Goaltending played a huge role in the Canucks’ series win over the Nashville Predators. But in true Canucks fashion, it didn’t go the way anybody expected.
Under most circumstances, a bonus trip to Music City would be a good thing. Under most circumstances, an opportunity to watch more Vancouver Canucks hockey would be a great thing.
The Vancouver Canucks put their finishing touches on playoff preparation with a 45 minute practice at Rogers Arena during the noon hour on Saturday. All available bodies were present and accounted for and Rick Tocchet likely tipped his hand on the way he’ll deploy his players in Sunday’s first round opener against Nashville.
Okay, we’ve had enough of the “try not to clinch” challenge. The Vancouver Canucks dropped a 3-1 decision to the Dallas Stars last night, falling apart in the final 5 minutes to lose the game.
That was some clinical defensive hockey. The Vancouver Canucks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in a game that wasn’t the most exciting to watch. It was effective, shutdown hockey that the Canucks played, jumping out to a lead and making sure to snuff out any life or hope that the Habs were trying to generate.
Now that’s the Canucks team that’s sitting atop the Pacific. The Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in what probably should’ve been a bigger Canuck victory.
After back to back losses and a couple of instances where he didn’t like the way his hockey club handled adversity, Rick Tocchet tried to get his team’s attention by rolling out a few new looks at Vancouver Canucks practice on Monday.
It’s no surprise that Ilya Mikheyev has been struggling over the last two months.
That was a very solid win. The Vancouver Canucks triumphed 3-1 against the Vegas Golden Knights, taking full advantage of a good team not playing up to their billing.
A fitting way to cap off the worst month of the 2023-24 season. The Vancouver Canucks dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a game where they blew a 2-0 lead and a 3-2 lead.
I’m not entirely sure what I just watched. The Vancouver Canucks lost in absurd fashion, a 10-7 defeat against the Minnesota Wild. Yes, it was entertaining, but it was also just ugly hockey at times.
The highlight of the morning matchups were the cartoons. The Vancouver Canucks played two matinee matchups, dropping a 4-3 decision to the Detroit Red Wings in overtime before winning against the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime.
The Vancouver Canucks got absolutely smoked by the Boston Bruins 4-0, in a game where nearly every player failed to show up. Yes, the Bruins were hungry to prove something after losing to the Flames, but Vancouver did them a lot of favours by being completely flat throughout the game.
Arizona Coyotes forward Liam O’Brien has been fined $2,018.23, the maximum allowable under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement with the NHLPA, for roughing Vancouver Canucks forward Sam Lafferty on Thursday night.
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded forward Sam Lafferty to the Vancouver Canucks for a fifth-round pick in 2024 back on Oct. 8, 2023. It was a trade to clear cap space and while it made sense on paper, the Leafs might be looking back and wondering if it was the right decision.
In what I thought was a funny interview on Hockey Night in Canada, Scott Oake asked the Vancouver Canucks’ Sam Lafferty how he moved up from a bottom-six player to someone who was able to play on the team’s first line.
The Vancouver Canucks were tasked with yet another gruelling week, facing four games in six nights and a back-to-back, to boot. Luckily, they were scheduled to face the bottom-dwelling San Jose Sharks twice and a mediocre Seattle Kraken team.
The Vancouver Canucks made a trade on Sunday (Oct. 8), acquiring forward Sam Lafferty from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick.
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks executed a trade today, bringing Sam Lafferty to the West Coast. The Vancouver Canucks continue to add former Pittsburgh Penguins to the lineup.
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded forward Sam Lafferty on Sunday, leaving the fan base in a slight state of shock and confusion. The move, aimed at saving cap space, has raised questions among fans about Lafferty’s sudden expendability.
The Toronto Maple Leafs shook up their roster by trading forward Sam Lafferty to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. The trade involved Vancouver’s fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, highlighting the Leafs’ strategic focus on cost efficiency and roster development.
Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced Sunday that the club has acquired forward Sam Lafferty from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
The Sam Lafferty era in Toronto has come to an end barely eight months after it began as he is set to head out to the other side of the country. The Leafs sent Laffery to the Canucks in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2024.
The Vancouver Canucks acquired forward Sam Lafferty, sending a 2024 fifth-round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in return.
NHL Player Safety has fined Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward Sam Lafferty $3,108.11, the maximum allowable amount under the CBA for his cross-checking of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ross Colton.
While the Toronto Maple Leafs may have escaped their first game in Tampa Bay this series with a stunning overtime victory, not all of their players will leave Saturday’s contest entirely unscathed.
Lafferty brings speed, tenacity and the ability to slide onto either of a team’s penalty-killing units. He can hound pucks, create havoc on the penalty kill and finish his checks.
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