Canucks Adjust to the Playoffs With Game 1 Win & Burning Questions Going Into the Series
Also, what the Canucks can expect from the Predators, key role players in the postseason, and more!
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Canucks Adjust to the Playoffs With Game 1 Win Over Predators
April 22, 2024 by Edgar Chaput
What does it mean to have or lack playoff experience? As most NHL pundits, podcasters, and writers have mentioned ever since the Vancouver Canucks earned a playoff berth, this group of players didn’t have many playoff minutes to its name. Those who did play games did so in the 2020 summer bubble. Round 1 versus the Nashville Predators, themselves a very good team, would be a vastly different beast, pardon the pun. The truth is, if players and teams can adjust to the playoff atmosphere, it won’t really matter how much experience they had. Here are some takeaways from the Canucks’ 4-2 Game 1 win.
Playoff Inexperience: Canucks’ Challenge Against the Predators
April 21, 2024 by The Old Prof
As the Vancouver Canucks prepare for their Round 1 matchup against the Nashville Predators, the topic of playoff inexperience looms large. Iain MacIntyre and Dan Murphy recently discussed this issue and how the Canucks might respond to the Predators targeting their skilled players in the upcoming series.
Canucks’ 3 Burning Questions Before Game 1 vs Predators
April 21, 2024 by Matthew Zator
The Vancouver Canucks finally know who they will be facing in the first round of the 2024 Playoffs. With the Dallas Stars winning 2-1 in a shootout over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, they avoid the boring Los Angeles Kings and defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights and will draw the Nashville Predators when their long-awaited return to the postseason begins tonight. Here are three burning questions heading into their first meeting with the Preds since the 2011 Playoffs when Ryan Kesler was a one-man wrecking crew with five goals and 11 points.
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What the Canucks Can Expect From the Predators in Round 1
April 20, 2024 by Lukas Bernasiewicz
On March 30, the Vancouver Canucks clinched a spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and will compete for the Stanley Cup for the first time since the 2020 bubble and the first time with fans since the 2014-15 season when they lost in six games to the young gun Calgary Flames. But this season has served differently for Vancouver as the team has had a miraculous turnaround under new head coach Rick Toochet and won the Pacific Division and will face off against the Nashville Predators at home on Sunday at 7 p.m. PT.
Canucks 5 Key Role Players in the 2024 Postseason
April 20, 2024 by Sartaaj Bhullar
The Canucks top players have done their part and will likely continue to do so. Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser, and Thatcher Demko will look to lead to organization throughout the postseason. However, the top players playing at their best aren’t enough to win the Cup. They will need their role players to step up. Here are five key role players to any postseason success in 2024.Â