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Canucks: The number that explains Dakota Joshua's season
How the Canucks improved their team culture — and how it can still get better
Midway through Wednesday’s practice at the University of B.C., Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet pulled his players in and stood at the whiteboard. The drill they were skating through wasn’t working and it was clear he wasn’t blaming the ...
Canucks: Rick Tocchet 'not really concerned' about Elias Lindholm injury
Elias Lindholm was a scratch from Monday night’s 3-2 Vancouver Canucks loss against the Los Angeles Kings. That came after he’d been absent from practices in previous days, an acknowledgment by head coach Rick Tocchet that Lindholm was managing ...
Marner looking good, but return to Maple Leafs lineup not yet imminent
To a casual observer, Mitch Marner looked just fine on Wednesday. The star winger was one of the few Maple Leafs to skate at the Ford Performance Centre, and from the way he was moving his feet and using his edges, he appeared to be on the ...
Matty's Notebook: Will Holloway and Broberg be back for Oilers playoff run? Campbell out with a minor injury issue
The Edmonton Oilers could use Dylan Holloway’s speed in the bottom six, also his physicality, but whether he’s back from Bakersfield before the NHL season ends April 18, is very much up in the air. He might stay on the farm to kick off the Condors’ ...
Getting called out? Maple Leafs captain John Tavares OK with it
Players getting called out publicly, a banged-up roster and lugging consecutive losses in regulation. It’s on the Maple Leafs to respond accordingly on Thursday night when they play host to the Washington Capitals. Not long after coach ...
SNAPSHOTS: Senators prepare for Connor Bedard's first trip to Ottawa with Blackhawks
Connor Bedard will be showing for one night only. The No. 1 overall pick in last June’s National Hockey League draft is in town for the first time in his career with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night against the Ottawa Senators for ...
Stu Cowan: Plucky Canadiens give Martin St. Louis a lot to be proud of
Welcome back, Coach. The Canadiens got a pleasant surprise when they arrived at their hotel in Denver on Monday afternoon for the final stop on a five-game road trip and head coach Martin St. Louis was there waiting for them. St. Louis had ...
Maple Leafs' Rielly out with upper-body injury, misses game versus Devils
Morgan Rielly wasn’t in the Maple Leafs lineup on Tuesday night. Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe held out hope in the morning that the club’s top defenceman could play against the New Jersey Devils at Scotiabank Arena. Not long after Rielly ...
SNAPSHOTS: The Senators promise to do things the right way down the stretch
And now the end is near for the Ottawa Senators. Twelve games. That’s all that stands in the way of the Senators and the end of the season as they prepare to face the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night at the KeyBank Center to begin a stretch ...
Three reasons why Flames rookie Connor Zary has a case to be a Calder Trophy finalist
Earlier this season, Calgary Flames rookie left-winger Connor Zary was marvelling at the work of a fellow freshman, a fellow Connor. It’s hardly a surprise that Connor Bedard is enjoying immediate success as an NHLer — it feels, after all, like ...