Steve Bernier News

The Canucks are starting to look like the Canucks again, Ben Kuzma reports from Dallas.

The surprise was supposed to be a Daniel Sedin sighting. Instead, it was a no-show by Roberto Luongo at Vancouver Canucks practice Sunday in Dallas that stole the show.

Steve Bernier was in a sweat Saturday for all the right reasons. The Vancouver Canucks winger was spotted in the gym after recovering from a mild case of the flu and put to rest fears that he had contracted a more serious strain when the club embarked on its five-game road trip Wednesday.

The Peter Forsberg sweepstakes -- assuming the contest isn't a hoax -- got a little smaller Friday with news that Russian champions Ak Bars Kazan has no interest in the Swedish free agent.

DALLAS a ' Andrew Raycroft has been arguably the best goalie in the National Hockey League the last week, but apparently isna TMt good enough to start tonight for the Vancouver Canucks in Dallas.

Even without their top stars, the Vancouver Canucks have played as a team and found a way to win three games in a row heading into Friday's tilt with Dallas.

The Vancouver Canucks are finally getting some injury relief. Ryan Johnson and Jannik Hansen are practising this morning with teammates and Johnson, at least, is expected to play tonight against the Minnesota Wild.

Steve Bernier was among the regular Canucks forwards involved in Friday's 7-2 loss at the Anaheim Ducks.

2. Mason Raymond - Scored the first goal, assisted on the second, plus-2, and some good defensive work.

Vancouver Canucks Christian Ehrhoff gets hit by Colorado Avalanche David Koci during first period NHL action at G.M. Place in Vancouver on Sunday, November 01, 2009.

The Colorado Avalanche will try to rebound from a rare regulation loss when they visit the Vancouver Canucks for tonight's battle at General Motors Place between a pair of Northwest Division rivals.

Scary stuff. No, not Halloween, the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night. The Canucks dressed up as a NHL team at the Honda Center, but didna t fool anyone.

Well, thank you very much Andrew Raycroft. After writing a glowing report of his play yesterday, he goes out and allows four goals on 22 shots against the Anaheim Ducks.

Corey Perry and Bobby Ryan each collected two goals and an assist, Mike Brown put Anaheim ahead to stay with his first career short-handed goal and the Ducks beat Vancouver 7-2 Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

The Canucks injury situation has already gone by the ridiculous, and is now passing the absurd.

The little forward spread his wings with two third-period goals and finished plus-3. 2. Henrik Zetterberg, Red Wings.

Defenceman Mathieu Schneider will make his Vancouver debut and Russian rookie Sergei Shirokov gets his second shot with the big club tonight when the Vancouver Canucks meet the Edmonton Oilers at General Motors Place.

The Vancouver Canucks showed a killer instinct of a different sort Sunday, riding their man disadvantage units to a 2-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

A former Maple Leaf - he was claimed by the Canucks after being waived by Toronto in June 2008 - Wellwood went to the playoffs for the first time in his career last season with the Canucks .

CHICAGO a ' The Vancouver Canucks finally figured out what they were missing in the second round of the playoffs last season.