![]() (And maybe even in net, where Thatcher Demko has followed last year’s seventh-place finish in Vezina voting with an ugly 3.93 goals-against average this season. There’s talent there in far Western Canada, is what we’re saying. Elias Pettersson netted two goals and an assist, fresh off his third All-Star appearance, Brock Boeser - a North Dakota alumnus who just can’t stay healthy for a full season - had a goal and three assists and defenseman Quinn Hughes - a Michigan alumnus who appears on his way to setting a career high in goals and assists - picked up his 43 rd and 44 th assists this season, good for fifth in the NHL this season. ![]() The 25-year-old was shut out in his first two games wearing blue and green (or black and yellow - you never know with the Canucks, who announced the return of their retro “Flying Skate” sweater one afternoon last month, then wore it in a game that night) but broke through with the winning goal against his former team in the Canucks’ 6-5 victory over the Islanders on Thursday night.īeauvillier’s fellow point-getters in that game in New York are a big reason Canucks fans aren’t inclined to wait for glory. Andrew Copp, signed 5x5.6M by DET, is a versatile top six forward who can do pretty much whatever is asked of him at a solid enough level. The 28-year-old can thrive in a number of different roles, and five-year deal (5.625M cap hit) isn’t explosively risky. Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders odds, picks and predictions Sports Betting For Subscribers Red Wings 'can smell it' as they try to start a run RED WINGS Red Wings blanked. Then again, the Canucks are a Canadian franchise, meaning the appetite for an extended rebuild is zip, zed and nil, and so, Canucks Nation’s eyes will be on Beauvillier, a 2015 first-rounder whose best season came in 2017-18 with 21 goals in 71 games. All things considered, the Red Wings made a respectable free agent investment in Copp. (Though Tocchet was behind the bench as recently as the 2020-21 season.) Then, just before the All-Star break, Rutherford dealt captain Bo Horvat, a soon-to-be UFA who had yet to sign a contract extension, to the New York Islanders for a veteran (Anthony Beauvillier), a prospect (2021 second-rounder Aatu Raty) and a draft pick (a lottery-protected 2023 first-rounder) - not exactly a rebuild-catalyzing package. Last month, there was the firing of well-liked and well-respected coach Bruce Boudreau - who was serenaded by Canucks fans with a chorus of “Bruce, there it is!” as his tenure neared its end - only to replace him with TNT studio analyst Rick Tocchet.
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