'How [the Canucks] played last year in the playoffs, playing against them, Rick Tocchet’s reputation — all of these things come into it when you try to decide your future.”
As the media gathered around outside the clubhouse at Northview Golf & Country Club for the Vancouver Canucks’ annual Jake Milford charity golf tournament, there was a slight delay while waiting for new Canuck Jake DeBrusk.
It’s one of many lessons DeBrusk is sure to learn in the coming weeks as he heads into his first Rick Tocchet training camp, which makes it appropriate that his introduction to Vancouver has had a back-to-school vibe. "I want to get back to that 25-30 goal range" Understandably, the possibility of playing with one or both of those players was a major selling point for DeBrusk when he chose to sign with the Canucks.
“I mean, it sounds like a treat,” said DeBrusk with a laugh. “I think any player would say yes to that…I haven’t done a deep dive on the numbers like you guys, obviously, but just looking at it from the outside, it’s a very dangerous unit that I think any player would be lucky enough to play with. Wherever I get slotted in, that’s one thing I’ve been taught in Boston is how to be versatile, I can play different positions, so whatever can help best.
There was plenty of uncertainty surrounding him in the subsequent years and he always seemed to be in the rumour mill, which was an uncomfortable situation to be in — just ask Brock Boeser. The long-term deal in Vancouver, complete with a no-movement clause in the first three years, gives him some peace of mind for perhaps the first time in his career.
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