Vancouver Canucks

By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) The San Jose Sharks traded defenseman Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich to the Vancouver Canucks for 2007 1st round draft pick Patrick White and Swedish defenseman Daniel Rahimi. "We are pleased to be adding Christian and Brad to our defensive group," Vancouver Canucks President and...

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) According to Swedish sources, Finnish forward Mika Pyörälä will finish his contract with Timra in the SEL and try his luck in the NHL for the 2009-2010 season. In 32 games this season, Pyörälä has scored 10 goals and amassed 16 assists. Brochu's take: Rumours are that the Chicago Blackhawks...

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) Mats Sundin has officially signed a contract with the Vancouver Canucks. Brochu's take: FINALLY! Details to be released. Rumors are that he has a no-movement clause.

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) Apparently, Mats Sundin is supposed to make his decision between the Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers on Thursday, but his agent J.P. Barry reported that Mats may not make the decision until the weekend or even after the Christmas NHL trade freeze. Brochu's take: Sigh.

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) TSN, ESPN and Sportsnet are all reporting that the Mats Sundin sweepstakes are down to two teams: The Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers. It's believed that Sundin will make a decision in the next 48 hours or sometime before Friday, which happens to be the NHL's Christmas trade freeze d...

By noreply@blogger.com (Lowetide) Good for the Canucks. They endured a lot of turmoil for many years when the team lacked leadership, direction and talent and saw their management group unable to right the ship by addressing need. For Oilers fans we can look forward to Hemsky, Lubo and a script that involves a crazy ride that w...

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) Bob McKenzie of TSN was on Team 1040 radio in Vancouver on Friday and stated that there was a rumor that the New York Rangers would send forward Scott Gomez to the Vancouver Canucks to make room for Mats Sundin. McKenzie added that the rumour was around in the summer, but has recently percolat...

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) According to the New York Post, Mats Sundin will be in New York City this weekend and will meet with Rangers GM Glen Sather. The hockey rumor mill is indicating that the top 2 teams on Mats Sundin's list are the Rangers and Vancouver Canucks. Brochu's take: This will be my last post about Mats Su...

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-assigned forward Radim Vrbata to his hometown team BK Mlada Boleslav, who are in the Czech Extraliga. Vrbata cleared waivers Tuesday. Brochu's take: An almost win-win situation. The Bolts get the underachieving forward off their cap, while Vrbata gets to e...

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) According to the Puck-rakers blog on the Columbus Dispatch website, several scouts from NHL teams were watching the Columbus Blue Jackets-Los Angeles Kings game on Saturday. Two scouts for the Boston Bruins watched, as did one each from the Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, Chicago B...

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) Rumors are swirling that the Toronto Maple Leafs are trying to get defenseman Tomas Kaberle to waive his no trade clause. The Vancouver Canucks, Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche are very interested in the Czech blueliner. Brochu's take: Kaberle is living his...

By Brochu(noreply@blogger.com) Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke has requested and been granted permission by the Anaheim Ducks to talk to Dave Nonis about a position with the Leafs. Nonis has been a senior advisor in the Ducks organization. Brochu's take: Everybody in the NHL knew Burke would call his old buddy as soon as...

The Vancouver Canucks assigned defenceman Nolan Baumgartner to Manitoba of the AHL and lost defenceman Nathan McIver on waivers to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.  McIver, 23, played in 17 games with the Canucks last season, collecting 52 penalty minutes. In 43 games with the Moose, he had...

By noreply@blogger.com (Sean Zandberg) I have read about plenty of people who are sick of the whole saga and are tired of reading about it. Well that doesn't stop me. For all of the people saying they are sick of it all, this site still gets a dungload of visitors who type "Mats Sundin Vancouver Canucks" into the Google search bar and ar...

By gomerpyle More to come I’m sure… Would you like to write for RumorMeThis? Check out http://rumormethis.com/write-for-us/ for more details. Columbus Blue Jackets' offer to the Tampa Bay Lightning for forward Brad Richards, along with what the Dallas Stars and Vancouver Canucks could offer.

One of the teams that has been in the thick of things in terms of making offers for big name players is the Vancouver Canucks. It is reported that the Canucks may try to resist the temptation to make a major splash now that they are once again back in playoff contention. It is also heavily specula...

By Alin Mateescu Ed Willes of The Province reports that if the Vancouver Canucks want to make a move ... Canucks GM Dave Nonis has no less than “three second-round picks in next ... Center Brendan Morrison has been mentioned in numerous trade rumors ...