Canucks Coffee: Sorry, but we have to talk about PDO
What happened in Chicago smacked of similar ignorance, but at least in the United Center DJ’s case they didn’t play a song that’s been used as a long-standing rival’s goal song. No, they only played the Canucks’ legendary playoff entry song, the instrumental track to U2’s Where The Streets Have No Name, before Friday’s shootout session. That’s about not knowing how things used to be. Mancini’s ascendance Victor Mancini’s play over two games has been solid, to the point where there’s now pressure on Elias (Junior) Pettersson to keep his spot in the lineup. Pierre-Olivier Joseph was signed to be a dependable professional, ready to play when called upon but not to be an alternative to the young blueliner. Through the first handful of games this season, Pettersson has struggled to control play. He’s been a too reactive at times, not leading the way like he did when things were firing well for him last spring. He’s played with his usual edge and you can see he’s frustrating his opponents, so that’s good, but he’s still getting caught up in his own end too much. Mancini’s physical tools are obvious, the challenge for him as the season progresses will be to maintain consistency.