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NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks’ blogger Richard Hodges is back to give you his love ‘em and hate ‘em from Vancouver’s horrible loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Richard points out being a Canucks fan means expecting the gut punch. The only franchise to lose two Stanley Cup final Game 7s has made a reputation among fans for letting them down so hard when they want to. The Canucks had won six straight. Cory Schneider was playing amazing…
Richard Hodges previews the Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers March 30th matchup. Richard says seems as though both Zack Kassian and Keith Ballard will miss yet another game recovering from their nagging injuries while the Oilers will miss Eric Belanger, who’s out with a groin injury. It’s been a while since these two teams hooked up this year, they last saw each other in early February when the Canucks won 3-2. Cory Schneider will be in net again.
Vancouver Canucks blogger Richard Hodges Love Em Hate Em hockey blog. He recaps and rewinds the win on Monday night over the Oilers. Richard says in this game for about 58 minutes, the Vancouver Canucks slogged through a muddled effort that looked like they had left their skateguards on. The Oilers were just flying. One big negative. When Ryan Kesler and David Booth get back, Chris Higgins will find himself squeezed out of the top six. Nice goal Chris Tanev.
NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger C-Mac tells us the Canucks embarked on their latest road trip tonight, first stop at the capital of Alberta, to find an overly hospitable Oilers group that coughed up a 5-2 gift to the Canucks with a goal and an assist each for the Swedish brothers. Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin had quite the weekend putting up a ton of points.
Did you miss the Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers game Sunday night? A 5-2 regulation time win by Van-City. The Canucks are 10-0-3 since their last regulation loss, a 4-2 setback against the Anaheim Ducks on Jan. 15. Henrik and Daniel Sedin each recorded a goal and an assist. Chris Higgins and defensemen Sami Salo and Kevin Bieksa also scored.
Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 59 matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers. A 5-2 Canucks victory. After combining for just 12 points over the previous 12 games, Daniel Sedin and Henrik scored four points each on Saturday against Toronto. Another four points between them Sunday put them “on fire”. Cory Schneider got the win.
Free NHL Betting Odds & Picks on the Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers Sunday night matchup. The Canucks are -145 home favorites. Dave likes the road team in this one. Taylor Hall is still playing very well but a look at the recent stats show that he and Ben Eager lead the Oilers. Vancouver`s second line continues to shine – Ryan Kesler and David Booth are playing great.
NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks writer Josh Hall doesn’t think there’s much to worry about with the Vancouver Canucks. Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin both bumped their slumps against Toronto. Ryan Kesler is still on somewhat of a roll. Finally, Roberto Luongo is hotter than any goalie in the entire NHL. The Edmonton Oilers await Vancouver’s arrival Sunday.
Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 9 matchup between the Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers. A 3-2 Vancouver win in Overtime. Roberto Luongo deserved the majority of blame for Tuesday’s meltdown loss…
Free NHL Betting Odds & Picks on the Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers Saturday matchup. The Canucks are -135 favorites. The over/under is set at 5.5. Its NHL predictions time. Vancouver welcomes David Booth to the lineup on Tuesday after they sent Michael Sameulsson and Marco Sturm to Florida. Expect Roberto Luongo between the pipes on Tuesday.
Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 5 matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers’ young guns gave the Vancouver Canucks all they could handle, but in the end Sami Salo, Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin made the difference. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who had a hat trick, Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, and Magnus Paajarvi couldn’t keep up.
Free NHL Betting Odds & Picks on the Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers Saturday matchup. The Canucks are -148 favorites. The over/under is set at 5.5. Its NHL predictions time. Roberto Luongo has not exactly been solid in the nets for Vancouver, we’ll get to see young guns Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins lacing up the skates tonight.
