The Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins completed a trade Friday that will see minor-league rearguard Colton Poolman head to Pennsylvania while a pair of forwards in Bennett MacArthur and Jagger Joshua will now set up shop in Western New York.
When he met the media following his Vancouver Canucks’ elimination in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers,
There have been a lot of questions over the past couple of days in regards to how the Avalanche are navigating their salary cap. So I thought it might be a good idea to try my best to explain what they did.
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.
GM Patrik Allvin said all along that it was his intention to avoid LTIR relief space and keep the Vancouver Canucks actually, legitimately under the NHL salary cap ceiling to start the 2024/25 season.
The Vancouver Canucks are facing more injury challenges, with veteran defenceman Tucker Poolman set for another extended absence due to ongoing concussion issues.
The Canucks have had some rough runs with injury lately, and now, a key veteran on their blue line in Tucker Poolman is set for another stint on the sidelines as he continues to battle major concussion issues.
Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced that defenseman Tucker Poolman will miss the entirety of the 2024-25 NHL season. Poolman did not play at all during the 2023-24 season and only appeared in three games during 2022-23, registering one assist, his last game was on Oct.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. When last we met to talk salary cap, we made the exciting realization that – for the first time in our working memory – the Vancouver Canucks were on track to start the 2024/25 season below the actual cap ceiling.
Every fanbase thinks that the officials are biased against their team. Every fanbase feels like their team suffers injuries more than most. But if you’re a fan of the Vancouver Canucks, the latter is actually and demonstrably true.