On Tuesday morning, Vancouver Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson held a press conference to welcome Manny Malhotra as the franchise’s 23rd head coach.   While most of the discussion centred on Malhotra and why he is the right coach to lead the Canucks through their rebuild, toward the end, Johnson was asked a follow-up question…

We’re into the month of June – the biggest month, by far, on the National Hockey League calendar each year. Not only is the Stanley Cup presented, but the league conducts both its combine and its draft, some of the biggest trades each year are consummated at or around the draft and much of the…