Tag: Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks 2014-15 Season Primer

It was busy offseason for the Vancouver Canucks, with big changes to their management, coaching staff and player personnel. Jim Benning replaced Mike Gillis, and Willie Desjardins replaces John Tortorella. Long-time Canuck Ryan Kesler was dealt to their division rivals.…

Mark Easson

Rumors II: Brodeur, Flyers, Markstrom and the Blues

Toronto Sun: Martin Brodeur said he's 80 percent sure that he's coming back this season. "I would like to play one last season before retiring and I want to have fun doing it," said the three-time Stanley Cup winner. "If…

Mark Easson

Injury Updates: Alfredsson, Dupuis, Robidas, Virtanen and Lucic

Ansar Khan of MLive: Daniel Alfredsson wants to play this year, but it's up to his body. "When you do it every day for a couple of weeks we'll see how it feels," Alfredsson said. "Make sure it holds up…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Ovi and Malkin, Wild, Canucks, Heatley and UFAs

Igor Eronko: KHL president Alex Medvedev to Sport-Express.ru on when we'd see Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in the KHL: 'You mean comeback to Russia? There might be good surprises in a year' Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune: Training camp…

Mark Easson

Rumors II: Anderson, Tootoo and AHL Alignment

Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Craig Anderson's new three-year contract extension doesn't include a no-trade or limited trade clause. Anderson could become a trade target at the trade deadline if the Senators are out of the playoffs and a…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Lineup Adjustments for Flyers D, Burrows and Campbell

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: The Flyers will need to figure out their blueline with the recent loss of Kimmo Timonen and addition of Michael Del Zotto. Head coach Craig Berube, “MacDonald and Coburn played together some games last year…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Lineup Adjustments for Flyers D, Burrows and Campbell

Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: The Flyers will need to figure out their blueline with the recent loss of Kimmo Timonen and addition of Michael Del Zotto. Head coach Craig Berube, “MacDonald and Coburn played together some games last year…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors I: Subban and Del Zotto

Sean Fitz-Gerald: P.K. Subban on TSN Radio: "I let my agent take care of that ... in terms of a negotiation, this is business." Ken Campbell: (10:58 last night) Don't believe everything that you read about P.K. Subban and the Canadiens.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors I: Subban and Del Zotto

Sean Fitz-Gerald: P.K. Subban on TSN Radio: "I let my agent take care of that ... in terms of a negotiation, this is business." Ken Campbell: (10:58 last night) Don't believe everything that you read about P.K. Subban and the Canadiens.…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors IV: Jets, Bissonnette, Halpern and the Canucks

Gary Lawless of the Winnipeg Free Press: The Jets and Michael Frolik had discussed a five-year contract before settling for a one-year. $3.3 million deal on Tuesday. Neither side would say what held a long-term deal up, but can guarantee…

Mark Easson

Salary Cap Outlook – The Pacific Division

Continuing on from where we left off with the Central Division, it’s now time to take a look at final division in the NHL, the Western Conferences teams, Pacific Division. *All figures according to CapGeek.com, with the Salary Cap being…

Greg Stamper

NHL Rumors I: Calgary, McCann, Bishop, Sens

Scott Cruickshank of The Calgary Herald: The Flames have re-signed goaltender Joni Ortio to a new two-year deal, and Cruichskank says to expect RFA's Lance Bouma and Mark Cundari to be signed in the next few days. “We really think a…

Greg Stamper