http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/116 Recent articles about the Vancouver Canucks en-us from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, Oh, sure, it’s just a game, and nothing that happens Wednesday night when Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo square off in New Jersey will have much bearing on the Olympic jobs handed out in February. But just so everyone knows, Team Canada GM Steve Yzerman will indeed be watching the Canucks-Devils game. “I’m going to TiVo it and watch it later,” Yzerman told ESPN.com on Tuesday. “I’m going to be at another game [Tampa at Boston], but when I saw this ... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:24:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Brodeur_vs_Luongo_Tonight/1668024 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Brodeur_vs_Luongo_Tonight/1668024 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Brodeur_vs_Luongo_Tonight/1668024 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e9510887710f44152358e1467cb3db97a8bcc17/small/Vancouver_Canucks_v_fd02.jpg Duck fans don't expect playoffs this season; Blue Jackets defenseman Rusty Klesla will have surgery; Marc Crawford does some line juggling; Wild have two healthy scratches; Blues hope good December will help avoid last season's drama; Willie Mitchell is important to the Canucks. These stories and more after the jump. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:23:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/On_the_Beat_Western_Conference_Hossa_hopes_to_reach_top_with_Hawks_Craig_Anderson_returns_to_South_Florida_Oilers_making_mental_errors/1668067 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/On_the_Beat_Western_Conference_Hossa_hopes_to_reach_top_with_Hawks_Craig_Anderson_returns_to_South_Florida_Oilers_making_mental_errors/1668067 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/On_the_Beat_Western_Conference_Hossa_hopes_to_reach_top_with_Hawks_Craig_Anderson_returns_to_South_Florida_Oilers_making_mental_errors/1668067 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/3/c3c204d89072718acd2eeb03cd70d19fa2c84bd8/small/Vancouver_Canucks_v_b6b1.jpg This morning in the Eastern Conference, details on Marc Savard's new deal, concern over Jonas Gustavsson's heart issues, reaction to Keith Ballard and Alexander Ovechkin and much more after the jump. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:37:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Wednesday_Morning_NHL_Papers_Eastern_Conference_Martin_Brodeur_not_reading_too_much_into_tonights_game_against_Roberto_Luongo_talk_of_expansion_and_is_John_Stevens_safe_in_Philadelphia/1666420 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Wednesday_Morning_NHL_Papers_Eastern_Conference_Martin_Brodeur_not_reading_too_much_into_tonights_game_against_Roberto_Luongo_talk_of_expansion_and_is_John_Stevens_safe_in_Philadelphia/1666420 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Wednesday_Morning_NHL_Papers_Eastern_Conference_Martin_Brodeur_not_reading_too_much_into_tonights_game_against_Roberto_Luongo_talk_of_expansion_and_is_John_Stevens_safe_in_Philadelphia/1666420 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/9/69b04c1489dab65b2c340f3516a2771adb3b29c3/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93047996.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0C17B5FBAF3FDAA5E03FF293321E415D4D309FAC9F3BA8E3C.jpg from Larry Wigge of NHL.com, Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo is encouraged by the Samuelsson signing—and not just because he is one of only two members of the team to have a Stanley Cup ring. “Sammy and I played together in Florida and I’ve always thought he was kind of an under-the-radar player with the skills he has and the way he shoots the puck,” Luongo said. “In Detroit, he learned how to play the right way—effective both offensively and defensively. And ... he’s still got ... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:53:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Samuelsson_On_His_Game_In_Vancouver/1655493 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Samuelsson_On_His_Game_In_Vancouver/1655493 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Samuelsson_On_His_Game_In_Vancouver/1655493 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/4/145b55514c9f2c277d0b7683f5e2f6765f36b05e/small/Vancouver_Canucks_v_fd3c.jpg Dan Boyle scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 6:15 into the second period, and Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:51:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Nabokov_stops_28_shots_as_Sharks_top_Canucks/1652556 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Nabokov_stops_28_shots_as_Sharks_top_Canucks/1652556 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Nabokov_stops_28_shots_as_Sharks_top_Canucks/1652556 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/7/f78b612b4c621d7bb7149fde8c367f0b33b09d48/small/San_Jose_Sharks_1a83.jpg Dan Boyle scored the go-ahead goal on a power play 6:15 into the second period, and Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:44:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Boyles_power_play_goal_fuels_Sharks_past_Canucks/1652628 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Boyles_power_play_goal_fuels_Sharks_past_Canucks/1652628 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Boyles_power_play_goal_fuels_Sharks_past_Canucks/1652628 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/9/a9b4705ae7ba000adfe8031fcd241b834b863faa/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92069992.