Newcomer Brendan Leipsic has been impressive in his first two starts with the Canucks. At a mere $650K per season for this year and next, he is positioned to have a positive impact on the club.
Brendan Leipsic and Tyler Motte both made impressive debuts with the Canucks last night, and Gary Bettman officially announced Vancouver as the host site for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
And I ask the question: will the Boeser and Horvat combo eventually be as good as the Sedins?
Today the Vancouver Canucks announced the extension of Jim Benning as the team's General Manager. I'm fine with the move; it brings stability to the organization and he'll have a chance to continue the rebuild he's started.
The Canucks have 5 Restricted Free Agents they need to consider re-signing: Jake Virtanen, Sven Baertschi, Markus Granlund, Troy Stecher, and Derek Pouliot.
Brock Boeser will take place on the Accuracy Shooting event as part of the NHL All-Star Skills Competition today.
If Brock wins, it will certainly help his case in the Calder Trophy race.
The Canucks crowned the LA Kings 6-2 last night led by 3 point nights by Loui Eriksson and Thomas Vanek and 2 point nights from Brock Boeser, Bo Horvat, and Alex Edler.
And we saw what happens when you get Brock Boeser angry.
The Canucks crowned the LA Kings 6-2 last night led by 3 point nights by Loui Eriksson and Thomas Vanek and 2 point nights from Brock Boeser, Bo Horvat, and Alex Edler.
And we saw what happens when you get Brock Boeser angry.
After an ineffective stint with the Canucks, Nikolay Goldobin has been sent to the Utica Comets to make way for Brandon Sutter (returning from injury).
To no one's surprise, Brock Boeser was named to the Pacific Division team for this month's NHL All-Star Game; he is the only rookie playing in this year's contest.
Tonight we get Brock vs Ovechkin; and a quick look at how the Capitals are good in extra time (picking 8 out of a possible 11 extra points) while the Canucks aren't (just 1 out of a possible 7 extra points).
One night after Brock Boeser and Auston Matthews put on an entertaining duel in a Canucks 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs, the Canucks head into the Mecca of Hockey to take on the Montreal Canadiens.
Last season, the Canucks goaltending tandem of Ryan Miller and Jacob Markstrom combined for a GAA of 2.96; this season Jacob Markstrom and Anders Nilsson have a combined 3.26 GAA.
