The NHL season might be less than a week old, but Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin already had a lot to say when he met with reporters on Tuesday. Looking on during the team’s practice at UBC, Allvin took stock of what he saw across the week of training camp in Penticton and his club’s preseason opening loss to the Kraken in Seattle. “I thought the pace was good through the three days up [in Penticton]. A lot of young guys got a taste of it here, and the older guys picked it up too,” Allvin said. “It was a significantly higher pace in the drills that Adam and his staff was running here over the last couple days.” “I thought we struggled a little bit earlier there in Seattle with a fairly young lineup. Tolopilo kept us in the game, played really well. I did like that there was no quit. The guys were playing hard to the end there, so good for them to have a day off yesterday and back at it here today.” When it comes to how they want the Canucks to play, Allvin and Foote are on the same page abouRead More
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