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0E5F49EFDE2D2531D7432C188CB4BCE10D3696E167A843211.jpg (Ed. Note: Our series "5 Reasons I Love Hockey" features puckheads from all walks of life revealing five things that either made them a fan or that keep them watching hockey. It will run every weekend. Have a suggestion for a "5 Reasons" guest blogger? Hit us on email. Enjoy!)Alix Wright blogged on the entertaining The Humming Giraffe before joining Canucks Hockey Blog earlier this year, bringing with her the Vancouver Canucks fan passion and offbeat humor that's chara... Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:30:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Five_reasons_Canucks_blogger_Alix_Wright_loves_hockey/1650121 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Five_reasons_Canucks_blogger_Alix_Wright_loves_hockey/1650121 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Five_reasons_Canucks_blogger_Alix_Wright_loves_hockey/1650121 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/9/097b7b7d0dc380f1c9b2d3433bfe204bd7ff8628/small/Calgary_Flames_v_9c32.jpg (No, the first decade of the 21st century doesn't technically end until 2011. Save your bellyaching. But we've had nine NHL seasons and one stolen from us since 1999-2000, and Yahoo! Sports has decided it's time to rank the best and worst of the last "decade." Enjoy, and snark freely in the comments.)Moments of unjustifiable criminal behavior. Economic despair. Debilitating physical ailments that irrevocably changed the lives of many. Man, was this a great decade for the... Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:05:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/The_10_biggest_NHL_stories_of_the_last_decade/1645289 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/The_10_biggest_NHL_stories_of_the_last_decade/1645289 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/The_10_biggest_NHL_stories_of_the_last_decade/1645289 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/e/0ed41bb5a12a8ba0a5961601c454c7e910a36970/small/ept_sports_nhl_experts-408025499-1259438462.jpg No. 1 star: Henrik Sedin(notes), Vancouver CanucksHenrik picked up the secondary helper on Alex Burrows's(notes) first-period goal and scored the eventual game-winner in Vancouver's 4-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Kings. His third-period goal, answering a late second-period tally by Wayne Simmonds(notes) of the Kings, came after Sedin won the faceoff, Alexander Edler(notes) cranked a shot from the blue line and Sedin collected the Jon Quick(notes) (30 saves) rebound for his ... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:08:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Thursdays_Three_Stars_Sedin_Foligno_gobble_up_goals/1638423 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Thursdays_Three_Stars_Sedin_Foligno_gobble_up_goals/1638423 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Thursdays_Three_Stars_Sedin_Foligno_gobble_up_goals/1638423 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/7/474d4d888005fa437fd4a90641542b73e3779032/small/Vancouver_Canucks_v_0819.jpg Henrik Sedin set up Vancouver's first goal and scored the go-ahead goal 3:54 into the third period, leading the Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:59:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_down_Kings_for_third_win_in_four_games/1638289 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_down_Kings_for_third_win_in_four_games/1638289 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_down_Kings_for_third_win_in_four_games/1638289 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/1/e1e22f5e07455f4d9efb595412555cc515b5c221/small/Vancouver_Canucks_v_ecd2.jpg Henrik Sedin set up Vancouver's first goal and scored the go-ahead goal 3:54 into the third period, leading the Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:47:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sedins_goal_assist_enough_to_take_down_Kings/1638319 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sedins_goal_assist_enough_to_take_down_Kings/1638319 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sedins_goal_assist_enough_to_take_down_Kings/1638319 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/6/e67e9ae3dce085e0f8e9f8d28836816a349bfe57/small/Vancouver_Canucks_v_5979.jpg The last time Jonathan Toews(notes) saw Vancouver Canucks defenseman Willie Mitchell(notes) on the ice ... well, it's safe to assume he didn't see all that much of him when Mitchell steamrolled him on Oct. 21. The Chicago Blackhawks captain was concussed, missed six games and the Chicago offense struggled without him.He returned on Nov. 9; the Blackhawks haven't lost a game since then. So they roll into Vancouver tonight to face a Canucks team that's won two in a row and gets ... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:05:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mitchell_vs_Toews_Sedins_reunite_in_CanucksHawks_battle/1613078 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mitchell_vs_Toews_Sedins_reunite_in_CanucksHawks_battle/1613078 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mitchell_vs_Toews_Sedins_reunite_in_CanucksHawks_battle/1613078 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/4/44ad4edb520b74ed81247dfb0eb6677e2ee28c39/small/IL_Los_Angeles_d6dc.jpg VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The Vancouver Canucks have cleared room for the return of high-scoring forward Daniel Sedin by sending forward Matt Pettinger to their AHL affiliate on Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:33:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_clear_room_for_Sedin_demote_Pettinger/1608389 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_clear_room_for_Sedin_demote_Pettinger/1608389 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_clear_room_for_Sedin_demote_Pettinger/1608389 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/f/7fcd625dd37872e8d47b303ded1a4cfec4b3ebea/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f85409045.