The NHL’s regular season is set to start in just over 60 days. Despite rumours that many of the team’s key pieces would be on the move, the Winnipeg Jets have yet to make any major transactions this offseason. General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff traded for defencemen Brenden Dillon and Nate Schmidt last summer, and those
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The Winnipeg Jets have shown through the first month of the season that they are a playoff team and deserve to be in the conversation of Stanley Cup contenders, but they have one Achilles’ heel that is anything but subtle or secretive. Their ability to defend… let me rephrase that. Their inability to defend the
It has been reported the Columbus Blue Jackets will likely trade Seth Jones as the defenceman has told the club he won’t sign an extension this summer. President of hockey operations John Davidson has stated the organization will not take the same approach they did with Artemi Panarin, who signed with the New York Rangers
When the Vancouver Canucks acquired defenceman Nate Schmidt from the Vegas Golden Knights, they seemingly bolstered their defence core by a wide margin, as he was coming off his third straight season with 30 or more points and a fifth-straight without recording a minus in the plus-minus column. He was a definite upgrade to the
It’s likely to become an odd and dynamic season. On Sunday, the Vancouver Canucks canceled the team’s practices and workouts as a concern about COVID-19 came to light. There was, according to a tweet from the Canucks, the risk of exposure to the virus. #CanucksCamp practices and workouts for today are cancelled. The decision was made
The Vancouver Canucks had their final intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday and seemingly showcased their opening night roster in the process. Even though the live stream had some technical difficulties at the beginning, we were still able to catch a glimpse of what the team will look like on Jan 13 versus Connor McDavid and the
The Vancouver Canucks face quite a few changes heading into the 2020-21 NHL season. These changes include those on their roster and to their division. The Canucks will be in the North Division, which means they will face off against the other Canadian teams during the 56-game season. The Canucks had an impressive run in
The Vancouver Canucks lost a lot and gained very little this offseason. When the dust had settled, Chris Tanev, Jacob Markstrom, and Josh Leivo were members of the Calgary Flames, Tyler Toffoli was with the Montreal Canadiens and Troy Stecher was in Motor City. When you take full stock of the situation, they lost their
A lot has happened over the past two weeks; as a result, the Vancouver Canucks team looks a lot different than it did at the beginning of October. In this edition of Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll trace some of those changes and then look at two recent signings by the team. As well, I’ll
The Vegas Golden Knights have traded defenceman Nate Schmidt to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2022 third-round pick. The move came just after they signed Alex Pietrangelo to a big seven-year contract valued at $8.5 million in average annual value (AAV). Rumours were swirling on Sunday that Schmidt was on the move to the Florida
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, word is that Alex Pietrangelo is close to signing with the Vegas Golden Knights but a deal needs to come first to clear up cap space. The Vancouver Canucks have been reaching out to defenseman in free agency and it’s not clear who they are zoned in on. The Winnipeg
Even though the season is not technically over, we were in the stretch run of the season. With only 11 games left and a return date not in sight, we thought this would be a great time to share our season awards and favorite moments. I’ll be joined by fellow Hockey Writers staff Josh Bell,
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cam Fowler had a goal and an assist while the Anaheim Ducks scored three goals in 1:37 midway through the second period of a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night. Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler (Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports) Adam Henrique and Max Comtois also scored and Jakob
NASHVILLE — Max Pacioretty tied it with less than a second left in regulation and Paul Stastny scored at 1:52 of overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 comeback victory over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. Vegas Golden Knights left wing Max Pacioretty and center Paul Stastny celebrate. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Mark
Hockey is back and we could not get that bad taste of Game 7 out of our mouth fast enough. The Vegas Golden Knights won’t have to wait long for revenge against the rival San Jose Sharks as they play a home-and-home with the team to start the season. With the end of training camp