The Vancouver Canucks did not plan on playing veteran left winger Brandon Prust on Tuesday against his former team, the New York Rangers. Rookie Jake Virtanen was set to play on the fourth line with Derek Dorsett and Adam Cracknell until Prust was “displeased” to sit out against his old team. So Prust played hockey and the Canucks played a “delicate dance“.
Sure, it was great to see Prust play against his few remaining Rangers teammates on Tuesday. It was also great to see Emerson Etem play confidently against his former team and find a way to record his first point as a Canuck.