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Stick in Link: Burrows goes full Bulis; Gaunce, Biega, Markstrom to AHL

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.
Daniel Wagner
Daniel Wagner
Stick in link
Stick in link

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 [email protected] or tweet us @passittobulis. Or tell us some other way. The point is: we'll probably link it if we know about it.)

 


  • I can’t believe I missed this during the game against the Penguins, but Alex Burrows totally tried to pull a Bulis, ie. jumped on a player’s back to get a piggyback ride in the middle of a game. Don’t remember when Jan Bulis pulled this trick? Let me remind you:

  • Brendan Gaunce and Alex Biega have been sent back down to the AHL. Joining them is Jacob Markstrom for a conditioning stint as he continues to recover from his preseason injury. [VanCity Buzz]
  • You can file this under “Reasons to Reevaluate Mike Gillis’s Drafting Record.” Last night’s Provies talks about Anton Rodin, who Gillis drafted back in 2009 and is tearing up the SHL, leading the league in scoring with 10 goals and 24 points in 16 games: “The former GM would wax on about his skating and that alluring dynamic skill. ‘Just wait,’ he’d say.” [The Province]
  • Alex Burrows played his 700th career game on November 2nd, but he’s somehow still massively underrated. This season, despite not playing with the Sedins, Burrows is tied for second on the Canucks in scoring. Has anyone noticed? I mean, other than smart and attractive bloggers? [OneCanuck]
  • I love this quote from Brock Boeser’s coach at North Dakota: “When he shoots the puck he isn’t just trying to get it on the net, he is trying to put it through the back of the net.” Jim Benning and Willie Desjardins probably like this quote more: “I think a lot of it has to do with his solid two-way game. He isn’t just a goal scorer. His play away from the puck is tenacious. When he doesn’t have the puck he wants to get it back. He gives up his body to block shots and that is something special for players of that quality.” [Canucks]
  • "Willie Desjardins high on Canucks' young players" says this headline, which worries me: how full of drugs are the Canucks' young players if Desjardins is getting contact highs off of them? [Sportsnet]
  • Are you worried about the Canucks’ weak possession statistics this season? Maybe you shouldn’t be. [Canucks Army]

  • These gifs from Tuesday’s Babych Please amuse me a great deal. Never trust Alex Edler with a knife, apparently. [Canucks Army]
  • Dimitri Filipovic brings the goaltending fancy stats to Canucks.com, illustrating just how good Ryan Miller has been early in the season for the Canucks and also how much they’ve needed him to be that good. [Canucks]
  • Don't like fancy stats, but still want to read about Miller's improvements this season: Jason Botchford has you covered. [The Province]
  • I was so interested in reading about what’s happened to the Canucks training camp invitees from this past summer that I was willing to look past the “taining” typo in the title. But I’m still petty enough to point it out. [Canucks Army]
  • You may want to discuss this question from r/Canucks, but I don’t want to think about it, because the Sedins will never retire, NEVER: “When The Sedins Retire, Do You Think They Will Be First Ballot Hall of Famers?” [r/Canucks]