Some updates on the Vancouver Canucks‘ goaltending situation, as the team has had to make a roster adjustment. According to Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie & Dhali – The Team, goaltender Nikita Tolopilo is flying home to be with his wife, who is currently in labour.
The Vancouver Canucks will be without their top two starting goaltenders for their upcoming road trip. General Manager Patrik Allvin announced on Tuesday morning that goaltender Kevin Lankinen will not travel with the team on the road trip due to personal reasons.
Some nights, you can see the shape of the game long before it settles in. Game three of this road swing had that feel almost immediately. The Vancouver Canucks rolled into Sunrise to play the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, riding the buzz of the previous night’s win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Making his first start since December 23rd, 2023 — which also came on the road against the Florida Panthers — Jiri Patera was busy early in this game. Max Sasson took an early penalty, giving the Canucks’ league-worst penalty kill some early work.
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.
As the Vancouver Canucks wrap up their quick three-game road trip, that comes with some significant lineup changes. According to Sportsnet’s Dan Murphy, goaltender Jiri Patera will get the start, and newcomer David Kampf replaces an injured Conor Garland up front.
The Vancouver Canucks have recalled goaltender Jiri Patera from AHL Abbotsford under emergency conditions. General manager Patrik Allvin announced the move on Friday morning, less than an hour before the Canucks’ practice at Rogers Arena.
Bringing back goaltender Jiri Patera via waiver claim on Monday seemed like a no-brainer for Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin. After losing goaltender Jiri Patera on the waiver wire last week to the Boston Bruins, it left the Vancouver Canucks in a tough position for their American Hockey League affiliate in Abbotsford.
The Vancouver Canucks are gearing up to announce their opening night roster for the 2024-25 NHL season. The team has made a few transactions in that effort.
Just hours before NHL teams are required to finalize their season-opening rosters, a handful of players were claimed off waivers on Monday. The Anaheim Ducks claimed goaltender James Reimer from the Buffalo Sabres.
What goes around comes around, as on Monday morning, the Vancouver Canucks re-claim Jiri Patera from the Boston Bruins. This news comes just four days after the Bruins claimed him from the Canucks.
On early Sunday morning, the Boston Bruins came to terms with Jeremy Swayman, signing the star goaltender to an eight-year contract with an annual average value (AAV) of $8.25 million.
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Boston Bruins announced that they had claimed goaltender Jiri Patera off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks. This makes three players that the Bruins have acquired from the Canucks before the regular season starts, and the second goaltender they have acquired in the offseason, the other being Joonas Korpisalo, of course.
On Wednesday, news broke that the Boston Bruins had claimed goaltender Jiri Patera off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks. That waiver claim certainly throws a wrench in the Canucks’ plans for this season.
As tension builds in Beantown over the status of Boston Bruins netminder Jeremy Swayman, more fuel was thrown on the fire Wednesday when the team claimed a goaltender on waivers.
The Bruins added yet another goaltender to its roster, but it’s not Jeremy Sayman. Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced that the team has claimed goaltender Jiri Patera off waivers from Vancouver.
The Boston Bruins are adding reinforcements to their goaltending depth just prior to the 2024-2025 regular season. With contract negotiations going poorly with presumed starter and restricted free agent Jeremy Swayman, the team is set to start veteran Joonas Korpisalo to begin the season.
When the Washington Capitals traded goalie Darcy Kuemper to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois, there was a hole left on the roster of who to pair with Charlie Lindgren.
The Vegas Golden Knights returned to the loss column Wednesday during a nationally televised game against the Colorado Avalanche, but things could have gone a lot worse than they did.