Kurtenthoughts: Canucks Are Weaker On Paper
A few thoughts and observations as Raiders fans and 49ers fans take the heat off Canucks fans… The Vancouver Canucks play their first exhibition game of the 2011-12 season in less than a month, and...
View ArticleKurtenthoughts: Opportunity Knocking For These Canucks
A few thoughts and observations as BC Ferries finally figures out that monopolies don’t need to advertise… With training camp just around the corner, here’s a list of Vancouver Canucks that need to...
View ArticleMarco Sturm Is A Wildcard
Marco Sturm is a seven-time 20-goal scorer in the NHL. And now he’s on the Canucks! Marco Sturm has had two major knee operations in the past three years. And now he’s on the Canucks. /sad trombone...
View ArticleSturm hoping right team at right time will justify roll of Canucks dice
Asked to explain a sorry season that ended in a failed attempt to help extend the Washington Capitals’ postseason run, winger Marco Sturm cut to the chase. He wasn’t healthy with lingering effects from...
View ArticleLike a jockey holding back a thoroughbred, Vigneault hopes to find winner’s...
When asked to assess an ailing player, Alain Vigneault reminds the masses that he’s not a doctor. His father Maurice was. He practised pathology and the diagnosis of disease is a metaphor for what the...
View ArticleCanucks aware of fine line that separates head hit from suspension
Marco Sturm was contrite. Alex Edler was confused. And Alain Vigneault spoke of a common concern. With debate already raging over an NHL mandate to crack down on blows to the head, Sturm and Edler...
View ArticleNHL predictions: Hansen or Sturm — who scores more goals for Canucks?
There’s tons of NHL and Canucks hockey in the Oct. 6 White Towel, available in your Province. And there’s more here. Namely, loads of predictions from our writers. The question: Who scores more goals,...
View ArticleCanucks faced with pressing questions as they start long trek back to Stanley...
For a team that provided so many answers last spring, the Vancouver Canucks are once again faced with pressing questions as the curtain rises on another NHL regular season Thursday at Rogers Arena. Can...
View ArticleKesler has to listen to body rather than heart as he moves closer to return
His teammates didn’t skate Sunday, but Ryan Kesler did. Hard and fast for an hour. It was another significant step following late July surgery on his left hip but the Vancouver Canucks centre was also...
View ArticleSore Samuelsson sits, Sturm gets second chance to find his stride against...
Mikael Samuelsson’s medical situation is symbolic of what ails the Vancouver Canucks. The veteran right winger won’t play tonight against the Nashville Predators because he’s still not feeling right...
View ArticleHiggins has history with Booth, believes Canucks have found right second-line...
Chris Higgins knows what the Vancouver Canucks are getting in David Booth. The left winger was acquired Saturday from the Florida Panthers along with Steven Reinprecht and a third-round 2013 draft pick...
View ArticleOpportunity to play on All-American Line should make those tears of joy for...
David Booth reportedly broke down in tears when told of the trade. However, once the left winger stomachs the seven stages of grieving and reaches the acceptance and hope phase, they should turn to...
View ArticleSturm wondered why he didn’t play, Samuelsson stays in Vancouver to rehab...
While Mikael Samuelsson remains in Vancouver to recover from soreness he’s experiencing from adductor and sports hernia surgeries in May, it was Marco Sturm who had his take on Saturday’s trade with...
View ArticleGuide To Eastern Road Trips pt. 2: Creating A Rivalry
When the Vancouver Canucks make that dreaded trip east and burden their hometown fans with 4pm start times, there are more nagging issues about those games aside from the puck drop. While it’s always...
View ArticleCanucks: The live-chatters speak out post-Mike Gillis’s press conference
When Canucks GM Mike Gillis held his press conference on Tuesday morning, we glanced at the counter that shows us how many people are taking active part in the 24/7 Canucks live chat at any one time....
View ArticleHas Mike Gillis gotten a free pass?
Generally, the goaltenders, the coaching staff, or the defence corps take the heaviest beating from fans when things aren’t going well for the Vancouver Canucks, not the general manager. Under Mike...
View ArticleHat trick: Fleury could copy Price, Martin among Pens to watch and what did...
Marco Sturm — remember him? — tries to sneak one past Marc-Andre Fleury the last time the Canucks and Penguins met, which was Oct. 6, 2011. (Getty Images photo.) Steve Ewen is up bright and early to...
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