The Canucks' failure to evolve defensively as they have offensively was starkly exposed by a GoldenKnights squad that simply looked faster, stronger and smarter. (imacSportsnet)
VANCOUVER — His team humiliated in Las Vegas six days earlier, Vancouver Canuck coach Travis Green said before Saturday’s rematch against the Golden Knights that he expected his players to be much better.
The Canucks, whose failure to evolve and improve on defence like they have up front was starkly exposed by the Knights, hadn’t surrendered five goals in the first period at Rogers Arena since March 8, 2004 — the night Todd Bertuzzi wrecked two careers when he attacked the Colorado Avalanche’s Steve Moore.
Quinn Hughes, the University of Michigan dynamo drafted seventh-overall last June, is expected to turn pro this week and travel to Vancouver to begin his National Hockey League career. The Golden Knights may be the best team in the NHL at the moment. They are 6-0 since the trade-deadline acquisition of Mark Stone from Ottawa, and last year’s stunning Cup finalists shouldn’t surprise anyone in May if they win the Western Conference again.
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