VANCOUVER, BC - NOVEMBER 05: Alex Pietrangelo #27 of the St. Louis Blues moves the pucks past Bo Horvat #53 of the Vancouver Canucks while being checked by Tanner Pearson #70 at Rogers Arena on November 5, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
The departure of Tyler Toffoli leaves a hole to be filled inside the Vancouver Canucks’ top-six. Here are three underdog candidates for the position.
The Vancouver Canucks‘ “649 Lotto Line” is one of the best trios in the National Hockey League and Jake Virtanen may not be defensively responsible enough in the mind of Travis Green to play shutdown minutes with Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson.