Come For The Banter - Stay For The Disappointment
Nucks Fan Rebuild & Retool Center - Come For The Banter - Stay For The Disappointment
This Canucks team has forgotten how to lose. 4 wins in a row. Now they face their old coach, who abandoned them to coach an average team.
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Game Day Chatter
So just like the rest of the games on this roadtrip, the Canucks are worse than their opponent in the majority of the categories above. This road trip had the Canucks face bubble teams in the east and so while people are giddy with the 4 game win streak, the Nucks really haven't faced a really good team.
Looking through the tweets and the sky of blue, there is a lot of Tocchet and the Canucks could have gotten more for Quinn. Funny enough, there are some Wild fans that think Hughes isn't that good. Canucks Army is saying Sherwood is worth.......................... a 1st round pick. I love Kiefer and he is having a fantastic year and I would love for management to find a sucker....team that would make that trade, but wake up. Sherwood is not worth a 1st round pick. But there will be some "fan" who complains when the Canucks trade him for a 2nd rounder.
Game Day Lineups
Canucks projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Jake DeBrusk -- David Kampf -- Conor Garland
Kiefer Sherwood -- Aatu Raty -- Drew O'Connor
Liam Ohgren -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Zeev Buium -- Tyler Myers
Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: P.O. Joseph, Nils Hoglander
Injured: Elias Pettersson (upper body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Flyers projected lineup
Trevor Zegras -- Christian Dvorak -- Travis Konecny
Denver Barkey -- Sean Couturier -- Owen Tippett
Matvei Michkov -- Noah Cates -- Bobby Brink
Carl Grundstrom -- Rodrigo Abols -- Nikita Grebenkin
Cam York -- Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae -- Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Dan Vladar
Samuel Ersson
Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Garnet Hathaway, Noah Juulsen
Injured: Tyson Foerster (upper body)
Status report
Pettersson and Hoglander participated in the morning skate, but neither forward will play. Canucks coach Adam Foote said Pettersson is close to returning and could play as soon as the first or second game after the holiday break. ... Dvorak will play after missing a 5-4 shootout loss at the New York Rangers on Saturday because of a lower-body injury. ... Vladar is expected to start after not dressing Saturday because of an upper-body injury; Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said the goalie would be a game-time decision. ... Philadelphia reassigned goalie Aleksei Kolosov to Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League.
Game Day Battle Hymn
Special request from Jimmi today. Chris Rea passed away today and one of his better known songs was "Driving home for Christmas.", which the Canucks will be doing if they lose today.
Go Canucks Go!!
A Merry Christmas from all of us at Nucks Misconduct!
The Canucks leave the safety of New York and head into Massachusetts looking for 4 in a row.
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This team....I tell ya...this team.
Have you ever been in a relationship that you didn't have high expectations for and they said, "Hey, life isn't going my way right now, but it will turn around." and then it got worse. And to your astonishment, they tried a Hail Mary play of getting rid of the thing that kept you around in the first place!
And it seemed to have worked.....for the moment. Don't be fooled.
This team may look like a better team and the three wins away from home sure might convince some that this is more of a "team" now that the best player is gone.
But what's really happening here is that this team is fucking around with us....again.
The Canucks are no longer in dead last place. They are in 30th.
You heard me. This team that is winning games, is screwing it's chances of getting 1st overall and Gavin McKenna. Have you seen McKenna play? I have....Penn St. and the warm up World Junior game.....he's good at hockey. But he won't be there at 3rd overall dammit!!
But Westy.....this team is winning without Hughes or Petey.....they looked very good with their smothering offensive zone play...their powerplay and a penalty kill that is no longer last in the league.
No offence to the East....well, I guess I actually do mean offence.....they are weak compared to some of the West coast team this year. And this Canucks team just sucks at home. Winning these games now is giving false hope to those who look at the standings and say, "We're only 6 points out of a playoff spot!" I want you to know that Francesco thinks the same way, but he gets playoff money if it happens. You get a team that has no shot to get past the 1st round and some more false hope.
Westy's Canuck fan brain
"Wow...this team has been fun to watch over the past 3 games....they are a team. All 4 lines are hustling. I wonder how this team can claws its way back into the race?"
The pragmatist in me wants to gets a get pick for Sherwood, Demko and add some more youth.
