Canada was one game away from qualifying for the men's Olympic basketball tournament last September when disaster struck.
On the heels of Saturday's humiliating 5-2 defeat to the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs, the Canucks talked about needing to be a whole lot better on Monday against the Minnesota Wild.
VANCOUVER — A new voice and approach paid immediate dividends for the Minnesota Wild.
The 25-year-old also sat out Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Back-to-back road victories over the Colorado Avalanche and Arizona Coyotes has the club within shouting distance of the two wild-card spots in the Western Conference.
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks will be missing two key pieces as they make a push for a playoff spot.