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.)
• It's six months after the 2015 NHL entry draft. How are the Canucks' picks looking so far? [Canucks Army]
• The Canucks farm system is loaded with future NHLers right now. [Hockey's Future]
• Jannik Hansen is an invaluable member of the Canucks. But that's a new development. Justine Galo takes a look at his career evolution. He used to be a Danish Pikachu. Now he's a Danish Raichu. [Canucks Corner]
• Hansen on his season: “You always want to score more. The chances have always been there for me; that has never been the issue. It’s been the finishing. I tend to get a lot of breakaways. I do have the chances but haven’t been able to finish on as many as I’ve wanted in the past. I don’t know if you can be greedy and say you want to score on everything. Nobody’s going to be doing that. But obviously, pucks are going in a little more regularly this year than they have in the past.” [Vancouver Sun]
• A very level-headed Henrik Sedin on the elbow he took from Brayden McNabb: “I thought it was a flying elbow to the head but the refs said it was a clean hit. The only point of contact on me was my face. That is a little unfortunate.” [Vancouver Sun]
• Turns out there's more to the quote, though, as Henrik laments not selling the hit a little more. "I'm sure they didn't really see what happened. I'm surprised nothing worse happened. The only mistake I made was not staying down longer. That's on me.” [LA Times]
• Ed Willes on what the Canucks showed him versus the Kings: "As they're currently constructed, the Canucks need lights-out goaltending, a win on special teams and some co-operation from the opposition. On those nights, they look like they could over-achieve this season. Then there are nights like Monday when that seems like a fantasy." [The Province]
• It's the end of the year, which means it's time for year-end lists. Rob Williams on the top 10 Canucks stories of the year. [Vancity Buzz]
• Andrey Pedan gets a whole lotta love in Wyatt Arndt's year-end edition of The Provies. [The Province]
• Inflammatory statement alert: The Canucks are kinda The Phantom Menace. [Always 90 Four]
• Finally, Carol Schram on why she can't embrace the tank. [Canucks Army]
