{"id":196655,"date":"2025-10-08T04:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/196655\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T04:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:32:08","slug":"vancouver-canucks-coach-draws-comparison-between-cootes-and-former-nhl-playoff-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/196655\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Canucks coach draws comparison between Cootes and former NHL playoff MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vancouver Canucks will have an 18-year-old in the lineup <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/cootes-has-done-something-not-seen-by-canucks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">for the first time in 35 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Will Braeden Cootes stick around for the entire season though? The odds are stacked against him.<\/p>\n<p>Among recent NHL centres who made their respective teams out of training camp, most of them did not stick around for the entire season.<\/p>\n<p>One of them happens to currently be on the Canucks as well.<\/p>\n<p>Filip Chytil made the New York Rangers\u2019 opening-night roster after being drafted 21st overall in 2017. He lasted two games before he was sent to the AHL.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Jett Luchanko made the Philadelphia Flyers roster out of camp. He was sent back to the OHL after four games.<\/p>\n<p>However, sometimes these 18-year-olds defy the odds.<\/p>\n<p>Canucks head coach Adam Foote played with one of those rare exceptions. And, at practice on Tuesday, he drew a comparison between Cootes and his former teammate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a guy like Cootes, there\u2019s always the next play, the next job, and moving your feet to the next position,\u201d Foote said on Tuesday. \u201cHe\u2019s been good at it, and that helps him with the physical part, because he\u2019s usually in better body position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll let his brain, his body, defend, kind of like [Ryan] O\u2019Reilly defended like that for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2200512\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2200512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ryan-oreilly-stanley-cup-2019-1024x788.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan O'Reilly Stanley Cup 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"788\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2200512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan O\u2019Reilly helped the St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup in 2019. (Winslow Townson\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Reilly made the Colorado Avalanche out of camp ahead of the 2009-10 season, after being drafted 33rd overall in 2009. He played 81 regular-season games for the Avalanche that season, recording eight goals and 26 points.<\/p>\n<p>Foote played with O\u2019Reilly during his last two seasons in Colorado before retiring in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople in Colorado were concerned about [O\u2019Reilly\u2019s] feet. And I\u2019m not saying Cootes is slow. I\u2019m saying, giving an example, he defended with his body, his brain, his positioning. And Cootes is pretty smart, where he\u2019s been defending as well with getting above pucks, and getting above players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Reilly, now with the Nashville Predators, is entering his 17th NHL season. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP back in 2019, when he helped the St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n<p>You might also like:<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/canucks-reveal-lines-defence-pairs-opening-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vancouver Canucks reveal lines and defence pairs ahead of opening night<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/tom-willander-reflects-first-preseason-canucks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tom Willander reflects on first preseason with Vancouver Canucks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Vancouver Canucks will have an 18-year-old in the lineup for the first time in 35 years. 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