Alex Edler Injury and Hot Dog Sandwiches
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...
View ArticleTrade Deadline Breakdown Extravaganza!
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...
View ArticleTanev’s Return and Starter Pokemon
Arguably the most devastating injury of the Canucks’ season was to Chris Tanev, whose steadying presence on the top pairing with Alex Edler has been sorely missed. Thankfully, he is returning to the...
View ArticleDoomed Millionaires and Assumed Foursomes
Both times the Canucks have worn their throwback Vancouver Millionaires jerseys, they have suffered embarrassing losses, including the stain of the 2014 Heritage Classic. And yet, the Canucks will be...
View ArticleTanev Re-Signed and Fast Food Burgers
Chris Tanev is one of the best of the new breed of defensive defencemen, who cannot possibly be described as “stay-at-home.” This season he has proven that he is a top pairing defenceman capable of...
View ArticlePlayoff Push and Pineapple on Pizza
It’s the home stretch of the season and the Canucks are in a precarious position, with both the Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings right behind them in the playoff race. In an ideal world, the Kings...
View ArticleDethroning Kings and Pitch Perfect
The Canucks defeated the Kings in a crucial game on Monday night, potentially leaving the defending Stanley Cup Champions outside of the playoffs. It was close and hard-fought, proving that the Canucks...
View ArticlePlayoff Preview and the Common Cold
The Canucks are back in the playoffs and facing an old rival in the Calgary Flames. This year, the playoffs feel wide open, with no prohibitive favourite to win the Stanley Cup, giving Canucks fans...
View ArticleSedins Ice-Time and Message Sending
The Canucks are down 2-1 to the Flames in the playoffs, which means it’s time for everyone to start second-guessing Willie Desjardins. The number one topic is his use of the Sedins, who are averaging...
View ArticlePondering What-Ifs and New Refused
The Canucks season is over and all that’s left is to ponder what might have been. What if Willie Desjardins had given the Sedins more ice time earlier in the season? What if Eddie Lack had been brought...
View ArticleOff-season recap and Angels in the Outfield
We here at Pass it to Bulis have long thought that we need to engage more of your senses and we've tried a number of methods for doing so.
View ArticleYoungstars Tournament and the Meaning of Life
The Canucks prospects are in Penticton, working like mad to impress an all-new management group. Meanwhile, we're sitting on our behinds judging those prospects, their skill, and their effort.
View ArticlePre-Season Roster Decisions and Weezer
Pre-season is upon us, which means it's time to watch actual Canucks play actual hockey for the first time in a long while. It also means that Jim Benning and Willie Desjardins have some difficult...
View ArticleFinal Cuts and Babe: Pig in the City
With 28 players still on the roster, there are just five players left for the Canucks to cut before the start of the season. We discuss which players are the most likely to get cut and what that means...
View ArticleSeason Preview and Sophomore Albums
The final cuts are all but complete for the Canucks heading into the regular season, so it's time to preview said season. Nicklas Jensen is down in Utica, while Tom Sestito stays with the Canucks, Bo...
View ArticleFirst Impressions and Leonard Cohen
The Canucks are off to a 2-0 start, which has Vancouver optimistic and hopeful for the first time in a while. Sure, those first two wins have come against the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, but...
View ArticleFirst Loss and Jump Scares
Tragedy! The Canucks lost their first game of the season on the weekend, which means everything is awful, right? Actually, Daniel and Harrison are still feeling pretty positive about the team, even...
View ArticlePassing Judgement and Ben Affleck
The Canucks season is currently in a weird limbo state. We're far enough in that it seems like we're seeing trends that will dictate how the entire season will play out, but it's still far too early to...
View ArticleLosing California and Karaoke Competitions
Recording prior to the game against Ryan Kesler and the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, Daniel and Harrison speculate about the result and use that as a springboard to examine how fans have reacted to the...
View ArticleKeeping Even-Keeled and Christmas Season
It's an emotional roller coaster for Canucks fans right now. After the Canucks largely successful road trip through California, fans were jubilant, certain that this was confirmation that this Canucks'...
View ArticlePraising Hansen and Remembering Quinn
Jannik Hansen just had the best week of his career, scoring five goals in three games, capping it all off with a hat trick against the Canucks' bitter rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks. That kind of...
View ArticleRyan Miller and Barney the Purple Dinosaur
Ryan Miller may be second in the NHL in wins, but his other statistics are pretty terrible, largely because of how he's struggled in his few losses. How much should we worry about Miller and his Jekyll...
View ArticleGoaltending Controversies and Christmas Trees
The Canucks headed into this weekend on a high, having just shutout the Pittsburgh Penguins. Then they crashed and burned against the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, causing consternation in...
View ArticleAssigning Blame and Black Messiah
The Canucks are on a downswing, losing four straight, with their latest loss to the New York Rangers arguably their worst game of the season. This means it's time to start throwing blame around.
View ArticleTrade Rumours and Baby Announcements
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...
View ArticleCollapsing Canucks and Christian Music
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.
View ArticleMid-Season Uncertainty and New Year’s Eve Memories
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...
View ArticleBad Canucks and American Idol
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.
View ArticleFlorida Back-to-Back and Seahawks Comeback
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?
View ArticleSuper Bowl Sympathies and Kevin Hart
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?...
View ArticleEntertaining Kassian and Beck’s Best Album
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...
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