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Canucks News & Rumours: Pettersson’s Physical Game and Lankinen’s Losing Streak

The Vancouver Canucks have a couple of problems to sort through, and Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning reminded everyone how difficult things have become.

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Teams Keep Circling Elias Pettersson, Insider on What Canucks Need to Finalize Trade

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.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 17

Canucks give up four unanswered goals in 4-2 loss to Lightning

DeBrusk – EP40 – Lekkerimäki Cotter – Chytil – Boeser Öhgren – O’Connor – Karlsson Bains – Sasson – Gallagher EP25 – Hronek Oleksiak – Willander Buium – Mancini No Marco Rossi for this one, as he was feeling under the weather.

Vancouver Canucks News / Professor Press Box / October 17

2 Young Canucks Are Showing Signs of Progress

There wasn't a happy ending for the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night, but there were a couple of individual performances worth noticing. Vancouver lost 3-2 in overtime to the Florida Panthers, yet Elias Pettersson and Liam Öhgren both found the net.

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Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 17

Canucks: D Elias Pettersson’s impressive start is more than just passing the eye test

Amid the Vancouver Canucks‘ six-game losing streak, there haven’t been many individual positives to come from it. Of course, Finnish netminder Leevi Meriläinen

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

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.

Marco Rossi News / Canucksarmy / October 17

What’s behind Marco Rossi’s seven-game scoring drought for the Canucks?

Over the past nine games, the Vancouver Canucks have scored just three goals at five-on-five with Marco Rossi on the ice, who has coincidentally gone seven straight games without a point in the process.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / October 17

Canucks News & Rumours: D-Petey, Öhgren, Willander & Sasson

Tonight, the Vancouver Canucks get another crack at a win in Florida as they play the Tampa Bay Lightning. They came close against the Florida Panthers but didn’t get the result they wanted Thursday night, losing 3-2 in overtime.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / October 17

Canucks Game Day: Looking to close out lengthy road trip with a win vs. Lightning

The Vancouver Canucks (2-6-1) wrap up their six-game road trip this afternoon when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (5-2) at Benchmark International Arena.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 16

Vancouver Canucks practice in Tampa Bay; Abbotsford signs defenceman to PTO

You rarely get slow news days once the NHL season starts, but today was one of them. Today was one of those days when there wasn’t much to report from Vancouver Canucks practice.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 16

Rebuilding Canucks facing stiff test in Lightning

In a woeful start to the season, the Vancouver Canucks put forth one of their best efforts earlier this week, but even that was not enough. Winless on their six-game road trip through the Eastern Conference, the Canucks will attempt to end the journey on a high note Saturday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Michael DiPietro News / Professor Press Box / October 16

Former Canucks Prospect Michael DiPietro Finally Gets Another NHL Chance

Sometimes a hockey career takes the scenic route. Michael DiPietro knows something about that. At one point, the former Vancouver Canucks prospect was considered a pretty exciting young goaltender.

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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.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 16

Why did Canucks fans rate Aatu Räty higher than the rest of the league?

When it comes to Aatu Räty and the Vancouver Canucks, the writing has been on the wall for a while. He received a fairly limited look in the preseason this year.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / October 16

Canucks News & Rumours: Why Move Räty & Meriläinen’s Near Theft

The Vancouver Canucks have plenty of decisions to make as they try to figure out what kind of team they can grow into this season. Not every decision will turn into a major storyline, and not every player who leaves will come back to haunt them.

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Tom Willander News / Canucksarmy / October 16

The Statsies: Tom Willander leads Canucks in xGF in overtime loss to Panthers

They managed to steal a point! The Vancouver Canucks couldn’t manage to hang onto their first period lead, dropping a 3-2 loss on the road in overtime to the Florida Panthers.

Aatu Raty News / Field Level Media / October 15

Maple Leafs deal for Canucks F Aatu Raty

The Vancouver Canucks traded forward Aatu Raty to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday for forwards Brandon Buhr and Jacob Quillan. Raty, 23, has tallied one goal through four games to start this season.

Filip Chytil News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 15

Vancouver Canucks Activate Filip Chytil

As expected, the Vancouver Canucks announced they’ve activated center Filip Chytil from injured reserve. The oft-injured forward began the season on Vancouver’s injured reserve due to a shoulder injury.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 15

What’s behind the early struggles from Canucks’ Zeev Buium and Filip Hronek?

The Vancouver Canucks have gotten off to a difficult start to the season, and their struggles have extended to the top of their defence corps. Filip Hronek and Zeev Buium have surprisingly been among Vancouver’s least effective defencemen by the underlying numbers through the team’s first eight games.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / October 15

Canucks’ Räty clears NHL waivers, will report to AHL Abbotsford

After being placed on NHL waivers on Wednesday, Vancouver Canucks forward Aatu Räty has cleared waivers and will report to AHL Abbotsford. Räty, 23, has appeared in just four of the Canucks’ eight games this season.

Filip Chytil News / Daily Faceoff / October 15

Canucks’ Filip Chytil to make season debut after shoulder injury

Vancouver Canucks center Filip Chytil is slated to make his 2026-27 season debut Thursday after missing the first eight games while recovering from a shoulder injury.

Vancouver Canucks News / Viral Sports News / October 14

Canucks Part Ways With 23-Year-Old Forward in Surprise Move

The Vancouver Canucks placed center Aatu Räty on waivers Wednesday, a move that clears space as they prepare to activate forward Filip Chytil from injured reserve, via Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Aatu Raty News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 14

Canucks Place Aatu Raty On Waivers

The Vancouver Canucks are days away from activating forward Filip Chytil (muscular shoulder strain) from the injured reserve. To activate Chytil, the Canucks needed to create roster space and made a peculiar roster move to do so.

Zeev Buium News / NHL Trade Talk / October 14

The Canucks Need to Give Zeev Buium Room to Grow

There’s a funny thing about being a young defenceman in Vancouver. Everybody wants you to be the next great Canucks defenceman, preferably yesterday. Zeev Buium is only 20, but the expectations are already pretty big.

Vancouver Canucks News / The Hockey Writers / October 14

Canucks News & Rumours: Meriläinen, D-Petey, Lekkerimäki & Young Defence Taking Shape

The Vancouver Canucks have given their fans plenty to grumble about early this season, but there are still some interesting things happening if we look beyond the standings.

Elias Pettersson News / Professor Press Box / October 13

Elias Pettersson Is Giving the Canucks a Reason for Optimism

For all the frustration surrounding the Vancouver Canucks' start, there's a story worth watching in Elias Pettersson. Through seven games, Pettersson has two goals and six assists for eight points, and his five-game opening point streak matched the hottest start of his career.