When Chris Tanev returns from his lower-body injury, the Vancouver Canucks will have to make some decisions on their blue line. They will have nine defensemen on their NHL roster and will need to get that down to eight.
The easiest way to do that would be to send Troy Stecher back to the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League. However, one thing I learned in high school is the easy decision often isn’t the right one. That applies here.
Although Stecher has gone pointless in his two NHL games, he’s contributing defensively.