The gold standard is still watching the Canucks on a Saturday on Hockey Night in Canada. Alas, not this week. There’s an early Friday game in Carolina before an afternoon game in Tampa and Monday in Miami against the Panthers.

Hopefully you can deke out of work early and catch the Canucks with your friends enjoying some weekend libations at a local watering hole. More likely you’ll be listening to the game on the radio stuck in gridlock on Highway 1. Sigh.

The big question today is will captain Quinn Hughes play ?

Carolina didn’t get off to the best start but have won five of their last six to move into the top five in the NHL standings. They’ve been tinkering with some of their defensive pairings .

While the Canucks have been looking for an offensive breakout from anyone besides K

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