Trevor Beggs

1 week ago | dailyhive.com | Trevor Beggs

The Vancouver Canucks’ future hinges on Elias Pettersson. During the first 85 games of Rick Tocchet’s tenure (Jan. 24, 2023, to Jan. 31, 2024), Pettersson had 112 points in 85 games. That ranked seventh overall in the NHL. Since then, he has 70 points in 97 games, 122nd-best in the league. In the blink of an eye, Pettersson went from a superstar to a low-end second liner. The Canucks have a franchise-altering decision to make on Pettersson.

3 weeks ago | dailyhive.com | Trevor Beggs

This isn’t the season that Rick Tocchet and the Vancouver Canucks envisioned. If Tocchet does remain with the Canucks beyond this season, you can bet that this management group may be looking to add players that fit well into their head coach’s system. Think players that play hard and give maximum effort (like Kiefer Sherwood) and/or guys who are incredibly sound defensively (like Pius Suter). Here’s a list of Tocchet-style players who are scheduled to become free agents this summer. 1.

1 month ago | dailyhive.com | Trevor Beggs

Hope is waning right now for the Vancouver Canucks. They’re currently in a battle with three mediocre hockey teams for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. They can’t buy a goal. Their offensive stars just aren’t producing. And while top prospect Tom Willander isn’t going to step in and provide offence, he does offer this fanbase one thing: hope. Drafted 11th overall by the Canucks in 2023, Willander is likely just weeks away from making his NHL debut.

1 month ago | dailyhive.com | Trevor Beggs

No current Vancouver Canucks player has been with the team longer than Brock Boeser. Whether that will continue past this trade deadline is squarely up for debate. Patrik Allvin has been subdued in his public commentary about Boeser. Other reports suggest that Boeser and the Canucks aren’t close on terms. Whatever the rationale, there’s certainly a chance that Boeser isn’t a member of the Canucks by the time the trade deadline hits on March 7.

2 months ago | dailyhive.com | Trevor Beggs

Like it or not, a new era has begun for the Vancouver Canucks. On Sunday night against the Detroit Red Wings, Filip Chytil, Drew O’Connor, and Marcus Pettersson all made their debuts in Canucks colours. This was the first time since March 5, 1991, that three Canucks made their debut with the club in a non-season-opening game. It was clear specifically from Pettersson’s debut that he was going to play a major role in this hockey team.