The rags starting to go full tank now? The New York Rangers trade winger Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a conditional third-round pick and prospect Liam Greentree. First thoughts are the Sherwood trade looks pretty good now! Especially considering Panarin has reportedly ...

No...Blues lost. That's not good. I'm afraid of them. I agree. They have been the biggest threat to the Canucks for awhile. Their goal differential has been awful for a long time but they were outperforming it for awhile. As bad as the Canucks have been, last place is not a guarantee even with a 7 ...

I struggle to know who is the best choice without really watching these players in detail, so I have been swayed by the consensus top 3. Whatever the case I just don't want to see the Canucks reaching for anyone (should they be so fortunate to draft in the top 3). While seeking out highlights of the ...

So it seems that Lawrence has moved up to 4th in some draft rankings... I know, late climber bias et al. But still - if Van's lovely lady luck holds - and they end up drafting 3rd... With 1st, 2nd going McKenna, Verhoeff - would you skip the Swede, and go for the Centre? No, I think centre's are ...

Eriksson Ek. Thanks. Eriksson Ek as the potential 1C is pretty damning of centre ice depth (don't get me wrong he's a solid player but a solid 2C). Agreed....you asked if you missed anyone and I named him is all. Totally - thanks for flagging the obvious miss on my side. It's just crazy thinking ...

Not a podcast but not sure how I missed "The Hockey Guy." I haven't been following as closely lately but I think his channel is great and I admire how much work he puts into that thing. I do find his fandom of the Canucks, Bruins and the Stars 'unique' but equally I think it helps him appeal to a ...

Eriksson Ek. Thanks. Eriksson Ek as the potential 1C is pretty damning of centre ice depth (don't get me wrong he's a solid player but a solid 2C). It's a shame for Sweden with how many injuries they have accumulated. Was listening to Halford & Brough interview with Uffe Bodin and I had forgotten ...

My take, this speech does more for Carney at home within his cabinet than anywhere else. He has been up against the Justin "because it's 2015" camp who fight reopening up Canada's resource sector and ability to get products to markets. He just squashed them. He can now bring the Liberal Party back ...

Seven players on the Swedish roster are currently injured. :shock: Sounds like Leo Carlsson won't be able to make it back in time. Not sure about the others. Guess the final roster of Sweden may look different from the one they've presented. I was actually coming to this forum to ask Per how you ...

He completely sliced 10 of the 12 tendons at the base of his hand and required reconstructive surgery. Hence my duct tape gloves to hands comment a bit back there! Never regained full mobility. http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2016/01/josh-holden.html Jesus - even worse than I remembered! Maybe ...

Remember that guy that was mocked for struggling at the beginning of the year? He's now got 32pts to our guy's 29. Also, 70pts vs 45pts last season. The other Elias and Owe-EL are also doing more for less. "I'm not greedy Francesco. All I want is all you got... and I want it upfront." Lindholm was ...

If he can be better that Raty or Bluegers, it's a draft win already. Hell, if Cootes turns out better than Josh Holden Nathan Smith or Libor Polasek it's a win for this organization. Oh Josh Holden - really taking me back now to my youthful optimism. He was the first Canucks prospect I was so ...

The more I think about it, the more I get the sense that this core was doomed to fail, just no one saw it until it was too late. Unless the club hit an uninterrupted path towards utter league dominance and perennial Stanley Cup contention by last season, Hughes was always going to bolt South - just ...

This is an excellent post UW - could not have written a better summary of this management team's performance and it addresses several topics which I have been reflecting on since posting more frequently. I want to comment on a few specific points you raised. [EP40, Horvat, Miller, who to keep, who ...

This is a solid and fair return. I was intrigued by the prospect of a 2nd and a 21 year old former first rounder but upon reflection that's more of the classic Canucks style last decade (Sven Baertschi type reclamation projects) and it's probably safer to settle for two 2nd rounders. Now it's up to ...