There was something for the purists, the draftists, and even those clamouring for more power-play time for star rookie Quinn Hughes. And yet, for the Canucks, there was only frustration after Thursday's loss. (imacSportsnet)
The purists would love the Canucks’ effort, the draftists the result. And the status of Hughes’ power-play deployment, which ignited a ferocious, if somewhat silly, debate just two games into his National Hockey League career, hardly mattered. The 19-year-old had two assists and turned the Canucks’ second-unit power play into the top unit.Coach Travis Green was unhappy with the sum results of the NHL-war-room reviews that went against Vancouver on all three Nashville goals.
Thursday’s was his fourth. And his first-period assist, a spinning give-and-go with Markus Granlund that his teammate buried in the top corner to open scoring rivalled anything Hughes has shown so far. The dynamic defenceman has three assists in four games to start his NHL career. Green noted that Watson not only started the play by flattening Canuck Jake Virtanen before the puck arrived along the boards, but also appeared to play it to Bonino with his glove as he slid on the ice.
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