The realist in me doesn't think GMPA is listening to me.
I do want a win Boston. Fuck Boston. But I want a loss as well....fuck 3rd overall pick.
Mental conflict!!!
Canucks Game Day Chatter
I did my best to look through the Tweets and Bluesky for something that make me what to hit me head about the wall. Could only come up with these:
Canucks Game Day Lineup
Canucks projected lineup
Conor Garland -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- David Kampf -- Jake DeBrusk
Evander Kane -- Max Sasson -- Kiefer Sherwood
Liam Ohgren -- Drew O'Connor -- Linus Karlsson
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Zeev Buium -- Tyler Myers
Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Kevin Lankinen
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: P.O. Joseph, Aatu Raty
Injured: Elias Pettersson (upper body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Bruins projected lineup
Marat Khusnutdinov -- Elias Lindholm -- David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt -- Pavel Zacha -- Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot -- Fraser Minten -- Mark Kastelic
Jeffrey Viel -- Sean Kuraly -- Michael Eyssimont
Nikita Zadorov -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Andrew Peeke
Mason Lohrei -- Victor Soderstrom
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Alex Steeves
Injured: Jordan Harris (ankle), Matej Blumel (lower body), Henri Jokiharju (undisclosed), Michael Callahan (lower body), Jonathan Aspirot (upper body), Viktor Arvidsson (lower body)
Status report
The Canucks did not hold a morning skate a 4-1 win at the New York Islanders on Friday. … Arvidsson participated in the Bruins’ morning skate, but coach Marco Sturm said the forward is not ready to return this weekend; Boston hosts the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. … Viel will play with Steeves, a forward, a healthy scratch. … Khusnutdinov will play wing on the first line, and Geekie is expected to begin on the second line.
Canucks Game Day Battle Hymn
Not trying to make connections to the Canucks and the song today. Just want to put out some good rock and roll from today. And the old man in me is finding it harder to find artists who can get me taping my foot.
Go Canucks Go!
New Era Nucks lingering around the big apple to prove again - they're big enough to play - win or lose.
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CANUCKS (13-17-3) at ISLANDERS (19-12-3)
So here we are. Canucks with a TWO game win streak and a Top 3 pick on the line. Maybe.
Even if this team of intrigue manages to remain non-competitive and extend their stay in the basement into April, unlikely the Gary and Bill show would allow them to win the lotto. Not saying the NHL draft is rigged - the predictable spin of the draw over the years speaks for itself.
With the dim possibility of drafting 1st overall getting dimmer all the time, thank Demmers, we can just enjoy winning or losing for the fun of it.
Not much of a reunion this game, as our old Bo is injured. Petey is still malingering. It's another goalie duel in New York. Fine. It's still all about New York. Last season's #1 pick is already a 1st pair phenom. Yay for picking 1st, I guess.
Whatever. We don't care. At least we're out of the Quinnsota media noise storm. We're just another unimportant Canadian NHL team serving the non-monopolistic needs of this league of billionaire playthings.
GAME DAY CHATTER
Horvat out. Barzal game time decision. Too bad Petey isn't playing. Playoff odds are up to 11.5%. Odds of finishing last down to 8.9%. First full game watching Schaefer. He is gonna get his Sherwood initiation. Demko Sorokin. Best goalie wins this one. #Canucks
— DJTaxman77 (@taxman77.bsky.social) December 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Interesting stat... couple new Canucks on the same trajectory... separated only by years and years.
#Canucks — milestone post 👇
— Hockey Game Bot (@hockeygamebot.com) December 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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GAME DAY LINEUPS
Canucks projected lineup
Conor Garland -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- David Kampf -- Jake DeBrusk
Evander Kane -- Max Sasson -- Kiefer Sherwood
Liam Ohgren -- Drew O'Connor -- Linus Karlsson
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Zeev Buium -- Tyler Myers
Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: P.O Joseph, Aatu Raty
Injured: Elias Pettersson (upper body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Islanders projected lineup
Emil Heineman -- Mathew Barzal -- Jonathan Drouin
Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Simon Holmstrom
Anthony Duclair -- Calum Ritchie -- Maxim Shabanov
Kyle MacLean -- Casey Cizikas -- Marc Gatcomb
Matthew Schaefer -- Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech -- Tony DeAngelo
Adam Boqvist -- Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich
Scratched: Maxim Tsyplakov, Marshall Warren
Injured: Bo Horvat (lower body), Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body), Semyon Varlamov (knee), Ethan Bear (upper body)
Status report
Elias Pettersson, a forward, is unlikely to play. … Arshdeep Bains cleared waivers on Thursday and the forward was loaned to Abbotsford of the American Hockey League. … Warren was recalled from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Tuesday but the defenseman is not expected to play. … Barzal missed the morning skate because of maintenance, but will take warmups. … Horvat skated Friday morning but the forward will not play. He was injured during a 5-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 11.
GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN
With lotto odds whirling around our faux controversies, we spin the YT dial, get back to basics to find out if one talented player alone, can deliver.
Fuck the fascists and broligarchs! Go Canucks Go!
New Era Nucks go into the big apple to prove they're big enough to play - win or lose.
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In case you missed the former wet coast tsunami that rolled into Quinnesota on the weekend, there's not much to say. That hasn't already been said one-hundred-billion times.
As much as we enjoy Canucks off-ice drama after long, long weeks of speculation, angsty insinuations and unrepressed commiserations we've moved on. We won the trade. We're still the worst team in the league. Life is good.
So good, the Nucks are on a reunion tour in the far east to visit and possibly beat former Nucks players and their teams. Today it's New York. Friday it's New York. It's always about New York.
Today Nucks faceoff against the Miller-led Rags. It's either an indictment or compliment to the Nucking franchise that provides captaining material to the league. That's leadership. To trade for. Or away.
Whatever. We don't care. Life is good in the bottom of the beast.
While the New Era Nucks are younger, more dynamic - now with one decent center, the Rags are old, ugly and more miserable than ever before. Likely beatable at home. At least we hope so... pretty much.
GAME DAY CHATTER
I assume we play our nemesis Quick tonight. Let's hope the Rangers scoring woes at home continue tonight. Rangers goalies are getting pissed. I assume Ziba didn't miss his meeting today? I predict another 2-1 #Canucks win tonight. I predict we win every game 2-1 the rest of the year.
— DJTaxman77 (@taxman77.bsky.social) December 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today is game 2 of the Canucks Revenge Tour (revenge for what, I don't know). I'm cheering them on, so let's get Rossi that 50th career goal & Kampf closer to his 50th as well. A couple of other guys are due for a goal so it's time to collect. All for one one, one for all, all that crap. #canucks
— Terry & dog 🦮...🇨🇦🍁 (@aweebitdaft.bsky.social) December 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
GAME DAY LINEUPS
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- David Kampf -- Conor Garland
Kiefer Sherwood -- Drew O'Connor -- Evander Kane
Liam Ohgren -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Filip Hronek -- Marcus Pettersson
Zeev Buium -- Tyler Myers
Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: P.O Joseph, Aatu Raty, Arshdeep Bains
Injured: Elias Pettersson (upper body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere
Conor Sheary -- Mika Zibanejad -- J.T. Miller
Brett Berard -- Noah Laba -- Will Cuylle
Taylor Raddysh -- Sam Carrick -- Matt Rempe
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Braden Schneider
Carson Soucy -- Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen -- Matthew Robertson
Jonathan Quick
Igor Shesterkin
Scratched: Jonny Brodzinski, Jaroslav Chmelar, Scott Morrow
Injured: Adam Fox (upper body), Adam Edstrom (lower body)
Status report
Boeser did not participate in the morning skate but will play for the Canucks, who will use the same lineup from their 2-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. … Zibanejad is expected to play after being a healthy scratch in a 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, when he missed a team meeting that morning.
GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN
We're still on our NM Nostalgia kick - hanging back in the 80s when losing still felt important and right. Today we have a new motto: We're All Apathetic Canucks.
Fuck the fascists and broligarchs! Go Canucks Go!
The Canucks go into the post-Quinn era trying to find wins...or get 1st overall.
Can you imagine being a person who bought a ticket in September to see all of the Hughes brothers play on the same ice surface in New Jersey this morning? Can you imagine the Hughes parents, who now have to fly to Minnesota in January to see all their kids play on the same ice?
You're right, who cares.
