Noah Strang

Victoria Mboko lost the first set 6-1 but came back to beat Elena Rybakina in a third set tiebreaker and is now off to the National Bank Open final tomorrow.

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Mboko!! What a break!

What's up with the #BlueJays? Not a good start and now staring down the possibility of five straight losses.

Robert Carter Jr. just made one of the best interceptions I’ve ever seen #BCLions

Bit more than a nickel in this case

It's an oversimplification but does show the way Garland can help elevate players at 5-on-5.

How much of Joshua's success was due to Garland?

Joshua played >50% of his minutes with Garland (23-25).

With Garland, his play-driving numbers look great. Without, they fall off a cliff.

It's not the whole story, but is a piece. Probably says more about Garland.

#Canucks

The #BlueJays auctioning off lots of experiences including the chance to throw the first pitch at Rogers Centre on August 26.

Current bid is $7k CAD.

#Canucks announce they've traded Dakota Joshua to the #LeafsForever for a 2028 fourth round pick.

Leafs fans are going to love this guy.

#Canucks 2025-26 schedule is out. Some notable games:

- Season/home opener: Oct 9th vs #LetsGoFlames
- Hughes Bowl in Van: Jan 23rd vs #NJDevils
- Toronto visits: Jan 31st vs #LeafsForever
- Last game of season: April 16th at #Oilers

My projected #Canucks lines with the current roster:

Höglander - Petey - Boeser
Kane - Chytil - DeBrusk
Joshua - Blueger - Garland
DOC - Räty - Sherwood

Hughes - Hronek
MPetey - Myers
DPetey - Forbort

Demko
Lankinen

Lots of time for things to change still.

Which Nils Höglander are the #Canucks getting next year?

He’ll turn 25 midseason and if he can be consistent as energy/18+ goal upside it’ll make their forward group a lot better.

#Canucks take Braeden Cootes from the Seattle Thunderbirds. What’s your instant reaction?

#Canucks fans: who do you want them to pick with how the draft is going?

NHL draft is about to start but a more important draft is happening tonight for my annual golf trip. Hoping one of the captains can look past my janky swing and see my value🙏🙏

"Go back to two years ago, this was probably one of the loudest buildings I've ever played in, Game 7," says Evander Kane.

He went on the praise the #Canucks fanbase.

Say whatever you want about Brock Boeser's game and how it might age but few #Canucks are so widely respected and liked by fans, media, teammates, and those within the organization alike.

The #Canucks have been talking with Abbotsford standout Sammy Blais about an NHL contract for next season per @thomasdrance.bsky.social

He had 19 points in 23 AHL playoff games.

#Canucks NHL wingers signed for next season (sorted by $$):

Jake DeBrusk
Evander Kane
Conor Garland
Dakota Joshua
Nils Höglander
Drew O'Connor
Kiefer Sherwood
Jonathan Lekkerimäki
Linus Karlsson

"Evander moves well around the ice and has proven to be a productive goal scorer in the National Hockey League," says Allvin in a press release.

"We are excited to bring him back home to Vancouver and our staff looks forward to working with him this coming season.”

#Canucks

No I'm saying it's even more important to get those 1-2 guys after bringing in Kane

#Canucks got burned with a lack of veteran leadership in the room last year.

I'd be surprised if they made the same mistake this year. You have to go get 1-2 veteran guys.

The hard part is finding those leaders who can also still contribute and aren't too expensive.

Perhaps the biggest question mark with Evander Kane is his health.

Games played totals for the past few years:

24-25: 0
23-24: 77
22-23: 41
21-22: 43
20-21: 56

#Canucks

#Canucks have ~$7 million left in cap space after trading for Evander Kane.

That's not much money and they still have several needs to fill.

New #Canucks winger Evander Kane has scored at a 31 goals per 82 games pace since the start of the 2020-21 season.

He's struggled with injuries and clearly comes with question marks but it's hard to find that production for cheap in the NHL.

Thank you!

If you just read the quotes from #Canucks management, you might think they traded Pettersson and kept Miller.

With EP40 needing to get his confidence back, some of the comments made have been puzzling.

I look at this and more on my Substack below 👇

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TV: "Jag vill hitta tillbaka till mig själv" Hur artar sig säsongen 2025/26 för Leo Carlsson och Elias Pettersson? Hockeysverige.se pratar målsättningar med de svenska NHL-spelarna.

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Elias Pettersson says he's fully healthy and training hard this summer in a new @hockeysverige.bsky.social interview.

"There were a few minor setbacks during the season, but everything has healed now and it's full steam ahead in the gym."

(Translated from Swedish)

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