Lach in the Crease
Exhale Vancouver, Bo is officially back. After months of waiting, the Canucks announced yesterday that they had finally signed Bo Horvat to a six-year contract worth $33 million. The deal will see Horvat make $5.5 million per year through the 2022-23 season. After a breakout 2016-17 campaign where he led the Canucks in scoring with 52 […]
The Canucks signed veteran winger Thomas Vanek to a one-year deal worth $2 million yesterday, giving fans everywhere an existential crisis. “What are we? Are we rebuilding? Are we trying to compete for a Cup? Why are we here?” For what seems like a pretty straightforward signing at first glance, there’s lot to unpack considering […]
The Edmonton Oilers announced on Wednesday that they had locked up restricted free agent Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year deal worth $68 million. Drafted third overall by the Oilers back in 2014, the 21 year-old phenom from Germany will now earn $8.5 million per year until the 2024-25 season. 2017 has been a fantastic year […]
Long before he stepped on the ice in a Canucks uniform, Ryan Miller was a star in Vancouver. In hockey circles, Miller is far from an unknown. The East Lansing, Michigan native led the Buffalo Sabres to two consecutive Eastern Conference Finals in 2005-06 and 2006-07, won the Vezina Trophy in 2009-10 and has been […]
On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights will officially join the NHL as the league’s 31st team and build a roster in the NHL Expansion Draft. The Knights will select one player from each franchise, until they have 30 new members for their inaugural season. For the Vancouver Canucks, the draft couldn’t come at a better time. […]
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 […]
In my newest Puck Prose article, I cover five great storylines from the NHL All-Star Weekend. Click here for the full article.
It’s great to be a fan of the Ottawa Senators right now, but the only people who don’t seem to realize that are Ottawa Senators fans. After a busy offseason where the Senators promoted Pierre Dorion to general manager and named Guy Boucher the 11th head coach in team history, Ottawa has stormed out of […]
For my first article at Puck Prose, I took a look at the five hottest goalies in the NHL so far this season. Click here for the full article.
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Lach in the Crease