Wake With Elias

Wake With Elias: Loui Will Not Miss Us

Loui Eriksson expresses that his time with Vancouver was not ideal.

By Markus Meyer Sep 3, 2021, 6:00am PDT

NHL: Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs

Canucks News

Loui Eriksson opened up about his time with the Canucks, admitting that his time with the organization was not the greatest:

Loui Eriksson not giving up on NHL career after “difficult” #Canucks years https://t.co/z9hkGChBMx
— Offside (@OffsideDH) September 1, 2021

More from the interview:

Loui Eriksson on finally leaving the #Canucks : "I have wanted to get away from this for a long time, there is nothing to complain about, but since my contract was so big, it was difficult. But of course it would have been fun if it had happened a few years ago" https://t.co/6jyrIxNiKv
— NucksWatch (@NucksWatch) September 1, 2021

A minor news roundup from David Quadrelli [CanucksArmy]
Thomas Drance looks at where the Canucks got better, and where they got worse:

#Canucks 2021 offseason: Where are they better (up front) and where are they worse (on the back-end) according to the game score value added (GSVA) metric?

Read more at @TheAthleticNHL and get 50% off now for a limited time. Join the VIPs today: https://t.co/0PSC1l48IR pic.twitter.com/p59Mk2VeKF
— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) September 2, 2021

A look at Jaro Halak’s new Canucks gear:

New @Canucks set up by @goaliesonly for Jaroslav Halak dropped on Brian’s IG account pic.twitter.com/aO5PBfycCf
— InGoal Magazine (@InGoalMedia) September 2, 2021

And Tyler Motte recently announced his engagement:

#Canucks’ Tyler Motte just announced his engagement to Adriana Hassan on Instagram pic.twitter.com/t7h0sOsR2N
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) August 30, 2021

Hockey News

Marie-Phillip Poulin established her legend status with an OT winner to make Canada the champions of the Women’s Hockey World Championship [CBC]
Montreal Canadiens draft pick Logan Mailloux has been suspended indefinitely by the OHL for sexual misconduct [Sportsnet]
The St. Louis Blues have signed defender Colton Parayko to an eight-year, $52-million extension [TSN]
And the Buffalo Sabres have signed Casey Mittelstadt to an extension:

Mitts is back!

We have re-signed forward Casey Mittelstadt to three-year contract with an AAV of $2.5 million.

Details: https://t.co/rkpGTzfsrg pic.twitter.com/FLHTU2Wmrg
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) September 2, 2021