Canucks Scuttlebutt Game Day Edition – Page 2

Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet on play a smart game tonight:

“Great players. Great team. Great building to play in. It’s a good test for us…Our game plan is to play a smart hockey game tonight.”

🗣 Head Coach Rick Tocchet ahead of facing the Colorado Avalanche on the road.@theprovince | #Canucks pic.twitter.com/C9wyvJF8jU
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 22, 2023

Quinn Hughes media availability after Wednesday practice in Colorado:

“We believe in ourselves and that we have some really good players and we’re going to get our looks. Just about limiting theirs.”

🗣 Quinn Hughes shares his thoughts going into tonight’s matchup in Colorado.@theprovince | #Canucks pic.twitter.com/VkObYIsfHF
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 22, 2023

Canucks and Avalanche both put up goals, is structure the key tonight for Canucks:

.@Canucks vs @Avalanche tonight! What kind of game do we see from the Canucks?

Both teams are 10-0-0 when scoring 4+ goals.

When they score 3 goals or less, VAN: 3-3-1, COL: 1-6-0

They've put up goals but sticking to their structure will be key in this one. @Sportsnet650
— Randip Janda (@RandipJanda) November 22, 2023

Prospects pool update:

The vibes aren’t just immaculate with the #Canucks in the NHL. There’s also exciting buzz around the prospect pool.

Canucks prospect stock watch 2023 — Who’s up, who’s down in Vancouver’s system?https://t.co/idLsQiivDW
— Harman Dayal (@harmandayal2) November 22, 2023

Pius Suter to stay home:

Pius Suter will not travel with the #Canucks on this road trip, per Rick Tocchet. He’s still being evaluated daily for an undisclosed injury. @Sportsnet650
— Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) November 21, 2023

Tuesday Canucks practice:

Tuesday #Canucks practice lines

Mikheyev. Pettersson. Kuzmenko.
PDG. Miller. Boeser.
Joshua. Blueger.
Höglander. Lafferty. Beauvillier.

Hughes. Hronek.
Cole. Juulsen.
Friedman. Myers.
Hirose.@Sportsnet650 pic.twitter.com/NA5WneQ70a
— Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) November 21, 2023

Hughes compared to 2018 NHL Draft:

Those 2 points for Quinn Hughes last night put him ahead of Svechnikov for 2nd most career points out of the 2018 NHL draft. With fewer games than anyone else in the top 5.

Could he catch Brady? 👀 pic.twitter.com/qN2MmmnuPY
— 𝗜𝗮𝗻𝘄 🇨🇦 (@ianwcanucks) November 21, 2023

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Maple Leafs hosts Vancouver:

The @MapleLeafs host the @Canucks for one of two All-Canadian matchups on @hockeynight in Canada tonight. Vancouver enters Toronto on a nine-game point streak (8-0-1) – tied with the Rangers for the longest active run.#NHLStats: https://t.co/N0liDDGQEv pic.twitter.com/79S5h9bAKe
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 11, 2023

Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko starts against Maple Leafs:

Teddy Blueger won’t play tonight, Tocchet confirms. Sounds like he’s an option for tomorrow.

Demko will start Saturday in Toronto, DeSmith gets the game Sunday in Montreal. #Canucks
— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) November 11, 2023

Head Coach Rick Tocchet Pre-Game Media Availability against Toronto Maple Leafs:

“I see examples on the bench…Couple guys you don’t usually hear from are yelling 'Hey, you got to get that puck in deep.' Usually that comes from me or somebody else but now it’s coming from more branches of players.”

🗣 Tocchet on team accountability.@theprovince | #Canucks pic.twitter.com/59n7xQPX73
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 11, 2023

Head Coach Rick Tocchet talks about weekend games against Toronto and Montreal:

"It’s accountability from everybody – coaches, players. It’s a partnership.”@CanucksReporter speaks with Rick Tocchet in Toronto ahead of the team's big weekend. pic.twitter.com/EBLfbbrIM8
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 11, 2023

Canucks can increase point streak to 10 games tonight:

The @Canucks (10-2-1) enter tonight as one of four teams with at least 10 wins this season and can extend their point streak to 10 games for the first time since 2011-12 (10-0-3).

📺: 7:00 p.m. ET on @Sportsnet. #NHLStats: https://t.co/N0liDDGQEv pic.twitter.com/PdFtHRQw0A
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 11, 2023

Elias Pettersson speaks on the teams mindset going into the Maple Leafs game:

“It’s a mindset we have now that we're keeping each other accountable. High standards. I think that’s what brought us success at the start of the season.”

🗣 Elias Pettersson on the team's mindset each and everyday.@theprovince | #Canucks pic.twitter.com/DKsLWRbFmW
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) November 11, 2023

Comparison of highest scoring pair of defensemen and Canucks Hughes and Hronek:

As far as i can tell, the highest scoring pair of Defensemen on the same NHL team was the 1974-75 Boston Bruins

Bobby Orr 135 pts
Carol Vadnais 74 pts
Total: 209 pts

Pace so far this season for Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek
Total: 226 pts

Hughes 137 pts
Hronek 89 pts#Canucks pic.twitter.com/bT6XvonzG7
— Lord Humungus of Vancouver (@RodneyGibson604) November 8, 2023

Bo Horvat on return to Vancouver next week:

Bo Horvat, asked about upcoming return to Vancouver, said he's not sure how fans will react. He knows what he said going out the door might have been misinterpreted. Said his frustration was with management, never the fans. Loved his time in Vancouver. Very happy now w/ #Isles
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) November 11, 2023

Are Detroit Red Wings responsible for Canucks having best defensive pairing in NHL?

between picking zadina over hughes, and trading hronek for draft picks, the detroit red wings have given the vancouver #canucks the best defense pairing in the NHL

(article below is out of detroit)https://t.co/g7Znqwu2me
— kwïn hüz /blm/ (@riotsurvivor) November 11, 2023

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