In today’s NHL rumors rundown, a number of coaches and executives were fired in a 24-hour period. What’s next for the Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers? Meanwhile, Connor McDavid got a 5-minute and a game misconduct penalty for boarding on Sunday evening. Is he looking at a potential suspension? Is Justin Holl a serious trade
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The inevitable has finally happened, the Vancouver Canucks have fired general manager (GM) Jim Benning, assistant GM John Weisbrod, head coach Travis Green and assistant coach Nolan Baumgartner. Replacing Green and Baumgartner will be Bruce Boudreau and Scott Walker. On an interim basis, Stan Smyl will take over as GM with Ryan Johnson, Chris Gear,
It’s easy to overreact through the early stages of the regular season. Teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings all slumped out of the gate before going on their own runs, respectively (and still are) that have them in or fighting for a playoff position. For the Vancouver Canucks however,
After more offseason moves and another promise of better days ahead, the Vancouver Canucks have started the 2021-22 season on a frustrating 5-7-2 run with two of the worst special teams units in the NHL and a slew of other problems that would take a few articles to summarize. As other writers have said, they
As the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs start, the Vancouver Canucks are still finishing their regular season. With the team out of the playoffs, they played five of their final seven games last week. Starting with a back-to-back against the Winnipeg Jets and then made a trip to Alberta to play against the Calgary Flames and
The Vancouver Canucks came into the week as winners of their last five games. They continued to win games, picking up points against the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens. With only three games left in the month, the team’s recent success has changed their approach to the upcoming trade deadline. Despite their success, the
The Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of a disappointing 2020-21 season. After a second-round appearance in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Canucks opened the season with a 10-15-2 record through 27 games. They stand in sixth place in the North Division. With the way the team’s season has been trending, the club has
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, could the Toronto Maple Leafs be moving a defenseman to obtain a forward? More specifically, could that defenseman be Travis Dermott? Meanwhile, Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning has found himself on the hot seat. How secure is his job as the team’s manager? The Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers are
In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at the amazing three-game playoffs young goalie Thatcher Demko had against the Vegas Golden Knights and what that might mean in this upcoming season. Related: Is Demko Here to Stay With the Canucks? Second, I’ll look at some of the attention young
It seems as if Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has been a step behind this offseason. Rumor suggests he was trying like crazy to move salary as a way to clear salary-cap space so the organization could sign the Arizona Coyotes elite defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson. When that didn’t happen, it seems he missed a
The Vancouver Canucks had a pretty successful 2019-20 season. The team made the playoffs for the first time since the 2015 season, they beat the Minnesota Wild in four games in the play-in round, eliminated the 2019 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in six games, and forced a Game 7 against the Vegas Golden
We have reached part seven of our Columbus Blue Jackets Trading Partners series. In case you missed part six, we took a look at the Ottawa Senators. The offseason in Vancouver will be fascinating to watch from a distance. They just pushed the Vegas Golden Knights to the brink in the playoffs. Thanks to a
In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll look at some of the work that general manager Jim Benning should do during the offseason. Who will he re-sign? Who will he trade? There must be real chemistry on the team, because, almost every player has reported that they want to stay in Vancouver
The Niklas Kronwall indecision in the decision… From Abel To Yzerman (Paul Kukla and George Malik): As August rolls along, it has become clear that Niklas Kronwall will take his sweet time in any decision made. The information has been scarce at best on the defenseman. George Malik scanned the Swedish newspapers exhaustively and not
The rumors that the Vancouver Canucks were interested in Micheal Ferland began just prior to last season’s trade deadline. On Jan. 22, Darren Dreger, speaking on TSN 1040, broke the news that Canucks general manager Jim Benning wanted to add Ferland either by trade or free agency. At the time, Dreger noted that perhaps free
report this ad In today’s News & Notes, Erik Karlsson has undergone groin surgery, Pavel Datsyuk has signed a new contract in the KHL and the Vancouver Canucks won’t be moving the 10th overall selection. Related: NHL News & Notes: Bruins, Predators & More Karlsson Undergoes Groin Surgery As many expected would be the case,