The Canucks start their Quinn-less era with a lot of fans questioning their own decisions of who they cheer for. Including Kent.
Jim Rutherford was actually quoted saying that there is a rebuild going on. Patrick Allvin said the culture of the teams is fine.
I think this might be the lowest point in Canucks history since Messier landed in Vancouver.
You're allowed to wallow in self-pity for a moment. You're allowed to feel anger at the last 15 years.
but then....you need to remember that your only job is to cheer for this tire fire of a team.
Accept the fact that you can't walk away from this relationship, no matter how many times they come home drunk....and lose.
You're stuck here. You can try to say that you can leave the Canucks anytime you feel like it and still enjoy hockey, but we all know this is a fucking lie. You'll always check the score or peep at the highlights and you definitely always say, "Fuck Calgary".
So don't bring in your threats of leaving in here. Sit back and watch these new players and what we have right now and hopefully we beat New Jersey without the best Hughes brother. And if not, we're a step closer to McKenna.
GAME DAY CHATTER
I will leave this be today, as it is all "Hughes...this and that."
Hughes doesn't play here anymore.
GAME DAY LINEUPS
Hello, (assuming you're healthy) Marco Rossi! Ready to have your minutes escalated through the roof? Because, no pressure or anything, have you seen who's behind you? Welcome, also, to Liam Ohgren and "impossible level" Wordle challenge, Zeev Buium. All three new arrivals had a good practice and should play.
Assuming no more trades happen between now and the 9:30 AM Pacific start, here's who should be dressing. Arshdeep Bains skated in Höglander's place at practice, and Aatu Räty was an extra, but Höglander had the day off due to illness, not injury.
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- David Kampf -- Conor Garland
Evander Kane -- Drew O'Connor -- Kiefer Sherwood
Liam Ohgren -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Zeev Buium -- Tyler Myers
Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Lukas Reichel, P.O. Joseph
Injured: Elias Pettersson (upper body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Devils projected lineup
Jesper Bratt -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat -- Cody Glass -- Connor Brown
Paul Cotter -- Juho Lammikko -- Stefan Noesen
Xavier Parent -- Luke Glendening -- Angus Crookshank
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon -- Luke Hughes
Dennis Chowlowski -- Colton White
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Scratched: Calen Addison, Timo Meier
Injured: Jack Hughes (finger), Zack MacEwen (lower body), Brett Pesce (hand), Jonathan Kovacevic (knee), Evgenii Dadonov (wrist), Arseny Gritsyuk (upper body), Simon Nemec (lower body)
Status report
The Canucks acquired forwards Rossi and Ohgren, defenseman Buium and a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft in a trade with the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Quinn Hughes on Friday; Rossi is questionable to play because of a lower-body injury; Buium and Ohgren are expected to be in the lineup. ... Meier (personal leave/family health matter) was placed on the non-roster list; the forward will miss his third straight game. ... Addison, a defenseman, was recalled from Utica of the American Hockey League on Saturday.
GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN
If you want to reminisce about bad times, we can go back to the 80s, back to when the Canucks never won a division, came in 2nd place once and routinely finished 4th or 5th in the division. And yet....a lot of us oldtimers are still watching this hot mess. So it's fitting that Genesis has the song for us.
Go Canucks Go!
Canucks get a chance to keep the basement cold on home ice.
10 p.m. ET; SNP, MSG-B
This is the most important game of the season!
The battle of expansion twins. Older twins from the cursed NHL expansion of 1970.
55 years in the making. The bottom dwelling Nucks vs the perennially bottom-feeding Sabres. With a twist of anguish, because unlike many seasons, Vancouver sits below Boofooloo. Sits in the cold basement, shivering alone in the dark realization of being the worst of the worst.
Sabres are far up the doomed ladder of meh in the prestigious 29th spot. That was once ours.
There's no point going over the shutout loss to Gibson and the MotorCity Wings of Red. Nucks didn't score, but gave up four. Which secured our last placeness against all other loser teams.
With that slacker achievement completed, Canucks can solidify their spot in hockey infamy with another home loss tonight. JR/PA have already gifted us with our single ROG of the month win last week. We should be grateful.
And we are. So grateful their steady hands and keen hockey minds have in 2 short seasons, taken a team seen as a contender and ruined it. Thanks, Rutherford, Alvin, Foote and Franny.
