The future is bright in Vancouver after Quinn Hughes dazzled the fans in his Canucks debut (imacSportsnet)
’ all-time record for goals by a defenceman, you couldn’t help but wonder if new teammate Quinn Hughes will one day be the player who breaks it.
Young Canucks cornerstones Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser scored in their NHL debuts. Hughes, another foundational piece, merely had a world-class assist, embarrassing’ veteran Trevor Lewis with a pass to himself off the back of the goal, then forcing a save from Jonathan Quick before Boeser scored on the rebound.
The building, and much of the West Coast, may not have withstood the earthquake in overtime had Hughes scored during a three-on-three shift in which he, Boeser and Pettersson utterly dominated.The game was eventually decided on a shootout goal by former King Tanner Pearson, who gave the Canucks a 3-2 win.
"Quinny making his debut and Eagle breaking the record, this was really cool," Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko, another important part of the franchise’s future, said after a 37-save win. "Really fun to be a part of that and witness that and even more special that I was able to play the game." "I heard his skating was really good, but it’s really amazing how good of a skater he is and how well he sees the ice."
"That was fun to watch," Demko said of ‘The Shift.’ "I felt like a spectator for a second. Just watching those guys move the puck and make those reads off of each other was really special. Really talented guys, and they were showing it."
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