The Canucks are in the NHL's mushy middle. They don't want to be, but it's hard to see how they rise out of it

Patrik Allvin’s responses to Scott Oake’s questions Saturday night on After Hours about a rebuild should surprise no one. Article content

The Canucks may not be continuing from where they were just 18 months ago, before the J.T. Miller / Elias Pettersson collapse of relations, and instead may be pivoting to a younger team with hope that a reset of the roster will pay quick dividends. But there’s just not going to be a rebuild with Allvin in charge. Article content Article content

And how else was he going to answer? The moment he starts talking about rebuild with ownership, he’s out the door. His original plan, built in tandem with president Jim Rutherford, was to push

See Full Page