If ever a win could be classified as “unimpressive” then the Vancouver Canucks’ 2-1 overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators Sunday would be in that class. Save for goaltender Cory Schneider and perhaps rookie forward Cody Hodgson, the Canucks – who, you may recall, rolled over everyone a season ago, en route to an 117-point [...]

Though the Vancouver Canucks continue to delight and frustrate their fans on a seemingly nightly basis – one night they’re great, the next not so much – one thing has overshadowed such inconsistently the last week: The play of defenceman Aaron Rome. Rome, a journeyman blue-liner and perennial seventh defenceman – who has found a [...]

It’s not often teams get long breaks between games in the middle of the season – although the Canucks, more than most teams, have had some strange gaps in the schedule in recent years – but the team has not played since whipping Chicago on Sunday night. But rather than head home for a few [...]

The Vancouver Canucks’ troubles to start the season – the defending Western champs are currently 11th in the conference – are well documented and a result of a myriad of issues. At first, it was Luongo taking the brunt of the criticism (some of it warranted, some not) and then it was questions about secondary [...]

One of the most overused terms in sports – aside from “giving it 110%” and “taking it one game at a time” is calling something a must-win game. Sure, there are real must-win games, like an elimination game during the Stanley Cup playoffs, but by and large, calling a game in late October “must win” [...]

The newest member of the Vancouver Canucks, left winger David Booth, will make his debut for his new team tonight, when the Canucks face off against the Edmonton Oilers. Booth will wear No. 7 – switching from the No. 10 he wore in Florida in honour of his younger sister, who also wears 7 – [...]