THE MOJ: Pre-season for any professional sports team is a time for optimism
For the management of an organization, the preseason is like Christmas as the new toys are unwrapped whether they be draft picks, free agents or trade acquisitions.
First it was Brock Boeser, fresh off a three-year, $6.65 million AAV extension, who was knocked out with a hand injury. Then Ilya Mikheyev, the free agent lured away from Toronto with a four-year deal worth $19 million, got hurt in an exhibition game against Calgary and is now sidelined with a lower body injury.
Remember, it was the Canucks meager start that cost general manager Jim Benning and head coach Travis Green their jobs in early December. It also cost the team a playoff spot as the Canucks finished with 92 points despite a .649 winning percentage under Boudreau. Translate that pace over 82 games and the Canucks would have had 106 points – which would have had them in the hunt for the Pacific Division title.The B.C.
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