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Might the Calgary Flames try to trade for him? Coach Darryl Sutter spoke admiringly of Schenn in December: “a lot. I coached him in LA. He’s a top guy. He’d be captain on most teams. I like that.”Article contentBoth Allvin and new coach Rick Tocchet suggested last week that a little more structure in the Canucks’ game would help Myers get back to the player he still could be.
Allvin also recognized that between Myers and Schenn, the right side of the defence is trending the wrong way in terms of age: experience is important, but so is youth and the Canucks’ blue-line is lacking in youth for the most part.“We have a little bit of an aging group on the right side there,” Allvin said on Monday.
Boeser’s overall play has improved in the last six weeks or so, starting not long after his near-healthy scratching. He’s not scored in six games, but he does have four assists over that span.