Ekman-Larsson comfortable he can help the Canucks out a lot
Defenseman admits he s struggled past four seasons, wants to be part of winning team following trade by Tom Gulitti @TomGulittiNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer
Oliver Ekman-Larsson can t wait to get to work with the Vancouver Canucks.
The 30-year-old defenseman was traded to the Canucks with forward Conor Garland by the Arizona Coyotes on Friday for forwards Loui Eriksson, Jay Beagle and Antoine Roussel, the No. 9 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, and a seventh-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. I just want to get started right now, to be honest with you, Ekman-Larsson said Saturday from Sweden. I just want the summer to be over and to move to Vancouver. I m super excited about the fresh start and the coaching staf
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Oliver Ekman-Larsson knows he hasn’t been good enough for a number of years in a National Hockey League career spanning 11 seasons and 769 games in the desert. To his credit, he isn’t stickhandling around the shortcomings or the polarizing public perception that his best days may be in the rear-view mirror.
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He vows to return to a higher and more consistent performance level after being acquired by the Vancouver Canucks in a blockbuster trade Friday. Thats great, but it’s not going to be easy.
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Well this is juicy.
The Chicago Blackhawks are reportedly looking to trade Duncan Keith, and are working on a potential deal involving either “the Pacific Northwest or Western Canada” according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
There are rumblings Chicago is working on a potential Duncan Keith trade to either the Pacific Northwest or Western Canada. Word is Keith and team are working together to get him to a place he wants to go. We will see where this goes.
Keith, 37, has spent every single one of his 16 NHL seasons with the Blackhawks, and the team is looking to find him a place where he wants to go, Friedman says.
Henrik and Daniel Sedin aren’t returning to the Vancouver Canucks as saviours.
Not yet, at least.
To the surprise of nobody, they were polite and humble, beginning the press conference by thanking the Aquilini family and Jim Benning.
If they had egos, they would be checked at the door.
“We’re coming in as rookies. Old rookies,” Daniel said. “We want to come in and learn all aspects of this side of the business. We’re just excited to be back with the organization. We worked with so many great people throughout the years great teammates, coaches, management. We’re excited to be back and we’re coming in with wide eyes and we’ll learn.”
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia Daniel and Henrik Sedin are returning to the Vancouver Canucks to work in the front office.
Three years after their retirement, the Swedish twins joined the Canucks hockey operations department with the title of special adviser to the general manager, Jim Benning. We re coming in as rookies, old rookies, Daniel Sedin told a video conference Wednesday. We want to come in and learn all aspects of this side of the business.
Henrik Sedin, who served as Canuck captain from 2010 to 2018, said it was important for the brothers to have a meaningful role with the club.