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Breaking down how the Canucks have had so much success on the counterattack

Not many fan bases have enjoyed their first week of the NHL regular season more than the Vancouver Canucks. With the Canucks finally entering a rebuild, new yet familiar faces in management, and a sense of direction for the future, fans are no longer worried about winning today; they know effort and development now will lead to success tomorrow.

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‘It’s on us to prove them wrong’: Cotter embracing critics viewing Canucks as underdogs for 2026-27

Critics around the National Hockey League were not shy to share their opinions on how terrible the Vancouver Canucks were going to be this season – and the players are keeping receipts.

Manny Malhotra News / Canucksarmy / October 6

Canucks: Why size and speed matter so much at centre in Manny Malhotra’s system

Manny Malhotra has made one thing increasingly clear with his deployment of the Vancouver Canucks’ centres: size and speed matter. Through the early part of the season, Elias Pettersson has unsurprisingly taken the most 5-on-5 shifts down the middle, playing 36:50 at centre, according to Natural Stat Trick.

Jake Debrusk News / Canucksarmy / October 6

Scenes from practice: DeBrusk returns, Canucks shake up D pairs in early skate before long road trip

After a full team day off Monday following back-to-back weekend games, the Vancouver Canucks returned to the practice ice at Rogers Arena Tuesday morning.

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The 'Most goals in NHL history' quiz

How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The '2026-27 NHL captains' quiz

The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

Arshdeep Bains News / Professor Press Box / October 6

Arshdeep Bains Earns the Canucks 5 Times His Salary?

I came across an interesting study from UBC Okanagan that made me stop and think about something we don't always bring up in the hockey conversation. The research question was “What is a hometown player actually worth to an NHL team?” Worth wasn’t about his goals, his expected goals, or whatever number we're using this week.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Paul Cotter News / The Hockey Writers / October 6

Canucks News & Rumours: Cotter, Lekkerimäki & Reading 4-Game Samples

We are only four games into the Vancouver Canucks season, so I’m trying not to get too carried away. Four games can make a player look like a genius, a disaster or something in between.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / October 6

Did Lekkerimäki Just Need the Canucks to Believe?

The Vancouver Canucks could have taken the easy road with Jonathan Lekkerimäki. He hadn't established himself in the NHL. He had played only 37 games over two seasons.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / October 6

Could the Canucks get involved in a Simon Edvinsson trade?

In most years, Simon Edvinsson would be the biggest name to hit the trade market in the NHL. But this is 2026, the year of the wildest offseason in league history, and so, of course, Edvinsson isn’t even the only unsigned 25-and-under RFA holdout LD with top-pairing potential on the market right now.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 5

Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s hot start to Canucks season all the more impressive given the context

Heading into 2026-27, Jonathan Lekkerimäki had not established himself as a full-time NHLer through two seasons and 37 games with the Vancouver Canucks.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 5

3 Canucks Stars of the Week: Paul Cotter, OT hero

The Canucks are back for another season, along with promises that things will be better for the team this year. There have been a whole lot of promises from the Canucks in recent years and not much delivery.

Paul Cotter News / Canucksarmy / October 5

Canucks’ Paul Cotter named NHL’s third star of week

Talk about making an early impression. Vancouver Canucks forward Paul Cotter is quickly becoming a fan favourite. And his scoring exploits have caught the attention of the National Hockey League.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

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.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / October 5

Canucks News & Rumours: Ohgren, Merilainen, Cotter, Pettersson, Lekkerimaki & Lankinen

The Vancouver Canucks split their weekend home games, beating the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday before losing 3-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / October 5

The Statsies: Jonathan Lekkerimäki leads Canucks in xGF% in loss to Golden Knights

Stuck around and made things interesting, at least. The Vancouver Canucks fell 3-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night, going up against one of the best teams in the Pacific Division and coming up just short.

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The 'Most TD's through four games' quiz

The 'NFL RB TD-catch leaders' quiz

The 'Most HRs by an MLB first baseman' quiz

The 'Active 100-hit MLB seasons' quiz

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / October 5

Edmonton Oilers have found hidden gem in Owen Michaels

Owen Michaels is living proof that offensive totals don’t tell the whole story when it comes to a player. Not much was made of the fact that the Edmonton Oilers signed the undrafted college free agent last spring.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 4

Cootes scores first career AHL goal and Mueller scores a pair in Abbotsford Canucks’ opening weekend

It wasn’t the start to the season the Abbotsford Canucks had hoped for as Vancouver’s AHL affiliate kicked off its season on the road with back-to-back

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / October 4

Could a Waiver-Wire Pickup Really Be Vancouver’s Answer in Net?

Leevi Meriläinen just had himself a night against the Calgary Flames for his new team. And if last night’s game is any indication, the Vancouver Canucks might have stumbled into something pretty interesting in goal.

Liam Ohgren News / Professor Press Box / October 4

Canucks' Liam Ohgren Sees the Game a Little Differently

I’m starting to really like what I’m seeing from the Vancouver Canucks’ Liam Ohgren. Something about the young player’s game catches your eye. He seems to know where the puck is going before it gets there.

Elias Pettersson News / Canucksarmy / October 4

‘Trying to play a hard game’: Canucks’ Pettersson explains early physical surgence

Over the past two seasons, all the talk surrounding Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson has been whether or not he can return to the offensive dynamo he once was.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / October 4

The Statsies: Leevi Meriläinen saves a full goal above expected in Canucks’ win over Flames

Talk about a scrappy game. The Vancouver Canucks fought hard in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. It didn’t look really pretty, especially at the start, but the Canucks were able to get better as the game went on and found a way to seal a victory at home.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / October 4

Leevi Meriläinen’s First Canucks Win Shows Early Promise

After a wild beginning to the 2026-27 season for the Vancouver Canucks, they had a normal game on Saturday night against the Calgary Flames. While the first two games against the Edmonton Oilers were barnburners, the Canucks dispatched the Flames 4-1 to go 2-1-0 through three games.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 4