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Evaluating Experts’ Mock Drafts for Vancouver Canucks
May 20th, 2013
The 2013 NHL draft is upcoming on June 30, and the experts are starting to post mock drafts. The draft order won’t be finalized until the playoffs are completed, but the Canucks can expect to pick approximately 26th overall, as they did in 2012 after a similar first-round loss following ...
Ranking the 3 Most Underrated Players on the Vancouver Canucks
April 16th, 2013
Every team has them. A player underrated by the fans but who does the yeoman work necessary for the team to win.It used to be that Alex Burrows was the most underrated player on the Vancouver Canucks. He'd get no credit for the goals he scored, as people would just ...
Predicting Which Vancouver Canucks Will Leave in the Offseason
April 15th, 2013
The Vancouver Canucks face a cap conundrum this summer.The salary cap is dropping from $70,200,000 to $64,300,000.While this roughly $6 million drop is manageable for most teams, the Canucks have $62,903,333 allocated to only 15 players, leaving just over a million dollars to fill out the remaining roster spots.While presumably ...
Vancouver Canucks Sign Chris Higgins to 4-Year, $10M Extension
April 2nd, 2013
Chris Higgins has signed a four-year, $10 million contract extension (per TSN.ca) in advance of free agency this summer. Like many players from the Sedins on down the roster, Higgins has left money on the table to remain a Canuck despite a very weak free-agent pool this summer. Acquired at ...
NHL 2013 Trade Deadline: Vancouver Canucks Acquire Derek Roy
April 2nd, 2013
In a move coming the day before the trade deadline, the Vancouver Canucks have acquired Derek Roy from the Dallas Stars. Derek Roy turns 30 on May 4 and is an unrestricted free agent this summer. Dallas acquired him last season, and like Jaromir Jagr, Roy is being dealt by ...
3 NHL Teams That Have No Shot at the 2013 Stanley Cup
March 23rd, 2013
In this 48-game lockout-shortened NHL season, there are very few teams that are legitimately out of the playoffs.The standings are very close, and even teams that are currently on the outside looking in have a chance to get back into the playoff picture by reeling off a few wins.However, it ...
Vancouver Canucks: Was NHL Justice Served with Alexander Edler’s Suspension?
March 22nd, 2013
Alex Edler was suspended two games by Brendan Shanahan for running into goalie Mike Smith behind the net in a game between the Canucks and Coyotes on Thursday, March 21. It was a violation of Rule 42 of the NHL rulebook, specifically regarding charging and the protection it affords goalies ...
5 Most Important Games Remaining on the Canucks’ Schedule
March 19th, 2013
The Vancouver Canucks are 28 games into this lockout-shortened season and have a 13-9-6 record, good for seventh place in the Western Conference.With only 20 games remaining and the team mired in the traffic jam that is the West, it would be easy to say that every game is important, ...
Vancouver Canucks: Has Roberto Luongo Won Back the Starting Role?
March 15th, 2013
After 2-1 and 7-4 victories against Columbus and Nashville, the Vancouver Canucks have halted their downward slide in the standings.And it wasn't an accident that they did so with Roberto Luongo in net.Against Columbus, he kept is close in regulation and overtime, and then punctuated a good night with an ...
Vancouver Canucks: Roberto Luongo Was Not the Problem in the Playoffs
March 9th, 2013
Roberto Luongo is a very polarizing figure in Vancouver.A majority, or at least a very vocal minority, of fans want to run him out of town.Some fans have had their opinions turned around by the wit of his Twitter account. Others never lost faith in the best goalie Vancouver has ...