What a difference two years make. Two years ago today, this (should we call it infamous now?) photo at NHL All-Star weekend was snapped. The Canucks, who went on to win the Pacific Division before being eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers in round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, boasted seven players at NHL All-Star…

With Filip Chytil dealing with migraine issues and Conor Garland excused for maintenance, the Vancouver Canucks conducted an all-hands on deck practice at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday. In fact, with the two forwards unavailable, defenceman Victor Mancini slotted into Garland’s spot on right wing on the team’s third forward line.   What…

The Vancouver Canucks are in the cellar, and they’re also sellers. But although they’ve made up their minds to trade off some pieces over the course of the next month or so, it can sometimes feel like their options are relatively limited.   Sure, the Canucks are almost certainly going to sell off their pending…

There are certainly better hockey teams out there. The Vancouver Canucks dropped a 6-2 decision to the Utah Mammoth, in a game that just straight up was worse than watching paint dry. There were little to no redeeming qualities to this contest, with neither team really seizing their moments. If anything, this game proved how…

if Dear Leader can’t enjoy it, no one can

There was something missing from the back half of the third period and overtime of the Vancouver Canucks‘ game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday: Jonathan Lekkerimäki.   The rookie winger was benched late in the game by Head Coach Adam Foote, playing just three shifts in the third period and none in overtime….

The Vancouver Canucks‘ Thursday night win over the Anaheim Ducks was fun for a whole bunch of reasons.   Obviously, they got the win in front of their home fans, which is something they’d done just five times previously this season. Nikita Tolopilo stood on his head, and earned his first unofficial career NHL shutout,…

The Vancouver Canucks (18-31-5) play their final home game prior to the Olympic break when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs (24-21-9) at Rogers Arena. The game starts at 4 pm PT and is the featured game in the early slot on Hockey Night in Canada. The Canucks are looking for consecutive wins for the…

Former Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tucker Poolman has shared what led to the end of his NHL career. In speaking with Brad Eliot Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald, Poolman opened up about the symptoms he experienced and the process of finding a diagnosis.  Poolman said he first began to feel symptoms of dizziness, lightheadedness and…

Following the Vancouver Canucks‘ shutout victory over the Anaheim Ducks, Adam Foote had high praise for a pair of young Swedes for their efforts in the contest.   After being held pointless through the first 18 games of his season, Liam Öhgren was a part of the package in the Quinn Hughes trade. And the…

The Vancouver Canucks might have something in Nikita Tolopilo. The 25-year-old, 6’6”, 229-pound goaltender has seemed to get better with each passing professional season. He came over to North America as of the 2023-24 season, and quickly began to steal starts away from Arturs Silovs, eventually playing more in the regular season both that year…

In Thursday night’s edition of Instant Reaction, I wrote the following line: “Teddy Blueger has four goals in his last seven games. Artemi Panarin? Three goals in his last TEN. Blueger is also four years younger. You tell me which player is worth giving up a first round pick at the deadline for.” And while…

After coming off of arguably one of their worst defensive showings of the season against the San Jose Sharks, to the point that even Tom Willander was waxing poetic like a young Thomas Hobbes, it’s safe to say Vancouver wanted to have a better outing against Anaheim.   And while the Canucks 2-0 victory on…

meet the new boss...

The Vancouver Canucks (17-31-5) play the seventh game of their eight-game homestand when they host the Anaheim Ducks (28-22-3) tonight at Rogers Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 pm.   The team is celebrating the Lunar New Year at tonight’s game.  What we saw #Canucks lines this morning Kane-EP40-GarlandChytil-Kämpf-KarlssonO’Connor-Räty-DeBruskÖhgren-Blueger-Lekkerimaki — Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) January…

he’s such an unredeemable piece of shit

Fresh off the heels of a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night, the Vancouver Canucks took to the ice on Wednesday for a late morning practice.   Nils Höglander was not present, however, and Adam Foote said after practice that Höglander is being evaluated for…

and Donny gives another batshit speech

What Macklin Celebrini is doing in his sophomore NHL season is downright ridiculous. After a rookie campaign in which he put up 63 points in 70 games as an 18-year-old, the North Vancouver native’s 26 goals and 48 assists through 50 games this season have him on pace to finish 2025-26 with 43 goals and…

It’s safe to say the Evander Kane homecoming experiment hasn’t worked out quite the way many had planned when the Vancouver Canucks traded a fourth-round pick to the Edmonton Oilers for his services over the summer.   The Vancouver native has been fairly durable, missing just one game this season. Through 51 games, Kane has…

The rebuilding of the Vancouver Canucks continues, and as it does, it slowly but surely begins to take shape.   We’ve already experienced the big trade involving Quinn Hughes and the expected trade involving Kiefer Sherwood. We’ve been told that the team is now committed to a long-term approach with no shortcuts. And it has…

perfectly abnormal stuff