Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Should there be more than one Vancouver Canucks untouchable? Donnie & Dhali: Craig Button on the Donnie & Dhali show on the Vancouver Canucks. Don Taylor: “Should Elias Pettersson be considered Vancouver’s only untouchable?” Button: “Well, I would put Quinn Hughes
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As the NHL schedule flips to a new page of its 2022-23 calendar, all of that which made up a narrative-rich November left fans with a lot to digest heading into December. In many cases, supporters must be satisfied with what they were able to consume. Whereas, what other respective onlookers witnessed from their favourite
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Could the LA Kings look at Thatcher Demko later on in the season @Account4Hockey: Darren Dreger said last week on Sabres Live that an NHL executive said to him that the Los Angeles Kings could look at taking a run at
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Seattle Kraken intentionally scratched Shane Wright to send him down on a conditioning stint. What next? Meanwhile, expect the Buffalo Sabres and pending UFA Kyle Okposo to push conversations about a contract extension toward the end of the season. The Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks talked trade and are
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Mike Reilly hopeful for a trade soon Mark Divver: Defenseman Mike Reilly didn’t dress for the Providence Bruins last night and isn’t expected to play on Sunday either. Sounds like he is hoping a trade can get worked. isn’t sure if
October has concluded, and with the calendar flipping to November, some NHL teams are better or worse off than we thought they’d be to start the 2022-23 season. Are these strong starts legit, or will teams return to Earth in November? Likewise, will a club struggling out of the gate find its groove during the
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway Scouting the Canadiens and Wild Stu Cowan: Scouts listed to attend last night’s Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild game: Anaheim Ducks (3), New Jersey Devils (2)., Edmonton Oilers (2), Ottawa Senators, Arizona Coyotes, New York Rangers. Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks, Colorado
Throughout every offseason, teams go up and down their roster and try to address the areas that are in need of improvement. As we’ve seen with the Vancouver Canucks, talks for both their forward and defensive groups have been a topic of conversation slowly building, both through the draft and free agency. However, with goaltenders
The 2021-22 Vancouver Canucks season was full of exciting comebacks, a late-season playoff push and, of course, a major leadership change in the organization. Fans saw players like Quinn Hughes, Thatcher Demko and Elias Pettersson take their games to new levels while also witnessing J.T. Miller almost eclipse 100 points. While there were many memories
The Vancouver Canucks have 12 games left this season, and there is a chance fans will be able to witness some career milestones and records. Whether it is Quinn Hughes’s historic season or a milestone mentioned below, there is still plenty to play for despite the playoffs being out of reach. Here are five milestones
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The Vancouver Canucks have had a rollercoaster of a 2021-22 season so far, to put it mildly. Honestly, it’s been a tale of two seasons. Pre-Bruce Boudreau, they were 8-15-2. Since he took over the head coaching duties from Travis Green in December, they are 10-4-2. They have also made it back into the playoff
The Vancouver Canucks enter the 2021-22 season with some fresh new faces in the lineup. Those players, along with a few from last year, could break out this season. In 2020-21, Nils Hoglander, Thatcher Demko, Jake Virtanen and Olli Juolevi were breakout candidates. Hoglander and Demko had good seasons, while Virtanen and Juolevi had disappointing
The Vancouver Canucks returned to action last Sunday, picking up a big 3-2 overtime win over the North Division leaders, the Toronto Maple Leafs. They continued their return with three more games last week. They took on the Maple Leafs once again and then faced played the Ottawa Senators two more times. On Tuesday night,
According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Thatcher Demko to a five-year contract extension worth an average annual value (AAV) of $5 million. He is currently playing out the final season of a two-year bridge deal that he signed in 2019. When former starter Jacob Markstrom signed with the Calgary Flames
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 have played a lot better in recent weeks, the only problem being they’ve been unable to pull out wins. Through 22 games, the Canucks have an 8-12-2 record, which puts them in sixth place in the North Division. They also have the fifth-worst point percentage in the league at .409. Through four
The 2020-21 NHL season is upon us, and the Vancouver Canucks start the season with a back-to-back against the Edmonton Oilers. After the team’s performance in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, expectations are higher than last season. Multiple players will be expected to take the next step in their development, while others will fall out