Are These Canucks as Strong as Last Year’s Blackhawks?
By Alexander Monaghan President Every year the formula changes. After last season, general managers around the League believed they could [...]
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Categories: Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Aaron Rome, Adam Burish, Alain Vigneault, Alex Bolduc, Alex Burrows, Alexander Edler, Anaheim Ducks, Andrew Alberts, Andrew Ladd, Antti Niemi, Ben Eager, Boston Bruins, Brent Seabrook, Brent Sopel, Brian Campbell, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Tanev, Christian Ehrhoff, Christopher Higgins, Claude Julien, Colorado Avalanche, Corey Crawford, Cristobal Huet, Dan Hamhuis, Dave Bolland, Duncan Keith, Dustin Byfuglien, Jannik Hansen, Jeff Tambellini, Joel Quenneville, John Madden, Jonathan Toews, Jordan Hendry, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Kris Versteeg, Manny Malhotra, Marian Hossa, Mason Raymond, Maxim Lapierre, Michael Leighton, Mikael Samuelsson, Montreal Canadiens, Nick Boynton, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Northwest Division, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Philadelphia Flyers, Raffi Torres, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Sami Salo, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tanner Glass, The Sedin Twins, Tim Thomas, Tomas Kopecky, Troy Brouwer, Vancouver Canucks, Victor Oreskovich
Stanley Cup Finals: Canucks, Bruins prepare for battle
NHL Hot Stove correspondents Jeff Quirin and David Strehle take a look at the Stanley Cup Finals between the Vancouver [...]
Read more...Categories: Boston Bruins, Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alain Vigneault, Alex Burrows, Andrew Ference, Boston Bruins, Claude Julien, David Krejci, Dennis Seidenberg, Johnny Boychuk, Kevin Bieksa, Milan Lucic, Nathan Horton, National Hockey League, NHL, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Sedin Twins, Stanley Cup Finals, Tim Thomas, Tomas Kaberle, Vancouver Canucks, Zdeno Chara
Thank You, San Jose Sharks
In my heart of hearts, I want to be able to recap the game for you all, but I can’t. [...]
Read more...Categories: San Jose Sharks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Antero Niittymaki, Antti Niemi, Dan Boyle, Douglas Murray, Evgeni Nabokov, Jason Demers, Kevin Bieksa, Logan Couture, Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks
Grading the 2010-11 Flyers’ defensemen and goaltenders
By David Strehle NHL Hot Stove Creative Editor After a trip to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals and falling just [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Anders Lindback, Andrej Meszaros, Braydon Coburn, Brian Boucher, Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Pronger, Cory Schneider, Ed Snider, Erik Gustafsson, Ilya Bryzgalov, James Wisniewski, Jeff Carter, Jeff Reese, joacim eriksson, Jonathan Bernier, Kevin Bieksa, Kevin Marshall, Kimmo Timonen, Kris Versteeg, Marc-Andre Bourdon, Matt Carle, Michael Leighton, Miikka Kiprusoff, Niklas Backstrom, Niko Hovinen, Paul Holmgren, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ryan Miller, Sami Salo, Scottie Upshall, Sean O'Donnell, sergei bobrovsky, Simon Gagne, stanley cup, Tomas Vokoun
Examining the Canucks Colossal Collapse
It seems Chicken Little may have been onto something. In the span of 48 hours it has become evident that [...]
Read more...Categories: Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Kevin Bieksa, Raffi Torres, Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks
Canucks firing on all cylinders these days
The Canucks head into 2011 with a full head of steam. We'll take a look at how things are shaping up for one of the hottest teams in the NHL.
Categories: Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexander Edler, Andrew Alberts, Christian Erhoff, Cory Schneider, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Jannik Hansen, Jeff Tambellini, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Manny Malhotra, Mason Raymond, Mike Gillis, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Sami Salo
Canucks shutout Chicago, run win streak to 4 games
The Canucks, in the midst of another winning streak, have stayed atop the NW Division by beating division rivals Colorado and Calgary as well as getting the Shark and Blackhawk monkeys off their backs.
