It’s time for “Stick in Link”, the feature where we just plug in a bunch of stuff written by others! Featuring a smattering of links from around the Smylosphere and beyond every Tuesday and Thursday. Warning: our links are so hyper, they change colour when exposed to heat. (Have something for us to share in the next edition? E-mail us at passittobulis@gmail.com or tweet us @passittobulis. Or tell us some other way. The point is: we'll probably link it if we know about it.)
• Guts McTavish with a valuable disclaimer: the Canucks' youth movement is exciting, but youth movements aren't normally winners. The team could be quite bad for a stretch here. [24 Hours]
• The Canucks swore they'd get younger, and then they got younger. Simple as that. I've gotta admit, there are times I like how dumbly simple this regime makes stuff. I'm never worried they're going to overthink it. [The Province]
• Meanwhile, at practice, the new rookies are downright giddy. Also, Brandon Prust is teaching Jake Virtanen how to fight. Great. I love fighting. [Vancouver Sun]
• Frank Seravalli's bold prediction for the Canucks: Bo Horvat emerges as a top two-way force, and doubles his point totals. Yes please. [TSN]
• Ben Hutton makes Craig Button's list of 10 rookies to watch in this TSN video. Although Button probably only included Hutton because their names rhyme. [TSN]
• With Zack Kassian in rehab, it's tempting to celebrate a won trade for the Canucks. But then you'd be celebrating a guy going to rehab for a substance abuse problem. Maybe don't do that. [Canucks Army]
• The Canuck Way continues to hedge their bets, suggesting every member of the roster could be the Canucks' X-factor. So long as they touch on everyone, chances are they'll get it right. Anyway, here's a look at second-line playmaker Sven Baertschi. [The Canuck Way]
• Here's another look at Baertschi, who could be, and is expected to be, a major contributor for this season. Plus he gets to play with Bo Horvat, the legend, so success is in his future. [Always 90 Four]
• We joke a lot about Willie Desjardins' connections to Medicine Hat, but they're very real. Here's a story on the town's new arena, known as The Canalta Centre, but better known as "The House That Willie Built". [Medicine Hat News]
• Finally, Jared McCann is the subject of this week's King of the Rink. Ronalds Kenins thinks the object he'd most want on a deserted island is his truck. Clearly, there are no desert islands in Latvia.
