After the Vancouver Canucks sleepwalked through a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Arena, Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet stated that he B次元官网网址榥eeded more pushB次元官网网址� from certain players.

One of the players he didnB次元官网网址檛 need more push from was forward Dakota Joshua.

Joshua scored twice in helping the Canucks avoid blowing a 2-0 lead at home.

B次元官网网址淭ake the win. Go from there. IB次元官网网址檓 glad they said that because we all feel the same,B次元官网网址� answered Tocchet when told that some players were not happy with the teamB次元官网网址檚 performance.

Vancouver led 2-0 after two periods on goals by Brock Boeser in the first and Joshua in the second only to see the Ducks tie it up on goals by Olen Zellweger and Mason MacTavish in the third.

Then Joshua scored his second of the game at 17:47 to give the Canucks the win.

Disaster avoided.

B次元官网网址淚t wasnB次元官网网址檛 a great performance by our group but I guess you canB次元官网网址檛 be upset after a win,B次元官网网址� Joshua said afterwards, echoing most of the post-game comments made by other players.

What made JoshuaB次元官网网址檚 performance even more impressive is that it was only his second game back after missing 18 games due to a hand injury.

His first goal will be on most highlight packages for a while as he received a pass at the corner of the crease, pulled the puck between his legs, then roofed it to score.

B次元官网网址淚t was awesome. I told him IB次元官网网址檝e never tried that. It was a heck of a play B次元官网网址� a big-time play from us,B次元官网网址� noted forward J.T. Miller.

B次元官网网址淭he last two games, heB次元官网网址檚 given us what we need. We need some guys to watch him around the net and his determination,B次元官网网址� noted Tocchet.

The reason for JoshuaB次元官网网址檚 success is simple B次元官网网址� heB次元官网网址檚 willing to pay the price.

B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 a will factor. If you want to score a goal, you better get some icebags. ItB次元官网网址檚 hard to play that style but you are going to get rewarded. Especially in April B次元官网网址� thatB次元官网网址檚 when you get rewarded,B次元官网网址� said Tocchet, making an obvious reference that goals in the playoffs are about going to the so-called dirty areas.

For a team that wants to follow the process and let the results speak for themselves, SundayB次元官网网址檚 game shows that the Canucks are still a work in progress and not a finished product.

B次元官网网址淲e had a lot of turnovers and you canB次元官网网址檛 turn pucks over. I donB次元官网网址檛 care who you are. When you throw a lot of turnovers, it means you donB次元官网网址檛 respect the opponent. You have to be careful of that,B次元官网网址� added Tocchet.

The Canucks now hit the road for the first time in nearly a month with a three-game southwest junket with stops in Vegas, Arizona and Los Angeles.

Tocchet is hoping that the road will provide the spark his team needs.

B次元官网网址淢aybe itB次元官网网址檚 good that we are going on the road. I think a nine-game homestand is probably not the most ideal thing. We saw a lot of staleness. Maybe this road trip will help us with having to have that B次元官网网址榬oad mentalityB次元官网网址� to play,B次元官网网址� said Tocchet.

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* For Miller, going on the road is welcome for another reason. B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e been home for three weeks and my kids have been on a two week break from school, so IB次元官网网址檓 ready,B次元官网网址� deadpanned Miller.

* The Canucks power play awoke from its slumber and went two for four yet the Canucks werenB次元官网网址檛 too happy with the unit. B次元官网网址淚 thought we were okay. One rep, we couldnB次元官网网址檛 even get set up. We need more urgency. I thought we had a couple of good looks but we need more. ItB次元官网网址檚 nice to score but on another couple of reps, we got sloppy,B次元官网网址� said Miller.

* ZellwegerB次元官网网址檚 goal was the first of his NHL career and he was lucky enough to have his parents at the game. Zellweger played his junior hockey with Everett and Kamloops of the WHL.

* Vancouver goalie Arturs Silovs received his first start in goal since being recalled three weeks ago and made 20 saves in the win while AnaheimB次元官网网址檚 Lukas Dostal stopped 27 shots.

* One of the on-ice officials for SundayB次元官网网址檚 game was referee Carter Sandlak. His father Jim was chosen fourth overall by the Canucks in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and suited up for 509 games for Vancouver over nine seasons. B次元官网网址淭he HouseB次元官网网址� was a good player but shoulder injuries derailed his career.

* Marc Bergevin, senior advisor to the General Manager for the Los Angeles Kings, has been taking in a lot of Canucks games lately. There is a good chance that the Kings could wind up being the Canucks first-round opponent, so Bergevin is gathering as much intel as he can.

Veteran B.C. sports personality Bob B次元官网网址渢he MojB次元官网网址� Marjanovich writes twice weekly for Black Press Media.

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