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Even the most optimistic projections for Elias Pettersson’s rookie season expected a few more growing pains for the rookie centre. But even as fans can see Pettersson struggle at times, he just keeps piling up points. Pettersson is now seven goals and 13.
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... agle, and Tyler Motte is near the top in CF% and has the highest xGF% on the Canucks. We’ll see if that lasts — they had a — but it’s intriguing to see such posi ...
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12 Dec
The Canucks’ 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues had enough fortunate bounces for a month’s worth of hockey games. That’s not to take anything away from the Canucks, who worked hard to create their own luck, but it was enough to make you wonder if they’d
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... emi Panarin, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Cam Atkinson. It did not go well for the Canucks, who got quickly pinned down in the defensive zone, practically inviting the ...
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11 Dec
Brock Boeser was the breakout star of last year's NHL All-Star Game. He dominated the accuracy shooting event during the Skills Competition, then followed that up with an MVP performance during the 3-on-3 tournament the next day, winning a new car and...
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... at, for several reasons. First, although Pettersson has been the star of the Canucks, Horvat has put the team on his shoulders for much of the season. when Brand ...
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10 Dec
The addition of an NHL team in Seattle for the 2021-22 season has some upside for the Canucks, adding a geographical rival that should lead to some intense games, particularly if they meet in the playoffs, as each teams’ fans will be able to easily...
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... tract negotiations for the likes of Brandon Sutter and Sven Baertschi if the Canucks want to re-sign them. It might be more likely that they walk away from them ...
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10 Dec
I could have sworn the St. Louis Blues were going to be good this season. I wasn’t alone: they were a popular pick to not only make the playoffs, but to be a potential Cup contender in the West. Instead of rocketing to the top of the Central Division,...
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... as the Canucks chased a goaltender for the second time in as many games. It took them five ...
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7 Dec
When the Canucks drafted Mike DiPietro in 2017, he was already a winner. He was coming off a stellar season with the Windsor Spitfires in which he won the Memorial Cup, posting a .932 save percentage during the tournament. That wasn’t the only factor...
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... ercentage during the tournament. That wasn’t the only factor that led to the Canucks selecting him in the third round — he was already highly regarded by scouts ...
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7 Dec
It had been over a month since the Canucks last won a game at home. They weren’t going to end another homestand without a win. The Canucks came out firing on all cylinders, and even on a few prisms, cones, and spheres. It was some of the most dominant...
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... unrelated. The Canucks’ new first power play unit with Goldobin on the left side and Brock Boeser i ...
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7 Dec
A lot of things have gone wrong during the Canucks’ current losing skid, but their shorthanded struggles have to be one of the biggest concerns. They have won just 12 of their last 13 games and a major reason why is the penalty kill. The Canucks given up.
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... against than any other player in the NHL. 18 of the 28 goals given up by the Canucks’ penalty kill have come with Granlund on the ice. According to Harman Dayal, ...
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6 Dec
Jay Beagle was itching to get back in the lineup, particularly when the Canucks hit their recent losing skid. “The hardest thing is being sidelined during the hard times,” he said before he made his return to the lineup on Tuesday night. “To be sidelined.
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... 021-22 season and immediately provide a geographical rival for the Vancouver Canucks. I’m dropping the gloves with the Canucks for sending down Sam Gagner when J ...
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5 Dec
Remember, remember, in early November, the Pacific Division they topped. I see no reason, the Canucks’ early season should e’er be forgot. For an all-too-brief moment after the first week of November, the Canucks were flying high. With points in five...
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... not go well. Josh Leivo immediately ingratiated himself with the fans in his Canucks debut, opening the scoring seven minutes into the game. Leivo makes first im ...
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5 Dec
On Tuesday, the NHL’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to grant Seattle an expansion franchise for the 2021-22 season. That will bring the league’s teams up to an even 32. The league plans to balance out the Eastern and Western Conferences by moving..
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... o $140 for the Canucks. Will tickets to Seattle games be that expensive? Not necessarily, but they ...
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4 Dec
Trying to keep up with the Canucks’ roster and lineup changes feels a bit exhausting. On Monday, Brendan Leipsic got claimed off waivers, then the Canucks traded for Josh Leivo. With Jay Beagle returning from injury, however, the Canucks needed to make...
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... t unit power play time. article continues below Trending Stories related The Canucks had the option of sending Adam Gaudette, who does not require waivers, down ...
