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A Season To Forget – A Vancouver Canucks Post Mortem

Season Record 36-35-11 Did they Make The Playoffs? No What Went Right? While the Canucks have been the poster team for “how to nose dive into mediocrity” this season, there have been a few glimmers of hope. Firstly, Mike Santorelli and Eddie Lack have arisen as two bright spots in the Canucks future. Santorelli played […]

James' Post Mortem Teams (Canucks, Oilers)

Vancouver Canucks Season Record 36-35-11 Did they Make The Playoffs? No What Went Right? While the Canucks have been the poster team for “how to nose dive into mediocrity” this season, there have been a few glimmers of hope. Firstly, Mike Santorelli and Eddie Lack have arisen as two bright spots in the Canucks future. […]

A New Direction – Canucks Fire Coach's Tortorella, Sullivan

Well, that escalated quickly. Only a month after the Vancouver Canucks decided to part ways with former General Manager Mike Gillis, they announced this morning that Head Coach John Tortorella and Assistant Coach Mike Sullivan had been relieved of their duties. It came as little surprise as new President of Hockey Operations Trevor Linden continues to […]

2PS Playoff Pick'em – April 25th

The NHL playoffs are a great time to place bets on your favourite teams. The games themselves are super exciting to watch, are very close in terms of skill, and the overall atmosphere that surrounds the hockey community during the playoffs can’t be matched at any other point of the season. That being said, there […]

Early Playoff Studs & Duds

Every year in the playoffs, we as fans are exposed to some of the best, and worst, that the NHL has to offer. We get treated not only to the stars of the league performing to their expected talent level, but also the unsung heroes who come out of nowhere to make a name for themselves. On the […]

2PS Playoff Daily Pick'em – April 22nd 2014

The NHL playoffs are a great time to place bets on your favourite teams. The games themselves are super exciting to watch, are very close in terms of skill, and the overall atmosphere that surrounds the hockey community during the playoffs can’t be matched at any other point of the season. That being said, there […]

2PS Playoff Pick'em – Weekend Edition

The NHL playoffs are a great time to place bets on your favourite teams. The games themselves are super exciting to watch, are very close in terms of skill, and the overall atmosphere that surrounds the hockey community during the playoffs can’t be matched at any other point of the season. That being said, there […]

2PS Playoff Pick'em

If you are anything like me, the thrill of being able to bet on your favourite sports teams makes watching the games themselves that much more entertaining. While I (as well as most of the general population) do not have a fortune to be able to bet on games, you would be surprised at how […]

2PS NHL Playoff Predictions

As is the case with any self-respecting hockey website, the chance to showcase your supreme knowledge about “who will advance” when it comes to the playoffs and to hold the bragging rights for an entire year is the single most important thing about being a hockey writer. Here at 2PS, some of our best and brightest […]

The Nicest Saves Of The Year (So Far)

Welcome to Part Two of my “Greatest Plays” series! Earlier in the week I wrote an article showcasing my top 5 favourite goals of the year (so far) and actually would have added the Erik Johnson goal from a few nights ago against the Edmonton Oilers. Just goes to show you, magic can happen up […]

Nicest Goals Of The 2013-2014 Regular Season (So Far)

With the 2013-2014 regular season winding down, and my Vancouver Canucks officially eliminated from the playoffs last night, I told myself I would avoid that depressing black hole of a topic for at least a few days and write about something positive and fun. Now I know that some people like to see these lists […]

The Blame Game – Who Will Take The Fall For Canucks Abysmal Season?

Abandon ship! The Vancouver Canucks boat has officially sunk for the 2013-2014 season. With only 5 games left to play, the chances of the Canucks making the playoffs have been listed at 0.4% according to www.sportsclubstats.com. It only seems fitting that Alain Vigneault and his new club, the New York Rangers dealt the proverbial dagger to […]

Scoreboard Watching – Tonight's Matchups Critical For Canucks Playoff Hopes

Now before you go ahead and tell me “Every game is critical for the Vancouver Canucks” Believe me, I know. However, with both the Phoenix Coyotes and Minnesota Wild in action tonight, the results of those games, as well as the Canucks game against the Colorado Avalanche will more then likely be the deciding factor […]

The Double Edged Sword – Canucks Win, Lose Henrik Sedin

Why can’t the Vancouver Canucks just win a string of games and not lose star player after star player? Honestly, every time something positive happens to this team, it has to accompanied by something negative. First it was Ryan Kesler and Daniel Sedin getting injured. Then they come back and Alex Burrows gets injured. Then the Canucks win two […]