Canucks admit ‘not straightforward occasions’ with Boudreau in limbo
With discuss of Bruce Boudreau’s precarious future with the Vancouver Canucks reaching a fever pitch, it was actually solely a matter of time earlier than the gamers had one thing to say.
Following a 4-1 loss Friday evening to the Colorado Avalanche, feelings from throughout the dressing room lastly boiled over, as Tyler Myers spoke following the drubbing to the defending Cup champs.
“Sort of looks as if the mindset and the temper (surrounding the crew) received to us tonight,” he candidly instructed reporters post-game. “You possibly can inform guys are down, it’s not straightforward occasions proper now, loads happening.”
Myers continued, including that this stretch was undoubtedly probably the most distinctive that he’d been part of, significantly astonishing given his spot on the traditionally dangerous 2014-15 Buffalo Sabres, who actively stripped their crew all the way down to the core within the hopes of touchdown a younger Connor McDavid.
“It’s probably the most noise I’ve skilled in my profession,” he mentioned. “It’s not straightforward for lots of people, however all of us have a job to do.
“Can’t sugarcoat something, it’s a troublesome state of affairs (with Boudreau), it’s powerful on lots of people. You are taking it in stride and do the very best job you possibly can within the meantime.”
In the meantime, within the visiting dressing room, Andrew Cogliano, who performed beneath Boudreau with the Anaheim Geese for components of 5 seasons between 2011-2016, on his former skipper’s therapy.
“I’ve my ideas on what’s happening right here with him on a private degree and I don’t suppose it’s warranted,” Cogliano mentioned. “He’s executed a superb job all through the league. We had numerous success in Anaheim and I attribute numerous my success within the league to him. I really like him.”
Cogliano added that he felt given his standing across the league as not solely a superb coach, however as a superb individual, Boudreau would finally climate the storm and land on his toes when all was mentioned and executed.
All through the evening at Rogers Enviornment, Canucks followers additionally did their half to make their stance recognized loudly and clearly, particularly following Elias Petterson’s nineteenth aim of the season halfway by means of the second interval. The Vancouver crowd even engaged within the iconic “Bruce, there it’s” chant within the third interval, showing to make the bench boss emotional as he subtly positioned his hand over his coronary heart in appreciation.
“It was good,” Myers mentioned with a chuckle on the absurdity of all of it. “Like I mentioned, it’s a troublesome state of affairs.”
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