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What is the Canucks Play for Elias Pettersson? Are the LA Kings Still an Option?

The Los Angeles Kings lost Anze Kopitar to retirement after last season and are a little thin down the middle. They are going to try a winger at center during camp to see if that works.

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The Canucks’ three-year mulligan: A bet on keeping Quinn Hughes happy

When a team goes from one win away from the Western Conference Final to the very bottom of the NHL standings within three seasons, it’s safe to say there were a few managerial errors committed.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Canuck Way / September 7

Vancouver Canucks could improve by 18-20 points in the 2026-27 season

It's fair to say that the 2025-26 season did not go the way the Vancouver Canucks wanted. They finished last in the NHL following a 25-49-8 (58 points) record.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 8

The Canucks’ abundance of cap space should mean frequent and varied call-ups from Abbotsford in 2026-27

In less than two weeks time, the Vancouver Canucks will begin their truncated training camp and preseason for the 2026-27 campaign. And while things could

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

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

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The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Jake Debrusk News / NHL Trade Talk / September 7

Canucks Have a Calculated Trade Plan for Jake DeBrusk

NHL insider David Pagnotta was a guest on the Sekeres & Price Podcast and spoke about the future of forward Jake DeBrusk. Suggesting that the plan still seems to be to trade the winger; the Canucks haven’t yet made a move, and it’s not entirely clear when they will.

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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.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / September 7

Should the Canucks Wait and See What They Have with Öhgren?

There is a funny thing about young hockey players. Everybody wants to know exactly what they are before giving them a big contract. Makes sense, right?

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / September 7

Canucks News & Rumours: Hughes vs. Buium, Rossi, Öhgren & Novotny

In blockbuster trades, there is a tendency to decide who won and who lost before anyone has had a chance to see how the players develop. That’s understandable.

Elias Pettersson News / Professor Press Box / September 7

When Can We Be Sure Enough to Call an NHL Player Lazy?

There was one line in a reader's comment about Elias Pettersson that caught my attention: “You Can't Fix Lazy.” It's a good line. It's also a pretty big conclusion to reach about a player we don't actually know very well.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / September 6

The Canucks’ Goaltending Problem Is More a Test of Patience

The easiest way to look at the Vancouver Canucks’ goaltending situation is to call it a problem. They have Thatcher Demko. They have Kevin Lankinen. And they have Nikita Tolopilo.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / September 6

Kraken release rookie camp roster for prospect showcase vs. Canucks

As the Vancouver Canucks prepare for their prospect showcase matchups against the Seattle Kraken on September 12th and 13th, the Canucks finally know who they’ll be up against.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / September 6

Jake Sanderson’s contract with Senators is a reasonable and optimistic comparable for Canucks’ Zeev Buium extension

Just when it seemed like the 2026 offseason was coming to an end, the Vancouver Canucks made their biggest move of the summer, signing Zeev Buium to an eight-year, $9.38 million AAV extension.

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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.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / September 6

Canucks’ Quinn Hughes Trade May Be the Best Thing to Happen to Them

There is a funny thing about rebuilding a hockey team. The move that looks like the beginning of the end can sometimes turn out to be the beginning of something much better.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / September 6

Canucks Weekly: Buium, Demko, Cotter & Prospects Showcase

The Vancouver Canucks are only 10 days away from opening training camp in Penticton, and the buzz around the team is getting louder. While it hasn’t officially started, players have rolled into town for informal “captain’s skates”, and we finally have something else to talk about besides the disaster that was last season.

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 6

The Foote Effect and why Buium is worth the bet for the Canucks | Wagner’s Weekly

An eight-year contract worth $9.38 million per year for Zeev Buium isn’t without risk. Players who have yet to prove themselves don’t typically get that kind of long-term, big-money commitment, and Buium has only played 76 NHL games so far in his career.

Zeev Buium News / Canucksarmy / September 6

Zeev Buium isn’t just a smart bet for the Canucks, he’s a necessary one

Just a couple of weeks out from Training Camp 2026, the Vancouver Canucks made one of the largest signings in franchise history, both in terms of the size of the contract and its potential importance.

Jonathan Lekkerimaki News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 6

Jonathan Lekkerimaki Entering Pivotal Year With Canucks

Since we are now four full drafts removed from the 2022 edition of the NHL Entry Draft, it’s becoming the time where increased pressure is placed on the top prospects from that year who have still not claimed a full-time NHL role.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / September 6

The Canucks Rebuild May Finally Be Taking the Right Approach

There is something strangely refreshing about listening to Henrik Sedin talk about the Vancouver Canucks rebuild. He isn't promising that the team will suddenly be good next year.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 5

Canucks goalie prospect Aleksei Medvedev struggles in preseason match vs. Victoria Royals

It wasn’t a banner draft plus-one season for Vancouver Canucks goaltending prospect Aleksei Medvedev. He struggled early on and lost the starter’s crease as a result.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / September 5

The Canucks Need Players Who Have Something to Prove

Maybe the Vancouver Canucks don't need another player who has already been told he's good enough. Maybe they need a few players who are still angry about being told they aren't.

Zeev Buium News / Canucksarmy / September 5

Canucks’ Johnson embraces new reality of NHL economics with Buium mega deal

Like most in the hockey world, Vancouver Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson has been forced to wrap his head around the new economic realities that have emerged in an escalating salary cap era.

Zeev Buium News / NHL Trade Talk / September 5

Zeev Buium Gets Paid, But the Canucks May Have Turned Lemons into Lemonade

The Vancouver Canucks made a bold statement on Friday, locking down a huge part of their future. They placed a massive bet on Zeev Buium, a 20-year-old who has barely scratched the surface of his NHL career.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / September 5

Lekkerimäki feels fully healthy and excited to test surgically repaired shoulder at Canucks camp

It’s early September, but the Vancouver Canucks already have a win to celebrate – and not just the Zeev Buium extension. The fact that Jonathan Lekkerimäki is on the ice with his teammates and a fully active participant in captain’s skates this week is good news for both the player and the organization.

Zeev Buium News / Field Level Media / September 5

Canucks sign D Zeev Buium to 8-year, $75M contract

The Vancouver Canucks signed Zeev Buium to an eight-year, $75.04 million contract that will take effect with the 2027-28 season, the team announced Friday night.