Hockey Thoughts From Earlier Today
from Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet,
- I could see Philadelphia considering someone like Marc Staal if not going the Ellis route.
- Vancouver grinded out an impressive road trip, then returned home for a 4–0 loss to Winnipeg that featured the painful image of an injured Bo Horvat trying to get off the ice. Head coach Travis Green had no post-game update on either Horvat or Brandon Sutter (who didn’t play), which is never a good sign.
Last Saturday in Montreal, the Canucks’ forwards entered the game with a combined 69 goals (nice). Horvat and Brock Boeser had scored 28 of them. Take out Jimmy Vesey’s five for Toronto, and that’s 36 from the nine others. They competed hard and scored four times, but lost in a shootout....
- On Nick Foligno: I’m not sure trading him is something the Blue Jackets want to do, even if he’s not extended by the deadline. A lot of emotion there.
- The NHL is getting closer to re-trying pucks with tracking chips. Their use was stopped six days into the 2020-21 season when concern was raised about performance. There is hope they can be tested in other leagues before returning to the NHL, but nothing is easy this season.
more on the Canucks along with other Thoughts......
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