Clay's Canucks Commentary

The Canucks defeated the Dallas Stars 5-4 in overtime in the return of Thatcher Demko.  As well, newly-acquired forward Vitali Kravtsov made his Canucks debut.

The Canucks made a trade for Vitali Kravstov, but defenceman Luke Schenn is still await word of his fate.  We also look at some of the massive trades from the weekend.

Elias Pettersson led the way with 3 points (including the overtime winner) in the Canucks' 3-2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues.  As well, Aatu Raty made his debut with the Canucks, logging just under 8 minutes of ice time.

Who might get moved before or on the March 3 trade deadline?  We talk about Luke Schenn, Brock Boeser, Conor Garland, and Tyler Myers.  As well, we talk about Aatu Raty being called up from Abbotsford.

The Canucks fell 5-4 in overtime to the Predators in Nashville. Andrei Kuzmenko led the way with 2 goals, while Tyler Myers was noticeable for all the wrong reasons.  And Luke Schenn was sent back to Vancouver as he awaits a trade.

The Canucks are locked in a battle with 6 other teams at the bottom of the NHL standings.  Not that that's a bad thing this season!  As well, I look at Canucks players who made be traded by the March 3 deadline.

Arturs Silovs made 22 saves in his Canucks debut as the team fell 6-4 to the visiting New York Rangers.  Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko each had 2 points to lead the Canucks.  Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Curtis Lazar were both injured in the contest.

The Detroit Red Wings easily defeated the Canucks 6-1 at Rogers Arena.  I recount my experience sitting next to a couple who spent their time and hard-earned money to attend their first game in years...and how frustrating and disappointing it must have been for them.

Andrei Kuzmenko - fresh off a new two-year contract extension - has seen his role and ice time reduced under coach Rick Tocchet.  Is this a small blip or something to be concerned about?

Less than 2 weeks after being traded in the same deal, both Anthon Beauvillier and Bo Horvat scored against their former teams in the Canucks 6-5 victory over the Islanders. Brock Boeser led the way with 4 points while Elias Pettersson chipped in 3 points.