrum Trevor Beggs | June 6, 2017 If you’re the Canucks, what do you do with two sluggish defencemen who don’t score, give up a lot of chances, and make a combined $7 million per season? Ideally,…
Loui Eriksson: From Underrated to Overrated Trevor Connors | April 20, 2017 Go ahead and Google the search term “Loui Eriksson underrated” and you’ll be presented with nearly a dozen articles spanning the years 2012 to 2016 extolling the virtues of the…
Hitchcock to the Canucks? Trevor Beggs | March 20, 2017 One of the most successful coaches in NHL history lost his job on Feb. 1, half a season before he was allegedly going to retire. With an abrupt end to…
Is Benning the Canucks’ Problem? Leah Dyck | March 18, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks are one of those controversial teams when it comes to being well-managed. The problems raining down on the club have been long and grueling, while not all…
Canucks Send Burrows to Senators for Dahlen Steven DiOssi | February 27, 2017 The Ottawa Senators acquired Alex Burrows from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Jonathan Dahlen, Senators general manager Pierre Dorion announced on Monday. No trade call done yet but the #Sens are expected…
Canucks Trade Bait: Alex Burrows Trevor Connors | February 15, 2017 Fresh off a two point performance in Sunday’s victory over the Buffalo Sabres, long-time Vancouver Canucks winger Alex Burrows has found himself in the middle of rumours and trade speculation.…