Hockey Twitter has apparently reached the point where a young defenseman can sign a massive contract, struggle through the early part of a season and become a magnet for arguments that have absolutely nothing to do with hockey. Meet Zeev Buium. The Vancouver Canucks defenseman has plenty to work on after a difficult start to…

Apparently, being a talented young hockey player is no longer enough to satisfy some people online. You also need the correct family background, the correct heritage and the correct opinions about one of the world’s most complicated conflicts. Meet Zeev Buium, the Vancouver Canucks defenseman whose Jewish identity and Israeli family roots have become subjects…

The Vancouver Canucks would’ve been hoping for a better start to this season for Zeev Buium. The young defenseman acquired as part of the Quinn Hughes trade hasn’t surged out of the gates, though. He actually had to be demoted in a couple of different ways as the Canucks tried to take some pressure off […] The post Canucks’ Zeev Buium Impacts Alexander Nikishin Contract, Trade Rumors appeared first on HEAVY.

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Zeev Buium has one point in eight games this season.

The Vancouver Canucks made a change for Tuesday night. They relegated Zeev Buium to the third defensive pairing, and they removed him from power play action. It was a move that must’ve felt necessary. Buium hadn’t begun this season well, and neither had the Canucks as they just allowed goal after goal. The young defenseman […] The post It Keeps Getting Worse for Canucks’ Zeev Buium appeared first on HEAVY.

It was always going to be difficult for the Vancouver Canucks to win the Quinn Hughes trade. When they dealt the superstar defenseman to the Minnesota Wild, the Canucks likely knew they were giving up the best player in the deal — not just in the present but also likely over the course of the […] The post Zeev Buium Hits New Low With Canucks appeared first on HEAVY.

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