Tag: Vancouver Canucks

Rumors: Vermette, Condra, Subban, Tanev, Oilers, Avs and Thornton

Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times: Antoine Vermette knows that the Blackhawks likely won't be able to afford him next season. “I like it here, it’s great,” he said. “But I recognize it’s a tricky position, and out of my…

Mark Easson

Injuries: Miller, Palat, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Voracek and More

Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Ryan Miller's agent, Mike Liut, on the radio yesterday. “He is not behind schedule; he is on schedule,” Miller’s agent, Mike Liut told Vancouver’s News 1130 Thursday. “As I told you two weeks ago, goalies take…

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Rumors: Landing McDavid, Green and Tanev

Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at bottom five teams, and which would have the fastest turnaround if they won the draft lottery and the right to draft Connor McDavid.1. Maple Leafs - Landing McDavid would remove any reason to trade…

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Video: Nightly NHL Recap for March 19th 2015

Highlights from last night’s action – ten games were on the schedule. Sharks 4 - Maple Leafs 1 Canadiens 4 - Hurricanes 0 Senators 6 - Bruins 4 Panthers 3 - Red Wings 1 Capitals 3 - Wild 2 Jets…

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Injuries: Miller, Datsyuk, Malkin, Krejci, Lundqvist and More

Farhan Lalji: Canucks Ryan Miller will not be back before the playoffs. Elliott Pap: Canucks GM Jim Benning in a text after Lalji's report: "I haven't heard that Ryan (Miller) is going to be out longer than expected." Ansar Khan: Red…

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Video: Nightly NHL Recap for March 17th 2015

Highlights from last night’s action – nine games were on the schedule. Devils 2 - Penguins 0 Senators 2 - Hurricanes 1 OT Sabres 2 - Bruins 1 SO Canadiens 3 - Panthers 2 Wild 3 - Predators 2 OT…

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Videos and Quick Hits: Cap, 45+ Goal Scorers, Hutton and Vegas

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: It's possible that the NHL can inflate the salary cap by five percent even if the NHLPA doesn't want too. One team executive: “Whoever thought we would see the day when the NHL wanted a higher…

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Injuries: Myers, OEL, Michalek, Martinez, Smid and More

Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: Jets Tyler Myers suffered an upper-body injury last game and it's not known if he'll be able to go tonight. “I don't know the answer to that. I won't have an update for you…

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Pacific Division – Offseason Look: Draft Picks and Free Agents

This week we'll take a look at the 2015 draft picks for each team, as well as their pending restricted and unrestricted free agents. Tomorrow we'll post the Central division, followed by the Metropolitan and Atlantic divisions.

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Injuries: Bieksa, Bogosian, Luongo, Polak, Little, Nichushkin and More

Elliott Pap of the Vancouver Sun: Canucks Kevin Bieksa skated yesterday with the team. He broke is left hand back in January and was given a six- to eight-week timetable. Currently at the seven week mark. “This was my first…

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Video: Nightly Recap for March 9th 2015

Highlights from last night's action - five games were on the schedule. Red Wings 5 - Oilers 2 Sharks 2 - Penguins Predators 2 - Coyotes 1 Islanders 4 - Maple Leafs 3 OT Canucks 2 - Ducks 2

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NHL Attendance For Each Team After 30 Home Games: 2014-15

Our tracking of NHL home attendance continues, as we're looking at the 30 game mark for this season. Comparisons at the 10 game and 20 game marks this season are also included. 13 teams continue to draw at least 100…

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