The Vancouver Canucks (2-9-1) face former captain Quinn Hughes and the Minnesota Wild (7-3-2) at Rogers Arena. Tonight’s game begins at 7 pm PT. The Canucks are looking to put an end to their losing streak (0-8-1) before it reaches double digits.
For the fourth day in a row, a defenseman has landed on the waiver wire. This time it is Vancouver Canucks defender Jack Thompson. Thompson hasn’t played yet this season after being struck in the face by a puck during Vancouver’s pre-season.
The Abbotsford Canucks appear to be getting some reinforcements on the backend. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Vancouver Canucks have placed defenceman Jack Thompson on NHL waivers.
The Vancouver Canucks have a chance to give fans something to feel good about on Sunday night, though the timing could hardly be worse. Quinn Hughes is coming back to town, this time wearing a Minnesota Wild uniform, and the Canucks could use a little of the excitement that follows him wherever he goes.
The Minnesota Wild (7-3-2) and Vancouver Canucks (2-9-1) will meet in the NHL tonight. Puck drop is set for 10:00 p.m. EDT at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
One look tells you that Liam Öhgren has many of the traits required to be successful in the National Hockey League. He’s big, he skates well, and he can fire the puck.
The Vancouver Canucks have hit an expected rough patch, hitting a nine-game skid filled with some ugly losses. Of course, this is what you often see from a team in the midst of a rebuild, and you also see that particularly brutal stretches can be the result of players underperforming.
Quinn Hughes and the Minnesota Wild are coming to town tomorrow night for Hughes’ return to Vancouver to take on his former Canucks for the first time since last season’s trade.
It’s rebuild time in Vancouver Canucks-land. The big club is in the midst of a nine-game losing streak, and many fans have shifted their focus to the prospects.
After a team day off Friday, the Vancouver Canucks returned to the practice ice with an hour-long session at UBC on Saturday morning. In an effort to find
Vancouver Canucks fans haven’t had much to celebrate early this season. The losses have piled up, the lineup keeps changing, and the club is still figuring out how to win.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Vancouver Canucks have struggled defensively through the early stages of the season, but the issues have not always been as straightforward as they might appear.
It’s been over a week since the Vancouver Canucks acquired Jacob Quillan and Brandon Buhr from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Aatu Räty. Both of the new Canucks have made their debut in the Canucks organization, with Quillan playing in AHL Abbotsford and Buhr suiting up in ECHL Kalamazoo.
It’s the question on everyone’s mind, especially after seeing what Ottawa Senators fans had in store for Brady Tkachuk earlier this week. What kind of reception will Quinn Hughes get on Sunday when he returns to Rogers Arena for the first time since the Vancouver Canucks traded him to the Minnesota Wild?
The folks over at The Athletic recently compiled an up-to-date set of physical demographics for the various NHL teams. While the results for the Vancouver Canucks weren’t exactly surprising, they are a little concerning.
Make it nine straight losses. The Vancouver Canucks looked dazed and confused as they dropped a 5-2 decision at home to the Detroit Red Wings. While expectations were low for this group going into the season, this game just seemed to be even more demoralizing than usual.
Some nights, being a Vancouver Canucks fan means accepting that the other team is simply better. Thursday's 5–2 loss to Detroit felt different. The Canucks went an entire second period without recording a shot on goal.
It was another frustrating night for the home team at Rogers Arena as the Vancouver Canucks fell 5-2 to the Detroit Red Wings. The loss marked the Canucks’ ninth straight.
The Vancouver Canucks have reached a point where even finding a few encouraging signs feels important. Thursday’s 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings was their ninth straight defeat, and there’s no dressing that up.
After the Vancouver Canucks’ 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, marking their ninth straight defeat, Brock Boeser did not mince words about his team’s performance.
Jake DeBrusk of the Vancouver Canucks was mentioned on Chris Johnston’s latest trade board, and in the summary of his situation, the NHL insider hinted that DeBrusk might be motivated to work with Vancouver on a trade this season.
Sometimes, when a team is losing, you have to look beyond the scoreboard to find something worth talking about. That's where I am with the Vancouver Canucks right now.
Elias Pettersson’s name continues to pop up in trade speculation and has for the past couple of seasons. Off to a point-per-game start, this season will likely be no different.