Categories: Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alexandre Burrows, Christian Erhoff, Craig Anderson, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Douglass Murray, Henrik Sedin, JannikHansen, Jeff Tambellini, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Mason Raymond, Mikael Samuelsson, Raffi Torres, Rick Rypien, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Sami Salo, Scott Nichol, Tanner Glass, Thomas Kopecky, Tim Jackman
Canucks beat Oilers in Burrows’ return, Torres gets a hat-trick
Alexandre Burrows played his first game of the season for the Canucks, a 4-3 victory over their Northwest Division rivals the Edmonton Oilers. Burrows had missed the first 10 games of the season as he was recovering from off season shoulder surgery.
Categories: Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alexandre Burrows, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Dustin Penner, Henrik Sedin, Jason Bothford, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Raffi Torres, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Sami Salo
Canucks roster settled (for now)
The Vancouver Canucks finally settle on a roster for opening night.
Categories: Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexander Edler, Alexandre Bolduc, Alexandre Burrows, Andrew Alberts, Andrew Peters, Christian Erhoff, Cody Hodgson, Cory Schneider, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Darcy Hordichuk, Eddie Lack, Guillaume Desbiens, Henrik Sedin, Jannik Hansen, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Lee Sweatt, Manny Malhotra, Mason Raymond, Mikael Samuelsson, Peter Schaefer, Raffi Torres, Rick Rypien, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Parent, Sami Salo, Shane O'Brien, Steve Tambellini, Tanner Glass
Canucks season preview: Line combinations
With the recent signing of the gritty and versatile Raffi Torres, the Canucks have a full compliment of NHL level forwards for the upcoming season. Aside from Cody Hodgson, who needs to have a fantastic camp, players like Jordan Schroeder, Alexandre Bolduc, Sergei Shirokov, Mario Bliznak, and Viktor Oreskevich are long-shots to make the opening day roster.
Categories: Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexander Edler, Alexandre Bolduc, Alexandre Burrows, Andrew Alberts, Christian Ehrhoff, Cody Hodgson, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Darcy Hordichuk, Henrik Sedin, Jannik Hansen, Jordan Schroeder, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Manny Malhotra, Mario Bliznak, Mason Raymond, Mikael Samuelsson, Raffi Torres, Rick Rypien, Ryan Kesler, Sami Salo, Sergei Shirokov, Shane O’Brien, Tanner Glass, Viktor Oreskevich
Canucks season preview: Sizing up the roster
GM Mike Gillis didn’t waste anytime making changes to a Vancouver team that has bowed out in the 2nd round of the playoffs 2 yeas in a row. His first move was to send the Canucks 2nd round pick, Steve Bernier, and Michael Grabner to the Florida Panthers for Keith Ballard and Victor Oreskivich.
Categories: Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexander Edler, Alexandre Bolduc, Alexandre Burrows, and Darcy Hordichuk, Andrew Alberts, Andrew Raycroft, Christian Erhoff, Cody Hodgson, Cory Schneider, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Ian Clark, Jannik Hansen, Joel Perrault, Jordan Schroeder, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Kyle Wellwood, Manny Malhotra, Mario Bliznak, Mason Raymond, Michael Grabner, Mikael Samuelsson, Mike Gillis, Rick Rypien, Robert Luongo, Roland Melanson, Ryan Johnson, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Suter, Sami Salo, Sergei Shirokov, Shane O’Brien, Shea Weber, Steve Bernier, Tanner Glass, Tomas Fleischmann, Victor Oreskivich
What’s the deal with signing Willie Mitchell?
Last year that player seemed to be Alex Tanguay a player coming off injury but who has showed the league that he could play in his role. This season, that free agent happens to be former Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Willie Mitchell.
Categories: Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Anton Volchenkov, Kevin Bieksa, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Willie Mitchell, Zybnek Michalek
Pros & Cons: Los Angeles Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks
Our newest feature, Pros and Cons, holds a debate between two of our featured writers as they make an argument [...]
Read more...Categories: Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alexander Edler, Alexander Frolov, Alexandre Burrows, Anze Kopitar, Christian Erhoff, Daniel Sedin, Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, Fredrik Modin, Henrik Sedin, Jack Johnson, Jon Quick, Jonathan Bernier, Justin Williams, Kevin Bieksa, Mathieu Schneider, Michal Handzus, Mikael Samuelsson, Pavol Demitra, Rob Scuderi, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Smyth, Sean O'Donnell, Shane O’Brien, Willie Mitchell
