Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet agrees with many of the fans that he doesn't like this team shooting from the point so much.
The Vancouver Canucks are at a crossroads with one of Elias Pettersson or J.T. Miller likely getting traded before the March 7 deadline. The longtime spat between the two players has finally broken containment and is the talk of the league. President Jim Rutherford publicly addressed it, and a trade feels like the only logical resolution.
Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet expressed confidence in the Canucks' ability to succeed despite ongoing trade rumors surrounding star forwards J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.
Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet didn't hold back in expressing his thoughts on defenseman Tyler Myers' return in the Canucks' 5-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Monday.
Following Vancouver's decisive 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, head coach Rick Tocchet voiced some frustration with star forward J.T. Miller's game. "He's struggling. He's caught in between. Seems like every time he's on the ice, something bad happens," Tocchet told reporters in the post-game press conference.
Between injuries, disappointing play from a variety of players and locker room drama, the Vancouver Canucks ... the many issues plaguing the Canucks, firing Rick Tocchet during the season could ...
NASHVILLE -- Thatcher Demko made 31 saves, and Quinn Hughes had two assists for the Vancouver Canucks in a 3-1 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday. Demko had lost four of his previous five starts (1-4-0).
The Vancouver Canucks 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators is their third win in a row and they’re looking to keep the momentum going. In the second meeting between the two teams this month, the Canuc
Tocchet also joined an exclusive club on Thursday, becoming just the fifth person in NHL history to coach 600 games while also playing over 1,000 games. The other four on the list are Randy Carlyle, Bob Pulford, Red Kelly and Craig MacTavish. Of the five, Tocchet's 1,144 games played ranks second, only behind Kelly, who played 1,316 from 1947-1967.
Canucks star defenseman Quinn Hughes dropped a rather bold claim about his level of play before facing the Blues.
Hands up. Who had Thatcher Demko getting the goaltending call Wednesday in Music City? After all, with a pair of solid-showing victories by Kevin Lankinen, the Vancouver Canucks were expected to give the unflappable Finn the start against the Nashville Predators and a run of all three games on this road trip.
The surging Canucks have now passed the Calgary Flames by total points to claim the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. On the back of this small win streak, the Canucks are back in the thick of the playoff race with the fading Los Angeles Kings in their sights for third spot in the Pacific Division.