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1932C5816113BCD9D3C220446106913D713.jpg The Vancouver Canucks have cleared room for the return of high-scoring forward Daniel Sedin by sending forward Matt Pettinger to their AHL affiliate on Saturday. Sedin has missed 18 games since his foot was broken by a teammate's shot in the fourth game of the season on Oct. 7. Sedin has led the Canucks in goals in each of the last three seasons. Sedin would be reunited on the Canucks' top line with identical twin Henrik, likely Sunday night at home against the Chicago Blackhawk... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:59:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_clear_room_for_Daniel_Sedin_39s_return/1608246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_clear_room_for_Daniel_Sedin_39s_return/1608246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_clear_room_for_Daniel_Sedin_39s_return/1608246 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/6/b601855d1275f9be80fe72700300d377d4e05ada/small/Vancouver_Canucks_v_eb26.jpg The Vancouver Canucks have cleared room for the return of high-scoring forward Daniel Sedin by sending forward Matt Pettinger to their AHL affiliate on Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_clear_way_for_return_of_high_scorer_D_Sedin/1608250 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_clear_way_for_return_of_high_scorer_D_Sedin/1608250 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_clear_way_for_return_of_high_scorer_D_Sedin/1608250 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/7/6714296af9eda3142d9b9c520b2a8d4b249447af/small/Vancouver_Canucks_v_6fc4.jpg Vancouver LW Daniel Sedin, the team's leading goal scorer the last three seasons, is expected to return Sunday against Chicago. He has been out for 18 games due to a broken foot. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:42:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Vancouver_Canucks_expected_to_get_Daniel_Sedin_back_on_Sunday_against_Blackhawks/1605974 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Vancouver_Canucks_expected_to_get_Daniel_Sedin_back_on_Sunday_against_Blackhawks/1605974 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Vancouver_Canucks_expected_to_get_Daniel_Sedin_back_on_Sunday_against_Blackhawks/1605974 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/0/4033f4fe05b2d38f8f0bf04f7e7e7f22d6781947/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f83755699.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF19315DD66DBF896C6F3FBF3C8A4D7B25356.jpg British Columbia's provincial health officer says Vancouver Canucks players jumped the line when they received swine flu vaccinations this week. "If they got the vaccine and they weren't in any of the risk groups as individuals then they were queue-jumping," Dr. Perry Kendall said in an interview on Thursday. "I don't know why they queue-jumped because they only had to wait a few days." The H1N1 vaccine will be made available to all British Columbians ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:24:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_got_vaccine_early_province_official_says/1599127 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Canucks_got_vaccine_early_province_official_says/1599127 DENVER(AP) Henrik Sedin had his first NHL hat trick and Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots, helping the Vancouver Canucks snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:17:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sedins_first_hat_trick_helps_Canucks_thump_Avs/1567137 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sedins_first_hat_trick_helps_Canucks_thump_Avs/1567137 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sedins_first_hat_trick_helps_Canucks_thump_Avs/1567137 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/b/5b0d35d182a32f72e709678d60b4da87bf328c98/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92862686.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0FDAC280A739E9E35A012679AAFE5265944692F987B7E2FC2.jpg Henrik Sedin had his first NHL hat trick and Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots, helping Vancouver snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:55:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sedins_hat_trick_powers_Canucks_rout_of_Avs/1567080 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sedins_hat_trick_powers_Canucks_rout_of_Avs/1567080 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sedins_hat_trick_powers_Canucks_rout_of_Avs/1567080 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/9/b9f7ae3f776f634a3acd66edadca3d9c3e750a48/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f83754250.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF19315DD66DBF896C6F36775AE0EB2E41F5C.jpg The NHL has suspended Vancouver forward Darcy Hordichuk one game and fined Canucks coach Alain Vigneault $10,000. Hordichuk was assessed an instigator penalty after fighting Cam Janssen at 15:04 of the third period during Tuesday night's 6-1 loss to St. Louis. Janssen had roughed up Tanner Glass during a fight earlier in the game. 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