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Could the Vancouver Canucks be on the verge of another rebuild? GM Patrik Allvin was asked about it on After Hours.
Mathieu Olivier's major boarding penalty and ejection forced the Blue Jackets to play with 11 forwards for much of the game. Mistakes and missed opportunities have put the Blue Jackets into a three-game slide, including a 4-3 loss Nov. 8 against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.
At the 10-game mark, the Canucks are a .500 team. In a lot of ways, especially on the injury front, they’ve endured a brutal run out and kept their head above water. We’ve yet to really see what this team might look like when it’s able to play with a full deck of cards.
After some questions as to who would start the second-half of the Vancouver Canucks’ weekend back-to-back at home, Kevin Lankinen was named tonight’s starter against the Colorado Avalanche, as per Canucks Head Coach Adam Foote via pre-game media availability.
Another game decided late in the third period deals Columbus Blue Jackets their third straight defeat on tally by Vancouver Canucks' Brock Boeser.
The Vancouver Canucks are right back in action on Sunday night as they play the second game of a back-to-back at Rogers Arena with the Colorado Avalanche in town for their first matchup of the season.