Lafferty's Journey To Top Line & News and Rumours
Taking a look at Lafferty's journey from the bottom-six to the top line with Pettersson and the latest news & rumours from Vancouver
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In today’s edition, we have the latest news & rumours from Vancouver, Sam Lafferty’s journey from the bottom-six to the top line, and more.
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Canucks News & Rumors: Barrie, Bear, Zadorov & More
December 5, 2023 by Sartaaj Bhullar
In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, the organization has options for right-shot defenceman in Tyson Barrie and Ethan Bear. Additionally, head coach Rick Tocchet comments on Nikita Zadorov and his first game with the club. Also, Sam Lafferty’s first-line promotion pays off.
From Bottom-6 to Canucks’ Top Line: Sam Lafferty’s Journey
December 5, 2023 by The Old Prof
In what I thought was a funny interview on Hockey Night in Canada, Scott Oake asked the Vancouver Canucks’ Sam Lafferty how he moved up from a bottom-six player to someone who was able to play on the team’s first line. While Lafferty took a bit of a double take, he answered the question by doing a bit of hockey talk when he said he tries to contribute and play his own game wherever he was placed in the team’s lineup.
When the camera shot back to the Hockey Night panel, Kevin Bieksa said what many people thought. He commented that Oake had just asked Lafferty how he got so good for someone who wasn’t supposed to be – or something to that effect: I can’t recall the exact words. Ironically, both Oake and Bieksa had a point. Who knew Lafferty could show so well through 25 games of the 2023-24 season?