Lach in the Crease
As the NHL calendar flips over the middle frame of the 2021 season, one fact has become more and more clear; the North Division is a mess. A colossal, ridiculous, beautiful mess. When experts and fans were making their playoff predictions back in January, there was always a clear sense that three major divides separated […]
The North Division may have the most exciting hockey of any in the NHL, but their Reverse Retro jersey collection sure doesn’t match. When you do a regular power rankings list with only seven teams at your disposal, sometimes it can be difficult to find new reasons to bump teams up and down every single […]
Back in the early 2010s, I had a lot of optimism about how the NHL would look by the next decade. The Canucks were going to be fully through a Stanley Cup dynasty, the league was finally going to let the Phoenix Coyotes move to Quebec City, and the Edmonton Oilers were going to be […]
The Vancouver Canucks are in trouble. In fact, the Canucks are in so much trouble that I tried to make this week’s Power Rankings more fun by using some of the new Reverse Retro logos. Needless to say, it did not work. In four games this week, Vancouver was outscored by Montreal and Toronto 23-9 […]
In this episode: Lach and Cody talk about the Canucks two game sweep at the hands of the Canadiens, the struggles of J.T. Miller, the team’s issues with giveaways and defensive structure, which players on the trading block could be a fit for Vancouver, the Tony DeAngelo debacle and look at early projections for the […]
The Vancouver Canucks are an enigma. In fact, they have been for a long time, but the last couple weeks have been a true microcosm of it. Vancouver went from preparing to make the Canucks’ front office walk the plank for a dismal 2-5-0 start, to charting a new course back towards the shores of […]
In this episode: Lach and Cody talk about the Canucks’ sweep of the Senators, the return of Elias Pettersson and the Lotto Line, Tyler Motte’s recent scoring run, the quiet sophomore success of Quinn Hughes, Jake Virtanen’s future in Vancouver, the Mike Gillis presentation and Jim Rutherford’s resignation in Pittsburgh.
In this episode: Lach and Cody discuss the Canucks’ crushing win over the Senators, the depth scoring’s perfect timing, Brandon Sutter’s hat trick effort, Nils Höglander’s perfect fit in the Canucks’ top six, Olli Juolevi’s first NHL goal and steady play, the Lotto Line’s struggles, John Chayka’s suspension by the NHL, the massive Pierre-Luc Dubois/Patrik […]
This week hasn’t done much to clear up the early logjam of the NHL’s North Division, but one thing is for sure: the Montreal Canadiens are very, very good. Not only did the Habs take down the Oilers on Monday, but also completely dismantled Vancouver over three games with an incredibly well rounded attack, led […]
In this episode: Lach and Cody go over the Canucks’ roller coaster pair of games against the Canadiens, Tyler Toffoli’s Revenge Tour, the massive problems facing the Canucks’ defensive depth, Tyler Myers’ disastrous Thursday and the bigger issues it showcased for the NHL’s Department of Player Safety and Vancouver’s upper management, the quietly great play […]
