Forget the Playoffs, Canucks Are Mastering Mediocrity
The bar has truly been set low in Vancouver, with mediocrity being deemed acceptable. Expectations were creeping up as the Vancouver Canucks stormed out of the Christmas break with six-straight…
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Canucks’ Response to Canes Collapse Will Define Season
It was a meltdown of epic proportions. Even the 2014 San Jose Sharks would have been impressed. The Canucks looked like they were about to salvage a forgettable road trip…
Embattled Tryamkin at Odds with Canucks
In a perfect world, Jim Benning would send Nikita Tryamkin down to Utica to log some major minutes. In Tryamkin’s perfect world, he would be logging those minutes in a…
5 Surprises From the Canucks Preseason
Expectations are undoubtedly low for the Vancouver Canucks entering the 2016-17 season. That being said, this has been one of the most competitive Canucks preseasons in recent memory. Many of…
What Can We Expect from Nikita Tryamkin?
The date was March 8, 2016, and the Canucks had just lost a stinker to the Los Angeles Kings, 5-1. It was the team’s eighth loss in their last 11…
From Russia With Love: All Time Russians for Canucks
The recent addition of Nikita Tryamkin on the Vancouver Canucks blue line has been heavily anticipated, and with fellow countryman Andrey Pedan also on the team’s active roster, there’s a…
The Nuck Stops Here: Nikita Tryamkin, Daniel Sedin
‘The Nuck Stops Here’ is a Vancouver Canucks news and opinion column running every Sunday throughout the season. NEWS Canucks sign Anton Rodin Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning…
Andrey Pedan Moving On With Canucks
After spending two seasons in the New York Islanders system, Russian defenseman Andrey Pedan was traded to the Vancouver Canucks, where recently he had his first NHL games, pretty much…
Future Brighter on Canucks Blue Line
Even after a few years of seemingly solid drafting, the back end still very much remains an issue for the Canucks, as it has for a while. That said, the…
Nikita Tryamkin Makes NHL Debut
After being signed to an entry-level contract by the Vancouver Canucks last week, Russian defenseman Nikita Tryamkin finally had his NHL debut during the game against the Colorado Avalanche. The…
Canucks Lose Luca Sbisa, Markus Granlund in Loss
The Vancouver Canucks had a couple of disheartening injuries in a disheartening loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. In the first period the team lost recently acquired center Markus…
Canucks Sign Nikita Tryamkin
After some rumors and speculation it’s now official: the Vancouver Canucks have signed big-sized Vancouver Canucks defenseman Nikita Tryamkin to an entry-level contract, as announced on the team’s official Twitter account.…