Category: Curtis Lazar
Canucks' Podkolzin proving capable of playing greater role in sophomore season
CanucksVANCOUVER — From the end of one season until the start of the next, "improvement" on a hockey team is gauged almost entirely by which new players are added. The signed top-nine forwards and , as well as robust fourth-liners Curtis Lazar and Dakota Joshua. An excellent penalty-killer and forecheck...
Read moreBruins Replacing Lazar’s Grit & Energy Will Not Be Easy
BruinsAt the trade deadline in April of 2021, the Boston Bruins acquired former Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall from the Buffalo Sabres. Also part of the return going to Boston…
Read moreWDYTT: Vancouver Canucks trade proposals
Andrey KuzmenkoWelcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that’s on summer vacation and still publishing at the exact same time. Speaking of summer, to say it’s been an inactive one for the Vancouver Canucks would be a mistruth. Several exciting prospects with potential were added to the organiz...
Read moreCanucks’ 5 Burning Questions Heading Into 2022-23 Season
Jonathan LekkerimakiSince the opening day of free agency when the Vancouver Canucks signed Ilya Mikheyev, Curtis Lazar and Dakota Joshua, the news wheel has ground to a halt. Beyond watching Jonathan…
Read moreCould Vasily Podkolzin at centre be the answer to making the Canucks’ top-nine work?
Vancouver CanucksWith no trades on the horizon as of yet, the Vancouver Canucks are currently slated to skate into the 2022/23 season with an absolutely overloaded forward corps. Elias Pettersson, JT Miller, Brock Boeser, Bo Horvat, Conor Garland, Vasily Podkolzin, Ilya Mikheyev, Andrey Kuzmenko, Tanner Pearson, and...
Read moreCanucks Addition of Lazar Fills Multiple Team Needs
CanucksWhen the Vancouver Canucks announced they had signed Curtis Lazar to a three-year deal during free agency, fans were excited. The BC-born center grew up a Canucks fan and plays…
Read moreWDYTT: The perfect top six forward lines for the Canucks
Ilya MikheyevWelcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet who has the job security of a one-way contract and the compensation of a two-way contract. Speaking of contracts, a lot of them have been handed out since we last spoke, and some of them were handed out by the Vancouver Canucks. Ilya Mikh...
Read moreDakota Joshua brings everything that the Canucks have been looking for in a fourth liner
St. Louis BlThe Canucks’ signings of Ilya Mikheyev, Curtis Lazar, and Andrey Kuzmenko grabbed most of the headlines last week in Vancouver, and with good reason. Each of the three UFA additions promises to make a major impact on the roster as soon as next season. But lost amid the Free Agent Frenzy was another...
Read moreCanucks Have the Makings of a Playoff-Ready Fourth Line
Matthew HighmoreWhen the Vancouver Canucks decided not to extend qualifying offers to Juho Lammikko and Matthew Highmore, it signalled that the team would have a new fourth line in 2022-23. To…
Read moreCanucks free-agent signings Ilya Mikheyev, Curtis Lazar highlight roster revamp
Curtis Lazar'There's more internal competition and gives the coaches more options and we definitely feel we've improved our group.' — Canucks GM Patrik Allvin.
Read moreCanucks free-agent signings Ilya Mikheyev, Curtis Lazar highlight roster revamp
Boston BruinsForward acquisitions answer the hockey operations department call for more size, skill, sandpaper.
Read moreCanucks sign free agent Ilya Mikheyev, make it official with Andrei Kuzmenko
Curtis LazarThe Canucks have added another burly Russian to their stable.
Read moreCanucks free-agent signings Ilya Mikheyev, Curtis Lazar highlight roster revamp
Boston BruinsForward acquisitions answer the hockey operations department call for more size, skill, sandpaper.
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