canucks 2016-17 season

Vancouver Canucks begin camp with ‘a lot to prove’ 

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CANADIAN PRESS    SEPTEMBER 22, 2016  Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning knows what’s being said about his team. Coming off a season where the club finished an abysmal 28th in the NHL’s overall standings with just 75 points — the franchise’s lowest total since 1999 — expectations might be even lower this year. Oddsmakers … Read more

Iain MacIntyre: Desjardins’ road map straight to the point — playoffs or bust

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By Iain MacIntyre September 21, 2016 The coach on everyone’s first-to-be-fired list this season is on his way to Whistler this afternoon for training camp. Willie Desjardins will recognize the road — all twists and dips and blind corners. The Vancouver Canucks were careful never to say the R-word last season when they crashed like … Read more