The Vancouver Canucks will embark on a pivotal back-to-back set of playoff games against the Vegas Golden Knights this weekend, which will test the Canucks' ability to focus and adapt. (via imacSportsnet)
Impromptu meetings between players from the two teams on Thursday helped spur the shutdown of playoffs in Edmonton and Toronto.
“Normally in playoff hockey, your emotions are up and down and you’re trying to control your emotions. With what happened over the last few days, it’s a different type of emotion.” “I don’t expect it to change one bit,” he said. “I expect the intensity to magnify as the series goes on, and I expect it to be a very intense game tonight.”“Absolutely,” he said. “It’s the Stanley Cup playoffs. Any way you slice it, it’s going to be intense.
The Golden Knights have the benefit of two No. 1 goalies – Robin Lehner and Marc-Andre Fleury are expected to split the weekend games – and a deep roster.
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