Jeff Paterson

JPat: Canucks holding their own despite slow start to the season for Jake DeBrusk Lost in the many storylines that have emerged a dozen games into an eventful new Vancouver Canucks season is the fact that the injury-riddled hockey club is somehow 6-6 despite just two goals from last year’s leading goal-scorer, Jake DeBrusk.   With players leaving the lineup on a nightly basis and the club needing others…

JPat: Canucks holding their own despite slow start to the season for Jake DeBrusk

Scenes from morning skate: Lankinen starts, Sherwood into top six for Canucks vs. Blues The Vancouver Canucks (5-6) open a three-game Central Division road trip when they visit the St. Louis Blues (3-6-1) at Enterprise Center. The game is a 5pm PT puck drop.   It’s a battle of two teams, both missing key players due to early-season injuries. It’s also the second meeting of the season between these…

Scenes from morning skate: Lankinen starts, Sherwood into top six for Canucks vs. Blues

I see some Canucks fans have been saying the Canucks had a bag skate yesterday morning and that's a reason why they lost. Let's be clear here: there was no bag skate. You may have seen a brief video of the players doing some hard work at the end of yesterday's skate but that lasted all of 30 secs

Scenes from morning skate: Hughes out, Willander debuts as Canucks host JT Miller and the Rangers The Vancouver Canucks (5-5) play host to the New York Rangers (3-5-2) at Rogers Arena tonight. It’s the highly anticipated return of JT Miller for the first time since last January’s trade that brought Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini, and a first-round pick in return.    What we saw #Canucks this morningDeBrusk-EP40-GarlandKane-Reichel-BoeserO’Connor-Raty-SherwoodBains-Sasson-KarlssonAman MP29-HronekEP25-MyersJoseph-WillanderKudryavtsev — Jeff Paterson…

Scenes from morning skate: Hughes out, Willander debuts as Canucks host JT Miller and the Rangers

What NHL Edge data reveals about the Canucks after first 10 games After 10 games, the Vancouver Canucks have shown a little bit of everything. There have been good news stories and troubling trends. The team has been tested by injuries and travel. They’ve touched every time zone in the National Hockey League, have been as far south as Dallas, as far east as Washington and have…

What NHL Edge data reveals about the Canucks after first 10 games

JPat’s Monday Mailbag: What exactly are the Canucks at the 10-game mark? I don’t know about you, but to me it feels like the Vancouver Canucks have played 60 games already this season. There’s certainly been enough storylines to keep this market talking for months. And yet a check of the schedule shows the Canucks are merely at the 10-game mark after a back-to-back weekend against Montreal…

JPat’s Monday Mailbag: What exactly are the Canucks at the 10-game mark?

Canucks Game Day: Demko returns to the net against McDavid, Draisaitl and the Oilers The Vancouver Canucks (4-5) reach the 10-game mark of their season when they host the Edmonton Oilers (4-4-1) at Rogers Arena.    It’s back-to-back games for both teams, with the Canucks coming off a 4-3 loss to Montreal, while Edmonton dropped a 3-2 decision in Seattle.  What we know The Canucks did a lot of…

Canucks Game Day: Demko returns to the net against McDavid, Draisaitl and the Oilers

with #Canucks reaching 10-game mark this weekend, we’re looking for questions for a new Monday Mailbag
@canucksarmy.bsky.social. What’s on your mind? 📬

with #Canucks reaching 10-game mark this weekend, we’re looking for questions for a new Monday Mailbag
@canucksarmy.bsky.social. What’s on your mind? 📬

Canucks Game Day: Boeser returns, Demko starts in road trip finale vs. Predators The Vancouver Canucks (4-3) wrap up a five-game road trip when they face the Nashville Predators (2-3-2) at Bridgestone Arena in a 5 pm Pacific time puck drop.   The Canucks are looking to bounce back from a 5-1 loss in Pittsburgh, while the Preds are out to put a halt to a four-game losing…

Canucks Game Day: Boeser returns, Demko starts in road trip finale vs. Predators

Scenes from morning skate: Lankinen starts; LaBate, Aman & Joseph all make season debuts for Canucks vs. Penguins The injury-riddled Vancouver Canucks (4-2) shoot for a fourth straight win when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins (4-2) at PPG Paints Arena. Faceoff is set for 4 pm Pacific time.   Adam Foote will be forced to use a patchwork lineup in an effort to spoil the Arty Party as the Canucks face former…

Scenes from morning skate: Lankinen starts; LaBate, Aman & Joseph all make season debuts for Canucks vs. Penguins

6 statistics that stand out from the Canucks’ first 6 games Of all the statistics produced through the Vancouver Canucks first six games, the one that matters most is four victories.   Wins early in the season mean just as much as those late in the schedule. And after dropping two of their first three games, the Canucks have found a way to grind out three…

6 statistics that stand out from the Canucks’ first 6 games

look at Tyler Myers go…

JPat’s Monday Mailbag: What will it cost the Canucks to re-sign red hot Kiefer Sherwood to an extension? What a difference a week makes. Last Monday, the Vancouver Canucks were licking their wounds after a second loss in three games to start the new National Hockey League season. Beyond that, legitimate questions were being asked about the way the team was playing, its lack of puck possession and a corresponding inability to create…

JPat’s Monday Mailbag: What will it cost the Canucks to re-sign red hot Kiefer Sherwood to an extension?

