LATEST | Tocchet finally reveals his defensive pairings
The Vancouver Canucks are finally back at full strength, and that means for the first time this season Rick Tocchet gets to ice his ideal defensive pairings.
Carson Soucy played his first game in almost 2 months on Saturday night, but the offseason acquisition has yet to play in a game with the Canucks newest player, Nikita Zadorov.
Zadorov missed Saturday night's game with an undisclosed injury, but Monday morning line rushes show he appears poised to return.
Soucy lined up next to Myers on Saturday night, and the team is prepared to roll that out again with Zadorov and Cole playing together and of course, Hughes and Hronek eating the lion's share of the blueline minutes.
If Tocchet isn't happy with the pairings tonight, it's possible that Soucy and Zadorov will flip spots in the lineup.
Noah Juulsen looks to be a healthy scratch as the Canucks blueline finally returns to full health, the 26 year old has played fairly well of late but might have a hard time finding his way into the lineup over any of the six mainstays.
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