CANUCKS RUMORS & GOSSIP

The road to Sochi… With those silly World Championships going on over in Helsinki and Stockholm, we here at NWSB thought there may never be a better time than now to discuss the future of Cory Schneider with the US National Team. Why isn’t he there now? Will he represent in Sochi in 2014? Would he start if he did go? All these questions are seconds from being answered right...

Follow me on Twitter for random hockey talk, question and answer sessions, and the odd witty tweet Twitter Buttons When Kassian arrived on trade deadline day, nearly every expert around raved about how Vancouver added what was missing. While some were sceptical about whether he could help right away, almost all loved the deal. Now my biggest concern was whether Kassian...

AP By Adam Graham (@adam_graham) Two weeks ago, the Vancouver Canucks were looking for answers to a disappointing early exit to the 2012 NHL playoffs and much of the negative spotlight was shining directly on Ryan Kesler. While Kesler was just one of many Canucks that didn’t live up to the expectations placed on them, when you’re a star player that scored 41 goals the previous...

Vancouver Canucks center Ryan Kesler has undergone shoulder surgery, the team said Tuesday. The Canucks expect the 27-year-old to be out up to six months, meaning he will likely miss the start of the regular season. Kesler said after the Canucks were eliminated in the first round by the Los Angeles Kings that he had been playing with an undisclosed injury since February. '...

We found out Tuesday that Vancouver Canucks Center Ryan Kesler had "Successful" shoulder surgery on a torn labum in his shoulder. This was announced by the Canucks on Tuesday. It's also reported he'll need six months to recover. The expected return date with this type of rehab would put him around a mid-November 2012 return to the club. Quote: ...

The Pros and Consistency When Mike Gillis was brought in as the 10th General Manager in franchise history back in 2008, there was much speculation on whether or not a former player agent could take on all the duties expected of an NHL GM. People have vexingly repeated the names of all the players Gillis inherited from the likes of Brian Burke and Dave Nonis, but with today’s announcement...

The Vancouver Canucks have agreed to a contract extension with general manager Mike Gillis. Gillis has served as the team's president and general manager for the past four seasons. Gillis has led the Canucks to back-to-back Presidents' Trophies as the NHL's top team during the regular season. Vancouver lost Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup finals to the Boston Bruins...

There's a pretty strong belief Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis wants to keep his coach, Alain Vigneault, but as Hockey Night in Canada's Elliotte Friedman reports, Gillis and Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini will meet today about the future of the franchise -- and if Aquilini wants Vigneault out, then there could be a problem. HNIC's Tim Wharnsby talked to people in...

Roberto Luongo is the most successful goalie in Canucks history; there’s no debating that. With 224 wins and 33 shutouts over a six-year tenure in Vancouver, his resume is certainly filled . A two-time Vezina nominee who led Canada to a gold medal at the 2010 Olympics, the star netminder has been under heavy scrutiny from the media in the last few years due to a poor reputation...

Roberto Luongo took the Canucks to the Cup, but he's also been unstable at times. He says he's open to a trade.

We may have seen the last of Roberto Luongo with the Vancouver Canucks. it wasn't long ago, Luongo was considered the cornerstone of the franchise with Canada's best chance of winning the Stanley Cup. it was Luongo who once donned team captaincy, and he still carries a contract with franchise player cash attached. However, Roberto Luongo posted his lowest games played mark...

Alain Vigneault was looking for difference-makers and he found them. As it turns out, they were likely suspects -- goaltender Cory Schneider and winger Daniel Sedin. Schneider made 43 saves and Sedin recorded an assist in his first game back from a concussion as the Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 in the fourth game of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. As a...

The presence of Daniel Sedin in Los Angeles is not a sure-fire guarantee he will play for Vancouver in Game 4 of their playoff series with the Kings. First, there is the matter of Tuesdays full practice with the Canucks and how he is feeling the following day. Vancouver Coach Alain Vigneault spoke Monday afternoon in Santa Monica about Sedins status and potential availability for...

The Vancouver Canucks announced Monday that winger Daniel Sedin, who missed the first three games of their playoff series against the Kings because of a concussion, will join the team for a full practice on Tuesday. A loss to the Kings on Wednesday at Staples Center would end the season for the Canucks, who won the Presidents Trophy for having the NHLs best regular-season record...

The Vancouver Canucks have officially entered panic mode. Down 2-0 to the Kings in their Western Conference Quarterfinals playoff series, the Canucks are switching to backup goalie Cory Schneider over Roberto Luongo. The No. 8 seed Kings won the first two games of the series in Vancouver by 4-2 scores. Luongo stopped 57 of 64 (89%) shots he faced (one of the goals was an empty-netter...