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2021 NHL Previews: The Canucks will upset you deeply

Look, I had to pick someone. This division is sadness. If the NHL experienced relegation, at least three-quarters of the league would probably be booted before the season started, just to save the time and travel costs. So , really, no one has expectations that I can bust. Vegas doesn’t even really have to be […]

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Pandemic hockey giving us something to build on

The cool fact about the NHL’s semifinal round is that while the Islanders and Lightning are meeting for a trip to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight year, the other series pits the Canadiens against the Golden Knights, a matchup featuring the largest gap between inaugural seasons in league history, as those… Read […]

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The obvious case for Connor McDavid as unanimous MVP

The Stanley Cup playoffs started on Saturday, which is weird because the NHL regular season continued on Saturday, as the Canucks handed the Oilers a 4-1 loss that was notable only because Connor McDavid picked up his league-best 72nd assist, which also wrapped up the scoring title for the presumptive MVP with 105… Read more…

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Once again, for those in the back: Cancel the Canucks season now, because this proposed schedule is doo-doo

The NHL came to its senses a tiny bit by pushing back the Vancouver Canucks’ return to the ice, but a team that already has a minuscule chance of making the playoffs still will be asked to play a grueling gauntlet of a schedule to close out the season. Read more…

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J.T. Miller and the Canucks think this is as stupid and unfair as we do

Last week, I laid out all the obstacles the Vancouver Canucks would face returning to action after nearly three weeks out thanks to a swath of positive COVID tests, with some players seriously ill with the virus, as well as some of their families being at risk. I argued that their season should just be […]