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Stick in Link: Stecher goes down; Canucks stay down

Also, the Cubs won the World Series, which means the apocalypse is nigh and we'll never get to see the Canucks win the Stanley Cup.
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 Thursdayish. 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.)

  • The Chicago Cubs just won the World Series after a 108-year drought, so it’s possible, Canucks fans! We just have to wait another 62 years. The best part of the Cubs’ win: Bill Murray. Unfortunately, even if the Canucks win the Stanley Cup, we’ll never have Bill Murray. I guess our equivalent is...Brent Butt, I guess?
  • You may have noticed that Troy Stecher didn’t play on Wednesday night. That’s because he was sent back to Utica now that Chris Tanev is healthy-ish. As good as Stecher has been, sending him down makes sense for both asset management and player development reasons. In any case, we’ll surely see him again before the end of the season, if only in our dreams. [The Province]
  • Tom Nilsson was also sent down to Utica, because he was still with the Canucks after an injury before training camp. Don't lie, you had completely forgotten that Nilsson even existed. Nilsson has limited upside, but he’s a tough, physical defender who will likely earn himself some fans in Utica with some big hits. [CBS Sports]
  • The Bell Centre in Montreal is a special place for Alex Burrows, who grew up a Montreal Canadiens fan. He paid for 14 tickets so his family could come to Wednesday’s game, so it was really nice that he could treat them to a win for the home team. [Fort Nucks]
  • The Canucks lost their sixth straight game and didn’t score any goals for the third time in four games. That’s bad. On the other hand, they played really well against the Canadiens, dominating on the shot clock. That’s good. The HarMoonica has the lowdown. [Vancouver Sun]
  • This gif from Jason Botchford’s Provies from Wednesday night is unreal. Daniel Sedin manages to saucer pass through Shea Weber’s legs as he tries to stack the pads. If Torrey Mitchell hadn’t gotten a piece of the puck with his stick, that pass likely lands right on Edler’s blade and is in the back of the net. [The Province]

  • Rumours are going around that the Canucks are looking to add another goalscorer to the roster. Jackson McDonald doesn’t think that will be happening: the cost of acquisition, like the rent, is too damn high. [Canucks Army]
  • J.D. Burke takes a swing at fixing the Canucks’ woeful power play and notes that to many of their shots are coming from Philip Larsen, who’s far more of a puck-mover than a puck-shooter. He hedges his bets a bit at the end, but it’s something I’ve said a few times: get Brandon Sutter off the top power play unit and get a different right-handed shot out there to complement Larsen. [Canucks Army]
  • The Canucks will be co-hosting the 2017 Vancouver Hockey Analytics Conference. That’s not the setup to a joke, they actually are co-hosting an analytics conference. [Canucks Army]
  • Winning isn’t everything, says this blog post from Always90Four, and he’s absolutely right. Losing, for instance, is something the Canucks have in abundance right now. [Always90Four]