State of the Canucks – weekly notebook | March 30th

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Our man Kevin V. is back with another edition of the Vancouver Canucks Notebook. The NHL decided a five-game suspension was appropriate for Duncan Keith’s vicious elbow to the head of Daniel Sedin, but what of the victim and his recovery? Cory Schneider continues to shine is his role as the Canucks backup. Plus more insider news coverage on Van City.

Flying V’s hat trick: Cory Schneider stars in win over the Avalanche

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Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 77 matchup between the Colorado Avalanche vs. Vancouver Canucks. David Booth continues to grow in his role as a pesky power forward and demonstrated a new aspect of his game on Wednesday, beating down BC boy Mark Oliver. Maxim Lapierre attempted to intervene. By the way Happy Birthday Maxim.

Flying V’s Hat Trick: Canucks kick the crown in 1-0 win over Kings

Kings vs. Canucks

Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 76 matchup between the L.A. Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks played another tight-checking playoff style game against the Kings on Monday. Manny Malhotra opened the scoring for the Canucks only three minutes into the first period on Monday, ripping a wrist shot over the shoulder of Jonathan Quick.

Flying V’s Hat Trick: Canucks “do the comeback” again in Colorado

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Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 75 matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Colorado Avalanche. Chris Higgins won it in Overtime as Roberto Luongo backstopped his team to a win they probably didn’t deserve. How about that Mason Raymond?

State of the Canucks – Weekly Notebook | March 23rd

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Our man Kevin V. is back with another edition of the Vancouver Canucks Notebook. Before the madness on Madison claimed Daniel Sedin in Chicago, earlier this week a couple of the Canucks were doing their part to promote equality in sports through the You Can Play Project. Ryan Kesler and Henrik Sedin do good things to represent Canucks nation.

Flying V’s Hat Trick: Schneider deserves shutout gets win versus Stars

Canucks vs. Stars

Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 74 matchup between the Vancouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars. Cory Schneider deserved a shutout versus Dallas last night but in the end Mason Raymond had a goal and an assist as the Canucks beat the Dallas Stars 2-1. Schneider made several big saves in the opening period, including big stops on snap shots by Loui Eriksson and Michael Ryder.

Flying V’s Hat Trick: Canucks and Blackhawks create madness on Madison

Canucks vs. Blackhawks

NWSB Vancouver Canucks Insider Kevin Vanstone tells it how it is in regards to the Duncan Keith and Daniel Sedin fiasco. Which hit was worse? What will the repercussions be? Did Keith threaten Daniel? In the end, the Chicago Blackhawks took the two points in an overtime victory over the Canucks. Roberto Luongo took the loss. Mason Raymond played his best game of the season.