VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Reality has set in for the Vancouver Canucks, so they are going to give their kids a chance.
Youth will be the theme on Thursday as the Canucks (28-32-7), who appear destined to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs, give more playing time to young players against another struggling team, the Dallas Stars (27-32-9), at Rogers Arena.
"In this last little stretch of games, we've got to take a look at some of these young kids and see where they're at," Canucks general manager Jim Benning told Postmedia earlier this week.