Tyler Toffoli was set to make his big debut for the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. With a win over the Wild, the Canucks would be at a deadlock with the Edmonton Oilers for first place in the tightly contested Pacific Division — A loss and Vancouver falls even closer to the wild card. Playoff positioning still nowhere near set in stone.
Coming into the Western Conference bout, the wounds of a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks still sting, and the eight-week loss of star sniper, Brock Boeser doesn’t feel any better for Vancouver.