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The Vancouver Canucks appear ready to make a change on their blueline as they begin a six-game road trip in Carolina on Thursday. For the second straight day, Victor Mancini has had a regular spot in the team’s top six defencemen. What we saw #Canucks lines and pairs at practice Wednesday in Raleigh, based…
Prior to the start of the current 2026-27 season, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the NHL salary cap will rise to $127.5 million starting in the 2028-29 season. The NHL salary cap is already at record highs, as the league and the NHLPA are in year two of a three-season agreement that has seen…
Something about Paul Cotter reminds me of Kiefer Sherwood. I don’t mean they are identical players. But watching Cotter’s first four games with the Vancouver Canucks, I keep thinking about…
Elias Pettersson's strong start to this season has prompted speculation about his value to the Canucks. Meanwhile, it's rumored the Edmonton Oilers could be eyeing a promising forward in the Eastern Conference.
Not many fan bases have enjoyed their first week of the NHL regular season more than the Vancouver Canucks. With the Canucks finally entering a rebuild, new yet familiar faces in management, and a sense of direction for the future, fans are no longer worried about winning today; they know effort and development now will…
The bounce-back at The Rock did not happen. Despite snapping an 0-10 goalless streak on the power play, the New […]
Connor McDavid may appreciate Alex Ovechkin now, but not long ago, that wasn’t the case. McDavid, who grew up in Newmarket, Ontario, a suburb roughly 40 miles north of Toronto, was a huge Toronto Maple Leafs fan as a kid. And like many other Canadians, his favorite player was Ovechkin’s biggest rival. “Well, I was
Critics around the National Hockey League were not shy to share their opinions on how terrible the Vancouver Canucks were going to be this season – and the players are keeping receipts. Fresh off being named the NHL’s third star of the week, Paul Cotter met with the media at Tuesday morning’s practice before…
Manny Malhotra has made one thing increasingly clear with his deployment of the Vancouver Canucks’ centres: size and speed matter. Through the early part of the season, Elias Pettersson has unsurprisingly taken the most 5-on-5 shifts down the middle, playing 36:50 at centre, according to Natural Stat Trick. But right behind him is Paul…
The past few seasons were difficult for Elias Pettersson, but these first few outings may suggest that the 27-year-old center has found his spark again. What has led to his strong start?
After a full team day off Monday following back-to-back weekend games, the Vancouver Canucks returned to the practice ice at Rogers Arena Tuesday morning. With a team charter to Raleigh, North Carolina set to depart at noon, the Canucks skated for about 45 minutes, starting at the unconventional time of 9 am. What we…
We are only four games into the Vancouver Canucks season, so I’m trying not to get too carried away. Four games can make a player look like a genius, a…
In most years, Simon Edvinsson would be the biggest name to hit the trade market in the NHL. But this is 2026, the year of the wildest offseason in league history, and so, of course, Edvinsson isn’t even the only unsigned 25-and-under RFA holdout LD with top-pairing potential on the market right now. (Hello, Alexander…
Heading into 2026-27, Jonathan Lekkerimäki had not established himself as a full-time NHLer through two seasons and 37 games with the Vancouver Canucks. But he was treated as one all the same. New GM Ryan Johnson spoke throughout the offseason about Lekkerimäki getting a real chance to run with the Canucks this year, and heading…
The team at Daily Faceoff have fired up their weekly power rankings for the first time this season, and have the Edmonton Oilers coming in seventh. It comes after an up-and-down week for the team in which they lost their season opener 6-5 in overtime to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, before beating them 9-7…
On Monday morning, the Calgary Flames put forward Connor Zary on waivers, along with defenceman Brayden Pachal. If both clear, the Flames will send them to their AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. With top NHL waiver priority, the Vancouver Canucks have first pick at who they want to claim. If general manager Ryan Johnson wants…
Welcome back to Stars of the Week at Daily Faceoff Vancouver! Every week, we’ll be bringing you our Top Three best and brightest performers on the Vancouver Canucks that week. Disagree with our picks or have your own stars to nominate? Let us know in the comments below! The Canucks are back for another…
Welcome back to NHL Notebook — the series here at CanucksArmy where we deliver you news and notes from around the National Hockey League — oftentimes through a Vancouver Canucks-tinted lens! It was a fun opening week to the 2025-26 NHL season for the rebuilding Vancouver Canucks. The club finished week one with a 2-2 record, but…
Talk about making an early impression. Vancouver Canucks forward Paul Cotter is quickly becoming a fan favourite. And his scoring exploits have caught the attention of the National Hockey League. With four goals in four games, including the overtime winner in the season opener, Cotter has been named the NHL’s third star of the…
After a wild first week of the new season, the Vancouver Canucks get a team day off to rest and recover. And the fans can probably use a breather, too. Not only was it a busy week with four games in six nights to start, it was hectic. The Canucks lead the National Hockey League…
The Vancouver Canucks split their weekend home games, beating the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday before losing 3-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. So, naturally, there are different…
Stuck around and made things interesting, at least. Canucks didn't handle the heavy Vegas pressure well at all, made a lot of mistakes due to it. Feels like a great game for the coach to use for video session and learn from. Still, kept it close and gave an honest effort against a very…
The Vancouver Canucks are entering an intriguing stretch of the early 2026-27 NHL regular season. Coming off high-scoring home action at Rogers Arena, the franchise faces key roster developments, distinct…
The Avs could get a couple forwards back next game. Brad Marchand returns ahead of schedule as the Panthers wait for an Aleksander Barkov update.
The Avs could get a couple forwards back next game. Brad Marchand returns ahead of schedule as the Panthers wait for an Aleksander Barkov update.