From the start, the Canucks outplayed the NHLFlames, who seemed unprepared for a living, breathing NHL opponent after an easy win on Friday in Edmonton. (imacSportsnet)
’s simple and direct PP2 – that one penalty-killing game plan does not fit both. Coach Travis Green throwing out the second unit is like a pitcher throwing a changeup to a batter accustomed to fastballs.Nobody will know for sure until he wakes up Monday, but Demko’s head sure looked fine after he took an early shot off the mask from Johnny Gaudreau – yes, Gaudreau did actually play – but completed his first game in three weeks with 23 saves.
He felt good enough on Sunday to attempt to head the puck on a high shot that was obviously going to miss the net. Demko’s neurologist may not approve, but it sure looked like a sign of confidence from a game playing without the worry of another concussion.With his assist on Myers’s second goal, a groaner that skipped through Rittich’s pads at 6:40 of the first,capped his December with 14 points in 13 games.
Partly because he had only three goals in December, maybe because his mistakes with the puck when forcing plays can be exasperating, or simply because he has been eclipsed on the excitement-meter by Pettersson and Hughes, Boeser is almost becoming underrated.
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