The Vancouver Whitecaps usually don't have much trouble scouting their opposition, but they had to do some extra homework to get ready for Wednesday's CONCACAF Champions League game against Honduran side C.D. Olimpia.
Brendan Gaunce knows it can take a long time for young players to gain the trust of an NHL team. He hopes a change he made last season will help speed that process along with the Vancouver Canucks.
"He was in the guys' heads," Virtanen said of the bruising Flames forward. "He was a big factor in that win just being physical and wearing guys down."
"He was amazing. He works really hard," Poirier said of Jooris. "He deserved it. When you see that it encourages you to work hard like him."
The Indo-Swiss pair took only 69 minutes to conquer the Australian-Kazakh pair at the Arthur Ashe stadium.
Nikolaj Ehlers has every intention of playing in the NHL this season. It's up to him to show he deserves one of the jobs available with the Winnipeg Jets.