Now we have the Festiva of Huggie Trade Gossip to savour. Good work.
Doesn't matter. We endured years of Benning dismalness, we can endure some more.
GAMEDAY CHATTER
Hughes chatter, because that's all we have left.
"If Quinn Hughes is in fact traded, we will put this in a box with some of the most painful transactions in the history of the #Canucks.." @thomasdrance.bsky.social on the Hughes trade chatter and when a trade could happen. Full interview.. youtu.be/kVSv96IkDZc
— Donnie & Dhali (@donnieanddhali.bsky.social) December 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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It's very strange going to Canucks games right now knowing each game might be Quinn Hughes last as a Canuck. Enjoy each moment #Canucks
— Rob Hodkinson 🇨🇦🏴 (@robhodkinson.bsky.social) December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
All the Hughes talk??? I want off this stupid merry-go-round. #canucks
— Terry & dog 🦮...🇨🇦🍁 (@aweebitdaft.bsky.social) December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Petey is a no-go. So it appears our new #1 center is gonna be Sassy!
Ok. Listen up. You’re all gonna get injured ok? But just one guy a game ok? Tonight it’s Brock. Nobody will suspect a tank! Demko? Don’t worry about Demmer 😉 #canucks
— 🇨🇦 Bi Polar Guide 🇨🇦 pronouns: who, whom, whoever, whomever. (@bipolarguide.bsky.social) December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Yes! Demmer is back, baby! Stealing a game or stealing our faint hope?
GAMEDAY LINEUPS
Sabres projected lineup
Peyton Krebs -- Tage Thompson -- Alex Tuch
Zach Benson -- Tyson Kozak -- Josh Doan
Isak Rosen -- Ryan McLeod -- Jack Quinn
Beck Malenstyn -- Josh Dunne -- Jordan Greenway
Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram -- Conor Timmins
Owen Power -- Jacob Bryson
Alex Lyon
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Scratched: Zach Metsa, Trevor Kuntar
Injured: Josh Norris (illness), Colten Ellis (concussion), Justin Danforth (lower body), Jason Zucker (upper and lower body), Jiri Kulich (ear), Michael Kesselring (lower body)
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Brock Boeser -- David Kampf -- Conor Garland
Evander Kane -- Drew O'Connor -- Kiefer Sherwood
Nils Hoglander -- Aatu Raty -- Arshdeep Bains
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Elias Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Thatcher Demko
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Lukas Reichel, P.O Joseph
Injured: Elias Pettersson (upper body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
Norris will miss a second straight game after being a late scratch for a 4-3 overtime win at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday after he “tweaked something” in warmups; the forward also is battling an illness, according to coach Lindy Ruff, but could return at the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. … Ellis, a goalie, was placed on injured reserve Thursday. ... Zucker, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday and is week to week. ... Boeser, a forward, did not take part in the Canucks' morning skate Thursday and is a game-time decision after waking up with some “discomfort,” according to coach Adam Foote. “They're just making sure, send him to the doc, make sure it's not his appendix. Hopefully it's not that and we'll have him tonight,” Foote said; Reichel took Boeser's spot in morning line rushes. … Demko will start and return after missing 12 games with a lower-body injury. ... Pettersson, a center, will miss his third straight game but has resumed skating and is expected to join the team on a five-game road trip that begins at the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. ... Vancouver assigned goalie Nikita Tolopilo to Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
GAMEDAY BATTLE HYMN
On the road to Rebuild Town or the usual Nucking destination...
Fuck the broligarchs and fascism. Go Canucks Go.
Canucks get a chance to reclaim the basement on home ice.
10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNP, FDSNDET
This Nucking season has been full of twists, turns and sudden reversals. And the reversal of result on Saturday against one the league's hottest teams and their goalie was very unexpected. And fun to watch!
Calder Canucks rescued the non-Cup Canucks from a certain grim fate. From Tolo in goal, to Ratty scoring three or two, to both Willi and D-Petey scoring to win a fun game in front of a ROG crowd that may have forgotten what winning looks like. It looked very good.
Without EP40, Kampf was promoted to 1st line duty and was in on every Nucks goal. In the same rink when the Nucks goals were scored.
