What I'm hearing (and not hearing) about the Blues heading into the NHL Draft
While the Blues have a bit of uncertainty with Vladimir Tarasenko, there seems to be some progress with David Perron.
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While the Blues have a bit of uncertainty with Vladimir Tarasenko, there seems to be some progress with David Perron.
MONTREAL — I was chatting with a GM on Wednesday morning when he made this general observation as the first round of the NHL Draft approached. “There are so many big names being floated out there right now,’’ the GM said. Well, we certainly love hearing that. And it’s not to say all...
Goalie controversy is so cliché. Let’s call it a goalie conundrum. Because really, until the games take on a life or death hue like the day before the first game of the playoffs, then there really is no controversy.
Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports Nikita Tryamkin is a new man, according to his agent, and wants to return to the Vancouver Canucks next season. It’s been more than four years since the 6-foot-8 Russian defenceman left Vancouver, opting to return to his hometown team, Yekaterinburg Automobilist of the KHL. Tryamkin was ready to return last year, and even had conversations with head coach Travis Green, but couldn’t reach a deal with the Canucks given the team’s cap uncertainty, not to mention questions regarding the NHL season as a whole due to the pandemic. Diamond said he will be spea...
Canucks prospects tracker: Time’s up for Tryamkin, Podkolzin powers on Mike Raptis © Provided by The Province Nikita Tryamkin checks Ryan Johansen of the Nashville Predators through the bench door during an NHL game at Bridgestone Arena on February 7, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s the latest edition of the weekly tracker, where we tally up the efforts of the Vancouver Canucks’ highest-profile prospects: Nikita Tryamkin The longest running soap opera in Canucks prospect programming history has reached its cliffhanger finale. So if you’d already checked out...