When the Canucks pulled off seven wins in eight games between October 22 and November 13, there was one thing that was consistent: the Canucks played with energy and an aggressive game of hockey.
In recent games, the Canucks have moved away from this method and are losing as a result. Instead of coming out with all guns blazing, they have played to not lose and seemed content to be carried by the game rather than taking charge and carrying the game.
The Vancouver Canucks have announced (via GM Mike Gillis on his new official Twitter account) that they are recalling center Mario Bliznak from the Manitoba Moose.
By now, you have all heard that Tanner Glass, Jannik Hansen, and Mason Raymond have filed for arbitration after having received qualifying offers as RFA’s.
Now, I can understand Raymond taking this to arbitration as he had a minimum qualifying offer of $700,000.
Glass and Hansen? Not so much.
Sure I can see that Glass and Hansen want one-way contracts, and the team wants two ways. But for Glass, what does he have for an arguing point?
Hey, you know, it’s never too early to be thinking about the playoffs in light of where the Nucks are this point of the season, which is close to a quarter of the way through.
They currently sit at 11th with 24 points, having played anywhere from one to three games more than most of the teams in their conference.
As I donned my coach’s hat last night and started to think of the return of Daniel Sedin to the lineup on Sunday, I began to contemplate, "who is best suited to play on that line?" There are certainly no shortage of players that have earned that right, like Mikael Samuelsson and Mason Raymond.
