Wake With Elias

Wake With Elias: Negotiations (Sort of) and Benning on Podkolzin

The NHL continues to negotiate-but-not-negotiate while Benning had some comments on Vasili Podkolzin

By Markus Meyer Dec 4, 2020, 6:00am PST

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Canucks News

Jim Benning dropped this comment on Sportsnet 650, which could have major implications for the 2020-21 Canucks:

“He could be a guy that could end up with Pearson and Horvat this year.”

-Jim Benning on Vasili Podkolzin@Sportsnet650
— Faber (@ChrisFaber39) December 3, 2020

Benning’s full interview can be found here [Sportsnet]
A couple of Canucks prospects set to attend Sweden’s U20 selection camp:

#Canucks prospects Arvid Costmar and Viktor Persson invited to 's WJC U20 selection camp. https://t.co/5MnfTwRtNq
— CanucksAbbyFan2 (@Fan2Abby) December 3, 2020

Former Canucks star Markus Naslund joined TSN 1260 in Edmonton for an interview [CanucksArmy]
The case for using Elias Pettersson on the penalty kill [CanucksArmy]
Why the Canucks think now is the time for Olli Juolevi [The Athletic]
And the Holtby family got some nice donuts from the Canucks:

Never in my wildest dreams did I think our two tortoises would end up on a Long John @TimHortons pic.twitter.com/u61esUouqE
— Brandi Holtby (@bbholtby) December 2, 2020

NHL News

A February start apparently beign thrown around by the league:

Hearing the beginning of February for an NHL start is something that's bouncing around the league. Combination of pessimism around "the negotiations that aren't negotiations" and a realistic look at the time needed for travel, quarantine and camps.
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) December 3, 2020

Gary Bettman’s full comments from earlier in the week:

Here is Gary Bettman in full on why he doesn't view the NHL's recent pitch to the NHLPA as a renegotiation of the previously agreed to MOU. pic.twitter.com/57eyZyxhBp
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) December 2, 2020

Four teams are exploring playign home outdoor games for the upcoming (maybe) season [Sportsnet]
Some new sporting restrictions announced in B.C. after an adult rec hockey team went to Alberta to play some games. Good one, guys!

Dr. Henry asks citizens to consider the importance of not travelling now.
- Talks about a hockey teams that travelled from BC interior to Alberta and brought back COVID-19, many people sick now
- Exposure events related to adult indoor sports#bcpoli #COVID19BC
— CFAX1070 (@cfax1070) December 2, 2020