Canucks News & Rumours: Hronek, Demko, DeBrusk & Foote
The Vancouver Canucks head into Detroit to face the Red Wings on Thursday carrying a problem that’s becoming uncomfortably familiar. The team shows up — eventually — but their full…
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The Problems the Maple Leafs Still Need to Solve
On the surface, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 4–1 win over the Florida Panthers looks like exactly the kind of result the team needs right now. Two points banked. A regulation…
Maple Leafs Can’t Ignore the Standings Reality They Find Themselves In
Looking at the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday, it’s easy to be frustrated with the end of the game. However, perhaps disbelief is…
Canucks News & Rumours: Demko, Blueger, Chytil & Luck
The Vancouver Canucks are in Buffalo tonight, facing a Sabres team eager to respond after a rare stumble. Buffalo lost 5-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, snapping a…
Canucks News & Rumours: Sherwood Trade, Ekman-Larsson Irony & Pettersson’s Pace
The Vancouver Canucks are in one of those seasons where fans watch with a mix of hope and resignation. The early-season ambition about a Stanley Cup run has given way…
Former Maple Leaf Comes Home: The Fraser Minten Trade Cost
Sometimes hockey makes you pause and think about the what-ifs. Saturday night, Fraser Minten lit up his hometown Vancouver Canucks by scoring two goals — including the overtime winner —…
Former Maple Leaf Comes Home: The Fraser Minten Trade Cost
Sometimes hockey makes you pause and think about the what-ifs. Saturday night, Fraser Minten lit up his hometown Vancouver Canucks by scoring two goals — including the overtime winner —…
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Matthews, Robertson, McCabe, Roy & Cowan
Saturday’s 4-3 Toronto Maple Leafs overtime loss to the New York Islanders was filled with noise, action, and celebration for both teams. Sadly, for the Maple Leafs, they failed to…
Auston Matthews’ Record Night Meant More Than the Record
The Auston Matthews record-breaking goal meant far more than the number. Halfway through the second period Saturday night, Auston Matthews did something that felt both historic and strangely familiar. It…
3 Positives and 3 Negatives From the Canucks’ Loss to the Kraken
The Vancouver Canucks didn’t play a perfect game against the Seattle Kraken, but they didn’t play a hopeless one either. A 4–3 shootout loss always leaves you standing in the…