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Playing 19 games in 32 nights following a COVID outbreak is proving to be as difficult as advertised for the Vancouver Canucks.
They’ve played eight games since their unscheduled break, and that included four games against the Ottawa Senators and just one back-to-back situation. It’s about to get a whole lot more difficult with 11 games in 17 nights upcoming.
The Canucks begin a four-game series against the Edmonton Oilers tonight, including back-to-back games tonight and tomorrow at Rogers Arena. The team hasn’t had much opportunity to practice and was kept off the ice yesterday following a cross-country return flight from Toronto.
Today
A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Considerable clouds this evening. Some decrease in clouds late. Low 58F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph..
Tonight
A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Considerable clouds this evening. Some decrease in clouds late. Low 58F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. Updated: June 5, 2021 @ 7:23 pm
Suspect arrested in Texas after woman found dead on Old Pueblo Road
EPCSO announced on Friday that an arrest had been made in Alison Cantrell s suspected killing. According to authorities, detectives were able to track the suspect down and find him in Grayson County, Texas.
According to EPCSO, the suspect has been identified as Joseph Hunnicutt, 41. Hunnicutt apparently has aliases of Justin Bailey and Joseph Sullivan, according to authorities.
Hunnicutt was arrested on Thursday and is being held in the Collin County Jail in McKinney, Texas.
According to Colorado Court records, a murder charge has been filed against Hunnicutt under the name Justin Randall Bailey. The killing is alleged to have happened on March 13, according to CoCourts records.
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A year ago, this would have been unthinkable.
The Vancouver Canucks are well set up for the upcoming Seattle Kraken expansion draft this summer. They’re allowed to protect seven forwards, with Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller, and Tanner Pearson being five obvious players to keep.
They can protect three defencemen, and Quinn Hughes isn’t even eligible for selection. Nate Schmidt and Tyler Myers are the obvious guys to protect on the back end. Olli Juolevi will probably be the third blueliner they protect.
They can protect only one goalie, and that’ll be Thatcher Demko. That means Braden Holtby will be exposed, but Seattle might not touch him given his $4.3 million cap hit, including $5.7 million in real dollars being paid out next year, not to mention his declining value as a player.