Calder shoo-in Elias Pettersson faces off against another emerging rookie in Andrew Mangiapane
7 p.m., Rogers Arena, TV: Sportnet Pacific; Radio: Sportsnet 650 AMLook, nobody’s saying we should be comparing the rookie seasons these two are having. Pettersson is the runaway leader for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year. He’s been a revelation since Day 1 and has “superstar” written all over him.
As of Friday afternoon, his status for Saturday’s game in Vancouver was unknown, but if he’s out it will likely be recent call-up from the Stockton Heat Alan Quine who slots in at left-wing on the third line. James Neal could be back for the Flames, too, after being sidelined since Feb. 14 with an upper-body injury.Sven Baertschi completed a full practice with the Canucks on Friday and declared himself ready to play this weekend after being sidelined since Feb. 2 with post-concussion symptoms.
WHITE TOWEL PODCASTPatrick Johnston joins Paul Chapman to answer all your Canucks questions of the week in this edition of the White Towel podcast. Patrick delves into why the Canucks have followed the trend the last three seasons of essentially nailing down a lottery draft pick, then winning games at the end of the season to lessen their chances of a higher pick. That, plus rating the blue-liners and what’s ahead for GM Jim Benning.
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