Thomas Drance

If he doesn’t sort it out, it does, without question.

More than reasonable below market based on what he’d shown to that point. I didn’t see a guy on a historic scoring pace to start his career completely falling off, you’re right.

Haha it’s a good fit and a reasonable price!

Tuesday, Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford aired his club’s dirty laundry.

And in doing so, Vancouver acknowledges that change is needed, writes @thomasdrance.bsky.social.

More on J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson and why it's time to move on: www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...

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The Sharks and The Capitals Had Our Curiosity, Now They Have Our Attention Podcast Episode · The Hockey PDOcast · 2024-12-02 · 52m

New PDOcast with @thomasdrance.bsky.social:

•Our Sunday Special show - top stories from past week in NHL
•The Sharks are very fun
•Impressive contributions the Capitals are getting
•Biggest concerns about Rangers play
•The price the Wild paid for Jiricek

bit.ly/419q8ic

Heck yeah! Enjoy the read bud, there’s some stuff in their that I’m really proud of. Thanks for sharing and Happy Christmas to you and the family!

Six ways the short-handed Canucks have held the fort on a crucial road trip

Six ways the short-handed #Canucks have held the fort on a crucial road trip: www.nytimes.com/athletic/596...

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Sometimes the data is a scam. Bruins scammed it with a ton of perimeter looks.

How Kevin Lankinen, Canucks locked down the Bruins in shutout win: 3 takeaways A supreme defensive effort got the Canucks' East Coast road trip off to a 2-0-0 start with a shutout in Boston.

I’m not buying it as a fortunate victory. Ugly, sure, but a heck of a defensive performance.

How Kevin Lankinen, #Canucks  locked down the Bruins in shutout win: 3 takeaways

www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...

Over a 3-year period from 2009-10 through 2011-12 only Stamkos, Ovechkin, Bobby Ryan + Gaborik scored more 5-on-5 goals than Alex Burrows among all NHL players (minimum 3000 minutes).

Just a reminder of how high a level a player has to hit to be “the next Alex Burrows”. #Canucks

Jumbo’s Retirement, and the Week That Was in the NHL Podcast Episode · The Hockey PDOcast · 2024-11-25 · 47m

New PDOcast with @thomasdrance.bsky.social:

•Main takeaways from the past week in the NHL
•Joe Thornton's retirement ceremony + his impact on the current game
•The two versions of the Oilers
•The healthy Avs
•Jets continuity + improvements
•Rebuilding teams showing positive signs

bit.ly/3ZlAfPs

Quality line nickname suggestion for the #Canucks’ new top line from @TheAthletic comment section.

On the dominance of Vancouver’s new first line, and other thoughts: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...

Canucks notebook: Why Vancouver's new first line is dominating and more

Why the Vancouver #Canucks’ new first line is dominating right now, an interesting development on the back end and the “playing the right way” thing.

New notebook @TheAthletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/594...

Haha I’ll figure it out. So weird to be a Bluesky boomer.

How #Canucks  overcame harsh Quinn Hughes ejection with complete performance (except 5-on-6 defending, I guess) to flatten Senators: 3 takeaways via @TheAthletic: t.co/QD6OKQcqsG

#Canucks and Senators have now traded goals from the net front on the power play.

36 minutes left to play and the score is tied. Will be a telling stretch. Certainly could be a slog for Vancouver without Hughes, the club’s primary engine.

#Canucks

Chilling on my phone probably. sweating sit/start decisions in fantasy football

Depends on the player. No set protocol is in place.

Some guys will watch the game and get a workout in. Some guys will shower and change and eat popcorn. Some guys hit the table for a massage.

Here's why Hughes was tossed. Boarding major doesn't always come with a game misconduct.

Yeah, really bad call.

If he wasn’t cut, it’s not a major and a match penalty most likely.

After a wildly harsh match penalty assessed against Quinn Hughes, the #Canucks kill of the major penalty.

Potentially a big moment in the game for Vancouver, but losing Hughes for the night - in addition to their other star absences - is a brutal break.

#Canucks have won just about every 50/50 battle in the early going against the Senators here. Excellent start to this 6-game road trip from Vancouver.

Coming up on Canucks Talk with @jamiedodd.bsky.social & @thomasdrance.bsky.social

1:00 - Abbotsford Canucks GM Ryan Johnson
1:30 - @dimfilipovic.bsky.social

LISTEN: www.sportsnet.ca/650/

yeah there's a player there, I think. Really like his work rate and skill level. Bit worried about his size given the role he'll fill at the NHL level (most long tenured bottom-six centremen are significantly longer/larger).

Don’t have insight on that bud. Will keep on it.

yeah honestly they need to get back to playing the right way - by their own internal standard. More than the injuries/personnel losses, that's what ailed them on this homestand.