In the aftermath of the storm in Vancouver

Tell yourself the Vancouver Canucks just experienced almost all of this in just 24 hours. It is in this tumultuous context that the team is preparing to welcome the Canadian on Monday.

It is Brock Boeser who stands at the center of the turmoil. Choice of 1^is turn in 2015, one of the mainstays of the Vancouver offense since his arrival in the NHL in 2016, does not know the expected departure, a problem for a player paid 6.5 million dollars a season through 2025. Here is the sequence of events:

– Saturday morning: Coach Bruce Boudreau announces that Boeser will be ruled out for the evening game. The decision is also buzzing because it’s the night of Cancer Hockey in Vancouver, and Boeser’s father passed away at the age of 61 after battling two cancers.

– Early Saturday evening: Boeser participates in the warm-up, while Dakota Joshua, expected in training, is absent.

–Saturday during the game: Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman says the Canucks allegedly allowed Boeser’s agent to contact teams to explore possible trades for his client.

‘- Still in the game: Boeser scored the equalizer midway through the third period to force overtime.

– Saturday after the game: Boudreau explains that Boeser played because Joshua was unable to when he arrived at the arena, without specifying the causes.

Distractions

This chapter is another one in what has been an eventful season thus far. Boudreau’s future in charge of the team is constantly a source of discussion as the colorful coach is spending the last year of his contract, a rarity in this NHL profession. And last week, a former employee of the team filed a discrimination complaint against the organization.

“There always seems to be a title!” “, launched forward Curtis Lazar, a little amused.

He’s not wrong, even if, despite the saga, there was silence at Rogers Arena on Sunday morning. A Sportsnet reporter, the local NHL.com correspondent, and a representative from a Canucks-focused blog were the only local reporters at the scene, as well as two Montreal scribes.

“We are a family. Everyone liked Brock yesterday, continued Lazar. We all support each other, especially yesterday, because it was a special night for him.

“He gets a call, finally finds out he’s playing, and I don’t know if he’s told you about his waffles and the Subway he ate before the game! But he showed up and did his job. It’s a way to get the headlines out of the way, handle things internally, and support each other. »

“We all know what he’s been through in recent years and what’s going on right now. Score a goal on what is a special night, it unites the dressing room,” added defender Tyler Myers.

Nothing to see…

Boudreau did not seem to want to delve into the subject too much.

The story of the agent who would have the right to contact the other teams? “I have no idea what this is about,” he dropped the trainer.

Did he need to speak to Boeser Sunday morning to clear up any discomfort? ” We’ll talk. We always talk to each other. I’ll talk to him when I see fit.

“There is no discomfort in chasing. All teams have players excluded. It would have simply been ours yesterday. »

Prior to this snap win against the Arizona Coyotes, the Canucks had just suffered back-to-back 5-1 losses at home. Boudreau wanted to send an electroshock.

“It’s easy to cut back players. But it’s harder when he’s one of your best players.

The aftermath of this story will be fascinating to watch. The Canucks demonstrated their desire to win quickly by signing forward JT Miller to a seven-year contract extension in September. But their 10-12-3 record after 25 games was clearly not part of GM Patrik Allvin’s plan.

But suppose a good-sized full-back, 25, who still has 15 points from 19 games even if all is not well, could be worth an interesting return to Allvin.