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Wearing Down?

With fifteen games remaining in the regular season schedule, the argument could be made that the Sedin twins and the Vancouver Canucks are suffering a mild case of exhaustion. There’s a reason why…Read More

Canucks Likely to Re-Sign Schneids

Somewhat fueled by the media (yes, I recognize that includes The Canuck Way in a watered down sense), much of the buzz around Vancouver this season has been the ‘goalie controversy’, and who…Read More

Why Luongo Or Schneider Should Be Traded Before Trade Deadline

A few days ago, The Canuck Way writer Balraj wrote about how Roberto Luongo and Corey Schneider will both be staying in Vancouver this season. He described how it would be Vancouver’s best option. You…Read More

The Emergence of Hodgson

As the Vancouver Canucks collected themselves following a bittersweet exit from the Stanley Cup Finals, many prognosticators felt their roster would look virtually identical to start the 2011/12 season.…Read More

Why Luongo & Schneider Are Safe Until Draft

Following his melt down in the Stanley Cup Finals, Roberto Luongo has lost the support of many Canucks fans who are set on having Cory Schneider as the full time starting goalie in Vancouver. Luongo was…Read More

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Rumour Mill: Vancouver Canucks Shopping Keith Ballard

  Last season Canuck’s general manager Mike Gillis won the General Manager of the year award…Read More

Heavily Scrutinized

In the latest development in the Roberto Luongo ‘fish-bowl’ scenario, the Edmonton Oilers…Read More

Fansided 30 in 30: Vancouver Canucks

After coming as close to winning Lord Stanley’s Cup as you can without actually taking home the…Read More

Canucks Gamble on Sturm

When GM Mike Gillis offered Marco Sturm a one year, $2.25 M deal two hours into Free Agency, both parties…Read More

Not Enough ‘Juice’ for Ehrhoff

The day after signing Kevin Bieksa to a 5 year, $23 M deal, Vancouver has traded Christian Ehrhoff’s…Read More

GM of The Year Will Be Busy

With the Philadelphia Flyers just completing several blockbuster deals, it’s apparent that today’s draft will be rife with trade activity; Mike Gillis should be right in the mix. Though it…Read More

Status Quo Summer

What moves does a General Manager make during the offseason to a team that was one win away from the Stanley Cup?  Apparently, “minor tweaks” and “status quo” are the buzz words…Read More

City Rebuilds, Team Looks Ahead

Though there are many that disagree, the Canucks season was an overall success that 28 other teams would have loved the opportunity to have had. Of course, no city wants to see a riot erupt immediately…Read More

Canucks Playoff Preview: Kes Factor

Amidst all the story lines heading into the Canucks and Blackhawks third straight post-season match-up, Ryan Kesler’s maturation process is perhaps the most under-reported. I recall the solemn and…Read More

Canucks Add Grit, Sandpaper

The February 28th trade deadline came and went, with the Vancouver Canucks adding without subtracting. With the additions of Chris Higgins and Maxim Lapierre, the Canucks now find their forward ranks replete…Read More

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