So impressed with his 1st line performance, the ever brilliant coaching staff give him another chance tonight to score or something as our new 2C.
And finally... fresh from the Faeries, Hogz returns! Exciting!
Is it possible the Nucks win two in a row for the first time since October, first 2 game regulation win streak of the season?
Anything is possible... except for clawing their way back to the mushy middle and beyond.
Doesn't matter. The stealth rebuild is looking pretty stealthy, not that we can see it.
GAMEDAY CHATTER
#Canucks have a chance at their 1st 2 regulation win streak of the year. Still no idea how we beat the Wild with all our injuries. We win when outshot and lose when we outshoot our oppenent. I assume Lank will be back in goal. No word yet on Petey or Hoggy.
— DJTaxman77 (@hugheshart43.bsky.social) December 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I could be missing something but this seems like all the #Canucks news today: EP40 is a Game Time Decision Höglander returns Lankinen starts Woo on Waivers Blueger return pushed to Christmas Young sent to the ECHL
— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) December 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Petey is unlikely, but Hogz is a go. Lanky is expected to start. However, we can take solace in endless, relentless Huggie trade talk. Ummm... solace? Is that the word?
Now I know why Vancouver has been raining practically non stop for a couple of weeks. It's not rain, it's tears of Canuck fans, in the air, coming down because of all the Quinn Hughes trade talk. #canucks
— Terry & dog 🦮...🇨🇦🍁 (@aweebitdaft.bsky.social) December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
GAMEDAY LINEUPS
Red Wings projected lineup
Emmett Finnie -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat -- Andrew Copp -- Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen -- J.T. Computer-- James van Riemsdyk
Elmer Soderblom -- Marco Kasper -- Nate Danielson
Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Travis Hamonic -- Albert Johansson
John Gibson
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Jonathan Berggren, Jacob Bernard-Docker
Injured: Mason Appleton (lower body)
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson
Brock Boeser -- David Kampf -- Conor Garland
Evander Kane -- Aatu Raty -- Kiefer Sherwood
Nils Hoglander -- Drew O'Connor -- Arshdeep Bains
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Kevin Lankinen
Nikita Tolopilo
Scratched: Lukas Reichel, P.O. Joseph
Injured: Elias Pettersson (upper body), Thatcher Demko (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
The Red Wings will use the same lineup from their 4-3 win at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, including Gibson starting consecutive games for the first time since a string of three straight last month (Nov. 9-15). … Pettersson, the Canucks’ top center, won’t play and is still “being evaluated,” coach Adam Foote said after he was a late scratch against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. … Hoglander will make his season debut following a preseason injury that required surgery. … Blueger, a center who hasn’t played since Oct. 19, had a setback that put him back “pretty much back to square one,” Foote said. He isn’t expected to return before Christmas.
GAMEDAY BATTLE HYMN
It ain't no party without Arty while the war on winning continues - can't we have fun while it lasts?
Fuck the broligarchs and fascism. Go Canucks Go.
Canucks get an even tougher opponent to play against in the 2nd of a home B-2-B.
10 p.m. ET; CITY, SNP, FDSNNOX, FDSNWI
Things are all falling in place for the Canucks. Falling to the bottom of the standings while playing better overall. The Franny/Rutherford/Alvin tinkering at the edges of futility has proven futile.
The Canucks in their storied and sordid history have never ever fallen to 32nd place in league standings. EVER. Sure, it's a trick stat, since NHL only got their 32nd team recently, but still...
Last night, Canucks out-played, out-chanced the Woolies and lost. Nucks puck luck is pretty flucked up and we have the stats to prove it.
Now that we've accepted (for now) our place in the stinky basement of Gary's parody league, it's time to enjoy some of our fav players, while they're still here.
ENJOY THE SPECIAL QUIET. THE TRANQUILITY OF KNOWING IT CAN ONLY GET BETTER.
Better in 5 to 10 years? Maybe. Or not. Doesn't matter anymore.
Ok Francesco Aquilini, it's time to give Jim Rutherford and Patrick Allvin the boot. Get some management who actually know what they are doing before these two imbeciles trade away everyone for 4th liners. #Canucks
— Maple Poutine 🇨🇦 (@gluegunstanley.bsky.social) December 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
And #firefoote, too.
