That sucked, badly. The Vancouver Canucks lost to the Calgary Flames by a 5-2 scoreline. Worse than the score was the way that they lost. This team just looked awful, with nothing going right for them in any aspect of the game.
Fil Hronek – who clearly read Daniel Wagner’s first article for CanucksArmy – got things going by activating on a 2-on-1 with Evander Kane. When Kevin Bahl started sliding to take his passing lane away, Hronek stopped up for a toe drag before wiring the puck past Dustin Wolf.
The Vancouver Canucks did not hold a morning skate ahead of Sunday’s contest against the Calgary Flames. But Head Coach Adam Foote met with the media a few hours prior to gametime to share information regarding tonight’s lineup.
Just three Vancouver Canucks who have played at least 100 minutes have a positive goal differential at 5-on-5 this season. Two of them are forwards: Conor Garland is plus-one and Aatu Räty is plus-two.
The Vancouver Canucks‘ season is starting to feel like a test of patience. Injuries, underperforming players, and looming contract decisions are keeping fans on edge.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Two of the most disappointing teams through the first quarter of the NHL season are the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks. Both teams sit at the bottom of the Pacific Division standings.
With the numerous injuries the Vancouver Canucks have dealt with through the first quarter of the season, first-year head coach Adam Foote has had to play around with his forward lines.
The Vancouver Canucks have lost two straight games and have only one win in their past six outings, but they have plenty of confidence as they prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.
After a team day off on Friday, the Vancouver Canucks returned to the practice ice at Rogers Arena on Saturday morning. Due to an illness to Filip Hronek team was forced to shuffle its defence pairs.
Quinn Hughes’ future as a Vancouver Canuck is very much in question, and if the team continues to struggle, speculation about his departure will only get louder.
The Vancouver Canucks might be in on another potential free agent. On Saturday, the St. Louis Blues placed forward Alexandre Texier on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination.
Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson has heard it all this season. The whispers about his effort level, the debates about whether he'd ever get back to being a 100-point player, and the endless comparisons to Quinn Hughes made some wonder if Vancouver picked the wrong guy to build around.
Earlier this week the Vancouver Canucks reached the quarter-mark of their 2025-26 National Hockey League schedule. That means it’s time for our first CanucksArmy report cards of the new season.
The Lukas Reichel experiment in Vancouver appears to be nearing its end. According to CHEK’s Rick Dhaliwal on Sportsnet 650, the Canucks have made the 23-year-old forward available for trade, just weeks after acquiring him from Chicago.
There may be an interesting development regarding Quinn Hughes and the Vancouver Canucks. Insider Rick Dhaliwal said on Canucks Talk that the organization has had discussions behind the scenes and internally believes it may be better to trade Hughes this season—not next—if he doesn’t want to commit long term.
Some weeks, watching the Vancouver Canucks feels quiet on the surface but also full of little tremors underneath. If you’ve watched this team long enough, you can think that bigger things might be coming.
Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote provided injury updates for four players on Wednesday. Most notably, forward Conor Garland is set to return for