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Rick Tocchet barely had a chance to get accustomed to the Pacific time zone when the newly hired Canucks coach wondered what exactly he had just gotten himself into in late January 2023. Four days and two games into his tenure, Tocchet recalled the feeling of dread he experienced standing on a Vancouver street corner at 3 a.m. after the team returned home from Seattle following a 6-1 loss, in which the coach referred to the Canucks being “soft.” “I felt like I got hit by a bus,” Tocchet told The Associated Press this week.

Everything has gone right for the blue shirts this season, but their first round matchup could prove challenging.

New York Rangers forward Blake Wheeler skated by himself on Friday, prior to the team's practice, according to head coach Peter Laviolette.

Artemi Panarin knows he can't have another postseason like the one he had last year.

Sure, saying a 1C is crucial to playoff run is obvious. However, given Mika Zibanejad's middling play this season, it'd say he is the key to unlock this team's true potential.