Lach in the CreaseCanucks writer and stopper of pucks.
The 2021 NHL season is going to be unlike any we’ve ever seen before, and that starts with the league’s new temporary divisions that teams will play their entire 56 game schedule in. And while all four of these new groups has their storylines, favourites and fan intrigue, there is none more highly anticipated than […]
In this episode: Lach goes over the Canucks anthem singer saga, the Holtby mask discussion, two lawsuits looming over the hockey community (listener warning: skip ahead to 57:35 to avoid gory lawsuit details) and how they’ll hopefully inspire change, the Panthers new goalie system and a few good causes to check out.
There was once a time in sports where season ticket holders were sent promotional VHS tapes or DVDs as free gifts, only to watch them approximately once or twice before leaving them in a drawer or on a high shelf to gather dust. Where leagues would produce documentaries and highlight packs for nearly every occasion, […]
In this episode: Lach introduces the new CreaseCast studio, yells about why Roberto Luongo deserves to have his jersey retired by the Canucks (again), why the Canucks might have trouble in an all Canadian Division, the saga of Braden Holtby’s tortoises, Mikhail Sergachev’s new deal in Tampa and the tragic death of a Garfield themed […]
When Jacob Markstrom signed a six-year, $36 million deal with the Calgary Flames on the opening day of free agency, it ended more than just the Trevor Linden trade tree. It also finished a six year span in Vancouver where Markstrom rose from an AHL regular to one of the best goalies in the NHL. […]
In this episode: Lach goes on a long rant about the Canucks losing everyone in free agency and where they go from here, the NHL Draft, the Nate Schmidt trade, a tribute to Jacob Markstrom and a recap of some of the biggest signings of this year’s free agent class.
So your team came within one win of the Western Conference Final. As if 2020 could get any weirder, right? No one expected the Vancouver Canucks to win a playoff series over the defending Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues, let alone drag the Vegas Golden Knights to a Game 7 in Round 2, at […]
In this episode: The Tampa Bay Lightning finally win their second Stanley Cup and proceed to celebrate it irresponsibly, the quiet rise of Andrei Vasilevskiy, why Lach thinks the Canucks definitely shouldn’t pursue a trade for Oliver Ekman-Larsson and how the recent signings of Robin Lehner and other goalies have set the market for Jacob […]
In this episode: The Dallas Stars aren’t going home, Lach’s overly upset about the NHL Awards results, why the Red Wings aren’t a good fit for Jacob Markstrom, the Senators crazy cap space and why they’re a potential Canucks trading partner, and breaking down the Patric Hornqvist/Mike Matheson trade between Pittsburgh and Florida.
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