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Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Playing 19 games in 32 nights following a COVID outbreak is proving to be as difficult as advertised for the Vancouver Canucks. They’ve played eight games since their unscheduled break, and that included four games against the Ottawa Senators and just one back-to-back situation. It’s about to get a whole lot more difficult with 11 games in 17 nights upcoming. The Canucks begin a four-game series against the Edmonton Oilers tonight, including back-to-back games tonight and tomorrow at Rogers Arena. The team hasn’t had much opportunity to practice and was kept of...

Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports A year ago, this would have been unthinkable. The Vancouver Canucks are well set up for the upcoming Seattle Kraken expansion draft this summer. They’re allowed to protect seven forwards, with Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller, and Tanner Pearson being five obvious players to keep. They can protect three defencemen, and Quinn Hughes isn’t even eligible for selection. Nate Schmidt and Tyler Myers are the obvious guys to protect on the back end. Olli Juolevi will probably be the third blueliner they protect. They can protect only one goalie, an...

BEAT DETROIT, Taylor Hall and the Buffalo Sabres Fallout, Canucks Schedule Somehow Seems Worse, and Other Blackhawks Notes Social Navigation BEAT DETROIT, Taylor Hall and the Buffalo Sabres Fallout, Canucks Schedule Somehow Seems Worse, and Other Blackhawks Notes The Chicago Blackhawks are in “Must-Win” mode. Of course, I said that on Thursday and what happened? They did not win. They looked bad against a bad team. Luckily for them, the Nashville Predators also lost, so they did not lose ground in the Central Division playoff race as far as points go, but their opportunities are narrowing...

Canucks-Oilers postponed amid COVID-19 issues impacting Vancouver By Zac Wassink  |  Last updated 4/15/21 The Vancouver Canucks haven't played since March 24 due to the worst COVID-19 outbreak, to date, of the NHL season and won't be returning to action on Friday.  According to multiple reports, Friday's game between Vancouver and the Edmonton Oilers has been postponed due to Canucks players lacking adequate fitness to return to competitive play and some reportedly still dealing with lingering impacts of COVID-19 bouts.  The status of Saturday's showdown between Vancou...

The Chicago Blackhawks wasted a huge opportunity last night against the Detroit Red Wings. After taking a 1-0 lead into the first intermission (knowing that the Carolina Hurricanes held a lead over the Nashville Predators at the same time), things were looking up for the Blackhawks. Then it all came crashing down in the second period. Chicago allowed four unanswered goals over the next 40 minutes and the Red Wings took a 4-1 win whilst the Hurricanes topped the Predators. A perfect chance for the Blackhawks to gain ground in the Division, wasted. •   Nothing changes in the standings. Chica...