— Vern Faulkner (Part owner of Canada) (@vernfaulkner.bsky.social) December 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Cheer or don't cheer. Fire Foote or don't. Fire Alvin or don't. Sell the team or don't.
Doesn't matter. We've seen the bottom and we've seen off our very last glimpse of faint hope. That's enough. For now.
GAMEDAY CHATTER
Very worried that Aqua is going to fire this management group, who will in turn fire Foote and completely ruin the tank. Everyone knows the season is done, so please just let it play out ffs. #Canucks
— Geordie Canuck (@geordiecanuck.bsky.social) December 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Elias Pettersson plays his 500th NHL game tonight. His 479 points are the most by any player in #Canucks history through their first 500 games. Doesn't matter if a player started their career in Vancouver or were traded after playing NHL games, Pettersson leads everyone.
— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) December 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Celebrate Pete's achievement and $92M reward. Celebrate the little things. But not Little Things. Enjoy the moment while we look back fondly on the 2020 fake Cup run when this core was young and full of promise.
GAMEDAY LINEUPS
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Danila Yurov -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Matt Boldy
Yakov Trenin -- Nico Sturm -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Liam Ohgren -- Ryan Hartman -- Tyler Pitlick
Jacob Middleton -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Brock Faber
Zeev Buium -- Zach Bogosian
Jesper Wallstedt
Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Daemon Hunt, Hunter Haight, Ben Jones
Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Vinnie Hinostroza (lower body), Marco Rossi (lower body)
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Linus Karlsson
Brock Boeser -- Max Sasson -- Conor Garland
Drew O'Connor -- David Kampf -- Kiefer Sherwood
Arshdeep Bains -- Aatu Raty -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Nikita Tolopilo
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Lukas Reichel, P.O. Joseph
Injured: Evander Kane (illness), Thatcher Demko (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
Yurov will return after missing two games with an undisclosed injury, replacing Hartman on the top forward line, replacing Jones. … Rossi, a forward out since Nov. 11, remains week to week. … The Canucks did not hold a morning skate. … Tolopilo is expected to start after Lankinen made 14 saves in a 4-1 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Friday. … Kane, a top-line(ish) forward who missed the game Friday, could return (unfortunately).
GAMEDAY BATTLE HYMN
Canucks are the worst of the worst. The lowest ranked of the low. The baddest of the bad. Bad to the groan. Or worse.
Fuck the NHL, broligarchs and fascism. Go Canucks Go.
The Canucks return home, which might not be the best thing for a team that has struggled so badly in their place of residence.
9 p.m. ET; SNP, Utah16
Let us begin with this:
Last place in the league. Look at it, in all its glory.
Kent got so emotional about this, this his body decided to get sick.
I am not one to usually go around and collect receipts, but a show of hands please of those who said this team was a playoff team...
For those of you who will argue that bad luck has cursed this team, you should have thought about that in September, when you had hope and expectations!
NEVER HAVE HOPE AND EXPECTATIONS AS A CANUCK FAN!!!
GAMEDAY CHATTER
So....I agree that Aquilini hasn't scored this year and is not noticeable on the ice, but how do the three areas that actually have more effect on results do not even have the same percentage of blame than the owner? The owner let management spend the money to be near top of the league in the area. He hired a management team who hired a coach and created this team over the past 3 years. And yet 2/3s of the votes blame him. This logic continues to baffle me. If you can please explain to me, with evidence, how Aquilini....this year....caused this shit show.
This team is mediocre at best.
GAMEDAY LINEUPS
Mammoth projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- JJ Peterka
Daniil But -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther
Michael Carcone -- Jack McBain -- Lawson Crouse
Liam O'Brien -- Kevin Stenlund -- Kailer Yamamoto
Mikhail Sergachev -- John Marino
Nate Schmidt -- Sean Durzi
Ian Cole -- Maveric Lamoureux
Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek
Scratched: Barrett Hayton, Brandon Tanev, Nick DeSimone
Injured: Alex Kerfoot (lower body), Olli Maatta (upper body)
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Linus Karlsson
Brock Boeser -- Max Sasson -- Conor Garland
Drew O'Connor -- David Kampf -- Kiefer Sherwood
Arshdeep Bains -- Aatu Raty -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Kevin Lankinen
Nikita Tolopilo
Scratched: Lukas Reichel, P.O Joseph
Injured: Evander Kane (illness), Thatcher Demko (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Status report
Hayton and Tanev each will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game after the forwards sat out a 7-0 win at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. … Kane is doubtful to play. The forward left a 3-1 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday because of a skate cut, and missed practice Thursday and the morning skate Friday because of illness. … Garland returns after missing two games because of an upper-body injury. … Demko, who last played Nov. 11, took part in a portion of practice Thursday. The goalie could return next week. … Hoglander is practicing and the forward could make his season debut next week. He is working his way back following surgery for an injury sustained during the preseason.
