What just happened at the NHL trade deadline? What did the Canucks do? What’s a Baertschi? Who’s a Conacher?
Daniel and Harrison break down the Canucks moves at the trade deadline and what they mean for the Canucks this season (nothing at all) and in the future (potentially lots?), as well as touching on a few of the other trades around the league. They also discuss the ethics of tanking and the Canucks’ recent road trip and gonzo game against the St. Louis Blues.
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The Canucks have weathered all sorts of injuries this season, largely because of the dependability of their top defence pairing of Alex Edler and Chris Tanev. Now Edler is injured and out for an undetermined length of time, leaving the defence in disarray and the Canucks’ season in jeopardy.
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The Canucks’ dominant win over the Pittsburgh Penguins was nearly overshadowed by a couple moments featuring Zack Kassian: the broadcast’s bench cam showing him staring at his hands and the massive ovation he received from the Rogers Arena crowd after his goal.
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The Seahawks lost Super Bowl XLIX in one of the most devastating ways possible, with the game seemingly in hand before it was all so suddenly taken away. What would be the equivalent for the Canucks? The Nathan Lafayette post in 1994? Losing to the Calgary Flames in overtime of game 7 in the 2004 playoffs after Markus Naslund and Matt Cooke combined to tie the game with 5 seconds left? Or is there any moment that matches that kind of heartbreak?
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The Canucks head into Florida at the end of their road trip for back-to-back games against the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Can the Canucks continue their winning ways?
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Halfway through the season, it feels like we’re no closer to figuring out just how good the Canucks are, but we definitely know that Dan Hamhuis makes a big difference.
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After a win over the Detroit Red Wings, the Canucks are sitting in second in the Pacific and boast the division’s best goal differential. That said, a big part of that goal differential comes from the Canucks’ league-leading 10 empty net goals.
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The Canucks collapsed after the first period against the Anaheim Ducks on the weekend, with only Ryan Miller’s strong performance getting the game to overtime to earn a single point.
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When a team goes through a losing streak like the Canucks just did, it’s understandable that the trade rumours would start flying. After touching on the Canucks’ two most recent games and arguing over whether or not Love Actually is a classic Christmas movie, Daniel and Harrison unpack some of those trade rumours and see if they make any sense at all.
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