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Stick in Link: Hansen's fine, Bieksa's back, and Virtanen's struggling

Also: Pedan and other prospects; end of year lists and reminiscing
Stick in Link

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 passittobulis@gmail.com or tweet us @passittobulis. Or tell us some other way. The point is: we'll probably link it if we know about it.)


 

  • Jannik Hansen took the high road about his fine for embellishment, though he did ask if he could spear 3/5ths of Brad Marchand’s groin and make it an even $5000. Also, Chris Tanev is back! [The Province]
  • Friday will be Kevin Bieksa’s first game back in Vancouver since he was traded to Anaheim. Treat him well, folks. [The Province
  • With Bieksa back in town, now seems like a good time to revisit Grainne’s top-10 list of great Kevin Bieksa moments. [Canucks Army
  • Andrey Pedan has impressed with not only his physical play but also his poise with the puck. Does his debut give the Canucks some hope on defence? [The Province
  • Jake Virtanen is reconnecting with his Finnish roots at the World Juniors, which is one of the few positive stories you could tell about his tournament so far. [Vancouver Sun
  • Seriously, this has been a preliminary round to forget for Virtanen and Team Canada, who lost 5-2 to Sweden in their final round robin game, with Gustav Forsling—remember him?—named player of the game for Sweden. Canada won just one game in regulation and finished third in their group. Virtanen, who is one of just two Team Canada forwards without a point, will have to be better in the quarterfinals if they want to get past Finland. [Canucks Army
  • With all the injuries on defence, 21-year-old Ashton Sautner got called up to the Canucks. Then he got sent back down almost immediately. So just who is Ashton Sautner? [Canucks]
  • Thomas Drance has his monthly prospect report, with some interesting details on the reason behind Cole Cassels’ slow start and the possibility of Nikita Tryamkin leaving the KHL. [Sportsnet]
  • Which 5 players from the Utica Comets are closest to playing in the NHL? I mean, other than “all of them” with the way the Canucks are racking up injuries. [Canucks
  • Former Canucks Manny Malhotra and (I guess) Cory Conacher and Derek Roy just won the Spengler Cup with Team Canada. Not going to lie: I'm pretty happy for Malhotra. I love that guy. [TSN]
  • It’s the end of the year, the time for end-of-year lists, so the Canucks have their best goal, assist, save, and such. [Canucks]
  • Want to end 2015 on a downer? Here are the top-5 most disappointing Canucks things from the last year. [Nucks Misconduct
  • Remembering the Canucks of 2015 and something about camels. The camels are what really matter. [Always90Four