Canucks' Player Milestones for the 2024-25 Season & Revisiting the Luongo Trade
Also, Quinn Hughes lands on THW's 10 best contracts list, and more.
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Vancouver Canucks’ Player Milestones for the 2024-25 Season
August 5, 2024 by Matthew Zator
The first full season under head coach Rick Tocchet was a successful one as the Vancouver Canucks not only made the playoffs but won the Pacific Division and were one win away from the Western Conference Final. Fans also saw Quinn Hughes win the Norris Trophy after a career-high 92 points, JT Miller hit 100 points for the first time, and Brock Boeser surge to 40 goals. Those were just three milestones that were hit last season, and there will be plenty more to come in 2024-25, including another big one for the superstar who leads the blue line.
NHL’s 10 Best Contracts for 2024-25
August 5, 2024 by Alex Chauvancy
Some teams get lucky when signing a player to one of the best contracts in the NHL. Others know what they’re doing, get ahead of the game, and sign a rising star to a number that’s fair to the player and the team at the time of the signing. This has been the case for the last few years in a flat-cap era, but with the salary cap beginning to rise and expected to near $100 million in the next year or two, some contracts signed in the last couple of years could look even more valuable as the cap and wages rise. Let’s look at some of the best contracts in the NHL heading into 2024-25.
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Canucks: Revisiting the Luongo Trade
August 2, 2024 by Sartaaj Bhullar
After eight seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, Roberto Luongo was traded back to the Florida Panthers on March 4, 2014, along with Steven Anthony in exchange for Jacob Markstrom and Shawn Matthias. Luongo’s eight seasons in Vancouver saw the team reach the playoffs six times and featured a Stanley Cup Final appearance. While the Canucks traded away an elite starting goaltender, they received Markstrom, a goalie with tons of promise who struggled at the start of his career and Matthias, who added forward depth to the team.
