Lach in the Crease
In this jam packed episode: Lach and Cody talk all about the Oilers trading for Duncan Keith, the Senators hiring Pierre McGuire as Senior Vice President of Player Development, the Wild buying out Zach Parise and Ryan Suter and what it represents, why Brandon Sutter’s future likely won’t include the Canucks and Pekka Rinne’s retirement.
In this episode: Lach and Cody talk about the Canucks’ latest OT win over the Canadiens, JT Miller’s sudden turn into Captain Clutch, Vancouver claiming Jimmy Vesey off waivers, the depth scoring work of Adam Gaudette, the loss of Tanner Pearson to injury, Thatcher Demko’s Vezina caliber play and what his upcoming contract might look […]
In this episode: Lach and Cody talk about the Canucks back-to-back blown games against the Jets and Oilers, the team’s struggles with overcoming adversity, Artemi Panarin’s leave of absence from the Rangers, the Predators going into full rebuild mode, Jeff Skinner’s heathy scratching by the Sabres and who would play emergency goalie David Ayres in […]
In this episode: I’m joined by On The Forecheck’s Bryan Bastin (@projpatsummitt) to preview tonight’s matchup in Nashville between the Canucks and Predators. We also discuss the Leafs firing Mike Babcock, the landscape of Nashville hockey and what advanced stats can tell you about the Canucks’ season. Bryan’s OTFC author page: https://www.ontheforecheck.com/authors/bryan-bastin Bryan’s Tableau: https://public.tableau.com/profile/bryan.bastin Check out […]
In this episode: the new Flying Skate jerseys are great, the refs in the Canucks/Avalanche game were not and why Adam Gaudette and Sven Baertschi have earned the opportunity to stay in Vancouver. I also discuss Don Cherry’s firing and how Hockey Night in Canada has the chance to change its show for the better, […]
I thought I’d try something a little different today. Instead of the usual serious long reads I do, I thought I’d tap into the more blog style essence of the site and write something short, sweet and fun. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of goalies. As a kid I was always intrigued […]
This week should’ve been a happy one in Vancouver. A positive one, if you will. At Monday’s Trade Deadline, Jim Benning and Trevor Linden’s management team made two moves; one was the acquisition of developing winger Brendan Leipsic from the Golden Knights in exchange for defensive prospect Philip Holm. The second, and most controversial, was […]
Editor’s Note: Obviously, the Sunday Crease is meant to go up on Sunday, but due my busy school/work schedule this week I didn’t have time to finish it until today. Please enjoy the After Hours edition of The Sunday Monday Crease. – Lach It’s been a busy week for the Canucks. Four preseason games in four nights […]
The 2016-17 NHL season has finally come to an end, and it finished in almost identical fashion as the season before. The Penguins are Stanley Cup Champions and Sidney Crosby was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. They once again faced a first-time finalist in the Nashville Predators, and won the series on […]
Captain Clutch has done it again. With just under three minutes remaining in the third period, Joe Pavelski blasted home a rebound past Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 lead in an eventual 3-2 San Jose victory over Nashville in Game Two of their best of seven series. […]
Lach in the Crease