10 days into new #Canucks season, what’s on your mind #Canucks fans? Seeking your best questions for a new Monday Mailbag @canucksarmy.bsky.social. No postage required 📬

Canucks vs. Capitals Game Preview: Seeking a third straight win in an early Sunday start in Washington The Vancouver Canucks (3-2) reach the midway mark of their five-game road trip when they face the Washington Capitals (4-1) in an early 9:30am PT start at Capital One Arena on Sunday morning.     The Canucks will be seeking a third consecutive victory after back-to-back wins in Dallas and Chicago.  What we know Brock Boeser…

Canucks vs. Capitals Game Preview: Seeking a third straight win in an early Sunday start in Washington

10 days into new #Canucks season, what’s on your mind #Canucks fans? Seeking your best questions for a new Monday Mailbag @canucksarmy.bsky.social. No postage required 📬

Canucks Game Day: Lankinen likely to start in back-to-back against Bedard and the Blackhawks The Vancouver Canucks (2-2) play their first set of back-to-back games of the season as they take on the Chicago Blackhawks (2-2-1) at the United Center. Puck drop is set for 5:30 pm PT.    The Canucks will be looking for a second straight victory after rallying to defeat Dallas 5-3 last night. What we…

Canucks Game Day: Lankinen likely to start in back-to-back against Bedard and the Blackhawks

plus Monday was a 4:30 start

Scenes from morning skate: Demko starts, Karlsson in for Lekkerimäki as Canucks open road trip vs. Stars The Vancouver Canucks (1-2) face the unbeaten Dallas Stars (3-0) at American Airlines Centre in the Lone Star State. Tonight’s game is a 5 pm faceoff PT.   It’s also the opener of a five-game road trip that will also take the Canucks to Chicago, Washington, Pittsburgh and Nashville. What we know #canucks lines in…

Scenes from morning skate: Demko starts, Karlsson in for Lekkerimäki as Canucks open road trip vs. Stars

Scenes from practice: Canucks stick with same line rushes, but Foote hints at changes He didn’t know it at the time, but rookie Braeden Cootes got in his final skate with the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday morning.   Afterward, the club informed the 18-year-old centre that he was being reassigned to the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Thunderbirds. Cootes was a full participant in the Canucks hour-long workout at Rogers…

Scenes from practice: Canucks stick with same line rushes, but Foote hints at changes

JPat’s Monday Mailbag: Is DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser the Canucks’ best first line option? Sure, the positive vibes took a bit of a hit on Saturday night in Edmonton, but the Vancouver Canucks are still 1-1 through their first two games of the new season. No one should have thought that this would be easy. The Canucks looked good for much of Thursday’s season-opening win over Calgary. Just 48…

JPat’s Monday Mailbag: Is DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser the Canucks’ best first line option?

seeking #Canucks questions for a new Monday mailbag
@canucksarmy.bsky.social. What’s caught your attention through two games? Fire away and we’ll do our best to answer

seeking #Canucks questions for a new Monday mailbag
@canucksarmy.bsky.social. What’s caught your attention through two games? Fire away and we’ll do our best to answer

Canucks Game Day: Pickard starts for Oilers as Vancouver seeks 2-0 start The Vancouver Canucks (1-0) play their first road game of the new National Hockey League season when they visit the Edmonton Oilers (0-0-1) at Rogers Place tonight.   It’s the late game on Hockey Night In Canada with an 8:10 pm local start time in the Alberta capital and a 7:10 pm puck drop Pacific…

Canucks Game Day: Pickard starts for Oilers as Vancouver seeks 2-0 start

Scenes from practice: Canucks’ lines remain the same after season-opening win vs. Flames The Vancouver Canucks were back on the ice at Rogers Arena on Friday morning, mere hours after opening their season with a 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames. The team skated for about 40 minutes before flying to Edmonton, where the Canucks will face the Oilers on Saturday night. What we saw #Canucks back to…

Scenes from practice: Canucks’ lines remain the same after season-opening win vs. Flames

Scenes from morning skate: Demko starts for Cootes’ NHL debut in Canucks season opener vs. Flames The Vancouver Canucks open the 2025-26 National Hockey League season when they host the Calgary Flames (1-0) at Rogers Arena. Over their history, the Canucks are 28-19-3-4 in their 54 season openers and 19-10-3-3 in their first games on home ice.   What we saw Thatcher Demko going through the starter’s drills at a well…

Scenes from morning skate: Demko starts for Cootes’ NHL debut in Canucks season opener vs. Flames

I’ve got time for a 7-game road trip argument starting on Saturday, but they’ve been at home for a week gearing up for tonight. In no way is this a road game if any kind of

CanucksArmy editorial staff’s best guesses about the 2025-26 Vancouver Canucks What’s better than one CanucksArmy writer offering up season projections for the 2025-26 Vancouver Canucks? If you said three writers putting their heads together in a collaborative effort, you’re a winner. David Quadrelli, Jeff Paterson, and Tyson Cole all took part in training camp in Penticton. All of us have seen this team through a…

CanucksArmy editorial staff’s best guesses about the 2025-26 Vancouver Canucks

Scenes from practice: Canucks focus on power play and penalty kill ahead of season opener There was a heavy emphasis on special teams as the Vancouver Canucks conducted their final practice of the preseason on Wednesday morning at Rogers Arena.    What we saw day before opener #CanucksDeBrusk-EP40-BoeserBains-Chytil-GarlandKane-Cootes-LekkerimäkiO’Connor-Raty-SherwoodKarlsson Hughes-HronekMP29-MyersForbort-EP25Mancini — Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) October 8, 2025 The team skated in the same line combinations for a second straight day. Veteran…

Scenes from practice: Canucks focus on power play and penalty kill ahead of season opener