GAMEDAY BATTLE HYMN
It's been awhile since the Canucks have been the worst in the league and with the bill of goods we've been sold and bought into...yes, both can happen.....there are bound to be some sad feelings. Disappointment for sure. So why not let your inner child mope for a bit with R.E.M
Go Canucks Go....tanking all the way.
After outscoring LA and losing, Canucks climb high into the Rockies to play the league's best team, hoping beyond hope the Avs are sick and tired of so much winning.
CANUCKS (10-13-3) at AVALANCHE (18-1-6)
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
6:00 pm PST; 9:00 pm EST
TV: ALT, Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet 650
You might be asking, "How many weird games must the Nucks play this season?"
The answer is... all of them. With a depleted roster, undocumented spontaneous league rules and rookies on the ice and behind the bench, perhaps this game could just be a normal loss.
The OT loss in LA wasn't normal - except weird is the new Nucks normal. 3 disallowed goals in the 1st period. Nucks score 1 goal that counted as Kane came out of the box. Kane in the box is normal, so there's that. While the Nucks got the game to OT and were almost on pace to get the game to Lanky's happy period, gravity and Pete's dull skates thwarted that attempt as LA scored while Lanky was interfered with. It was a nice touch the Sit Room reviewed the goal just so the Nucks could lose twice in the same game.
The last time the Nucks played the Avs, they took them to OT and lost 5-4 in the ROG. Those were the days... when the full impact of Faery fever was yet to be felt.
The good news is, Lankinen is good to go and we won't have to witness the Avs score 12 on Jiri. The other good news... [insert inspiring platitude here].
LINEUPS
From the nhl dot coms, it's the thing:
Canucks projected lineup
Evander Kane -- Elias Pettersson -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Brock Boeser -- David Kampf -- Kiefer Sherwood
Drew O'Connor -- Max Sasson -- Jake DeBrusk
Arshdeep Bains -- Aatu Raty-- Linus Karlsson
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Marcus Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Elias Pettersson -- Tom Willander
Kevin Lankinen
Jiri Patera
Scratched: P.O. Joseph, Lukas Reichel
Injured: Conor Garland (upper body), Thatcher Demko (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog -- Brock Nelson -- Valeri Nichushkin
Ross Colton -- Jack Drury -- Victor Olofsson
Parker Kelly -- Zakhar Bardakov -- Joel Kiviranta
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Josh Manson -- Brent Burns
Samuel Girard -- Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Ilya Solovyov
Injured: Gavin Brindley (lower body), Logan O’Connor (hip surgery)
Status report
Canucks goalie Nikita Tolopilo was designated non-roster on Monday for the birth of his child; Patera was recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions. … Hoglander, a forward, skated in a noncontact jersey; Vancouver coach Adam Foote said Hoglander is “feeling good.” … The Avalanche held an optional morning skate. Nichushkin will play after missing eight games with a lower-body injury.
GAME DAY CHATTER
With Gnarland still out of the lineup we can hope the Faeries have sated their insatiable appetite until the new year.
Argh.. projected 1st line ... KANE EP40 LEKKERIMAKI Kane on the first line... pls make this stop - Foote is really out to lunch #Canucks
— islandgal (@islandgal.bsky.social) December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sometimes you just gotta read the headline to an article you wrote earlier in the season and laugh. #Canucks
— Brayden Fengler (@braydenfengler.bsky.social) December 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Vancouver Canucks 5v5 on-ice xG results #Canucks #NHL
— sohraub (@sohraub.bsky.social) December 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN
Only one place left to go...
Enjoy the game, everyone. Fuck Fascism! Go Canucks Go!
