Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers said Monday he did not intend to hit the Edmonton Oilers’ Evan Bouchard in the face with a cross-check at the end of Saturday’s game.

J.T. Miller came very close to being held out of the Vancouver Canucks’ game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. That’s according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, who reported live on Hockey Day in Canada that the Canucks came very close to trading Miller.

In an NHL Trade Talk weekend rumors update, the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks could both lose a player for a game or two as Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers were given hearings by the NHL Player Safety Committee after two crosschecks that occurred late in Saturday night’s game.

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers said Monday he did not intend to hit the Edmonton Oilers' Evan Bouchard in the face with a cross-check at the end of Saturday's game.

The National Hockey League will hold its hearing into Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers’ crosschecking incidents on Monday. Both hearing are in-person so the most either player can get is a four game suspension.

Welcome to The Weekly Rewind, a column published every Monday that recaps the past week of Vancouver Canucks hockey, including the team’s record, players with the highest stats, and more. This week, we’ll be looking at what the Canucks got up to from January 13 to 19, 2025.

Suspensions appear to be on the way for both Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers, after Saturday's game between the Oilers and Canucks.

So the @BuffaloSabres scored a goal in the 3rd period without registering a shot on net. According to @nhl stats, this is the 3rd time it has happened in an NHL game since team shots in a period were kept in the stats in 1965-66. Detroit in 1986 and Montreal in 2016 against the… pic.twitter.com/eTJU8sGIGX

The Vancouver Canucks trade talk remains a stubborn focus despite their surprising win Saturday. The 3-2 victory was overshadowed before the game started.

As a former defenceman, Patrik Allvin played to his strengths Monday. The Vancouver Canucks’ general manager was protective and praised his NHL club for grinding through an injury-riddled and inconsistent season,

The Vancouver Canucks are poised to fundamentally reimagine the direction of their franchise. It’s a process that could significantly alter the club’s short-term standing and priorities, and it nearly began rather dramatically over the weekend.

After handing out hearings to Edmonton Oilers superstar forward Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler ... t.co/hxR9X8Z2Ml — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) January 20, 2025 As the two teams joined in various scrums, Myers gave ...