The top guns: With no Pettersson or Hughes, Conor Garland is suddenly the Canucks’ leading scorer. But his goal on Saturday against Seattle was the only goal he’d scored in all of December, so he’s ...

Allvin highlighted the team’s overall mentality and preparation to Postmedia about two weeks ago, but then in conversation with Sportsnet on New Year’s Eve, he went after Pettersson.

“I love J.T. He’s a f—ing animal. But I even told him, ‘You’re too hard on the kid,'” Richardson told Shane O’Brien on the latest episode of O’Brien’s Missin’ Curfew podcast.