The Vancouver Canucks Are Fun Again
At the start of December the Vancouver Canucks were near the bottom of the Western Conference, but with a solid month they entered this week close to a wild-card spot.
NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks – Hutton, Salary Cap Space and Free Agents
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Looking like defenseman Ben Hutton's time with the Canucks could be up. It would be a surprise if the Canucks didn't explore the idea of trading him at the draft in June. Rick…
NHL News: Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Stars, Red Wings, Wild, Sharks, Lightning, Maple Leafs, and Canucks
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Michael Smith: Forward Derek Ryan returned from his upper-body injury last night. Michael Smith: Forward Sebastian Aho missed his first game with a concussion and lower-body injury. On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Brian Hedger: Forward…
Western Conference News: Coyotes, Blackhawks, Oilers, Kings, Predators, and Canucks
On the Arizona Coyotes ... Dave Vest: Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun missed last night's game with an illness. On the Chicago Blackhawks ... Mark Lazerus: Scotty Bowman said on Wednesday that he was 'guessing' and didn't any inside information on…
NHL News: Ducks, Flames, Hurricanes, Blackhawks, Kings, Penguins, Canucks, and Jets
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: The Ducks have claimed forward J.T. Brown off waivers from the Lightning, and placed forward Logan Shaw on waivers. Eric Stephens: The Ducks were expecting Brown to arrive last night and to play…
Western Conference News: Flames, Avs, Stars, Oilers, Kings, Wild, Preds, Blues, Knights and Jets
On the Calgary Flames ... Elliotte Friedman: The Flames put Freddie Hamilton on waivers. On the Colorado Avalanche ... Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: Goaltender Semyon Varlamov will likely miss the next two games with a lower-body injury. The…
NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, and the Vancouver Canucks
On the Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks ... TSN Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: Teams are talking to the Buffalo Sabres about Evander Kane. Talks are intensifying, but it doesn't mean he'll be traded before the…
NHL Injuries: Panthers, Kings, Preds, Isles, Pens, Sharks, Blues, Lightning, Canucks and Capitals
On the Florida Panthers ... Jameson Olive: Aleksander Barkov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. More will be known today. On the Los Angeles Kings ... John Hoven: The LA Kings activated forward Andy Andreoff off the IR. On the…
Western Conference News: Ducks, Flames, Avs, Oilers, Kings, Sharks, Canucks, and Golden Knights
On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Coach Randy Carlyle said there is no timetable set for Ryan Getzlaf (fractured cheekbone) and Ryan Kesler (hip) yet. Both are skating and progressing. Eric Stephens: Ducks put defenseman Hampus Lindholm on the…
Pacific Division: Vancouver Canucks Season Outlook
Forwards Consider the Canucks’ youth movement in effect. For the first time since 2005-06, one of Vancouver’s top two scorers last year wasn’t named Sedin. 22-year-old center Bo Horvat led Vancouver with 52 points on 20 goals and 32 assists.…
NHL News and Notes: Canucks, Ducks, Oilers, Coyotes, Flyers, Leafs and Islanders
On the Vancouver Canucks ... Cap Friendly: The Canucks signed Bo Horvat to a six-year deal worth $5.5 million a season. Some comparables in that range are Jonathan Drouin (six years at $5.5 million per), Jaden Schwartz (five years at…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Red Wings and Canucks
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Aivis Kalnins: Have heard that the Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the front runners for Danis Zaripov. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of The Athletic Detroit: From an interview with Detroit Red Wings assistant…