Team heads out on the road with the team looking to develop a road mentality
After the Vancouver Canucks sleepwalked through a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Arena, Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet stated that he ‘needed more push’ from certain players.Joshua scored twice in helping the Canucks avoid blowing a 2-0 lead at home.
What made Joshua’s performance even more impressive is that it was only his second game back after missing 18 games due to a hand injury. “The last two games, he’s given us what we need. We need some guys to watch him around the net and his determination,” noted Tocchet.“There’s a will factor. If you want to score a goal, you better get some icebags. It’s hard to play that style but you are going to get rewarded. Especially in April – that’s when you get rewarded,” said Tocchet, making an obvious reference that goals in the playoffs are about going to the so-called dirty areas.
The Canucks now hit the road for the first time in nearly a month with a three-game southwest junket with stops in Vegas, Arizona and Los Angeles.“Maybe it’s good that we are going on the road. I think a nine-game homestand is probably not the most ideal thing. We saw a lot of staleness. Maybe this road trip will help us with having to have that ‘road mentality’ to play,” said Tocchet.* For Miller, going on the road is welcome for another reason.
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