Quinn Hughes has had his eye-popping, puck-moving game compared to Brian Leetch, Phil Housley and even the legendary Bobby Orr.Welcome to Vancouver, kid. No pressure, right coach?“I don&rsquo…
Quinn Hughes has had his eye-popping, puck-moving game compared to Brian Leetch, Phil Housley and even the legendary Bobby Orr.“I don’t expect him to come in and be Paul Coffey — he doesn’t need to do that,” Canucks bench boss Travis Green said Thursday morning in an attempt to dial down the hype meter in advance of the diminutive defenceman’s NHL debut at Rogers Arena. “We’re excited about him, but it’s also my job to make sure expectations are kept in check.
On the play, Hughes raced down the wing and around the net and then quickly reversed on Trevor Lewis, stepped out front and put a wrist shot on target that Boeser pounced on for the rebound goal. Hughes was in the crosshairs early and when run into the endboards, he anticipated where Schenn would be and easily slipped a back pass on the tape. He then sent a laser that could have sprung a breakaway that turned into an icing call. He also moved effortlessly through the neutral zone and had plenty of giddy-up to get to the net after dishing off the puck.Thatcher Demko vowed to view video after a rough outing Sunday in a 5-0 loss to Columbus.
Meanwhile, Edler offered a simple wave to the crowd after being acknowledged for passing Ohlund with his 10th goal of the season on the power play to make it 1-1. Bo Horvat won the draw and Edler found the net with Josh Leivo causing crease havoc.Luke Schenn is 29 and becoming an intriguing UFA as a right-shot depth option — especially if he’s willing to take a one-year deal at a modest bump on his $800,000 US salary.
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