An optimist can opine that only eight points separate top-five producers when the struggling Vancouver Canucks are compared to the Stanley Cup contending Nashville Predators. A pessimist can point to no NHL club surrendering more third-period goals than the Canucks and nobody surrendering fewer than the Predators. And in goals against at even strength, the confounding Canucks are a sobering 28th and the pesky Predators second overall. “I think he’s going to be better off for this,” said Green. He’s going to be fine.

Source: National Post December 05, 2018 22:07 UTC