Brutal Honesty: Summer chat with Travis Green pushed Canucks rookie Brock Boeser
VANCOUVER — Travis Green pulled Brock Boeser aside at the Vancouver Canucks’ development camp in early July for a frank and honest discussion.
During the course of that talk, the first-year head coach explained in no uncertain terms what the rookie winger needed to work on in order to have a chance of sticking in the NHL this season.
“I was brutally honest with him,” Green recalled.
The owner of a lethal shot — perhaps already the best on the team — there were concerns about the 20-year-old’s skating skills, his play away from the puck, and attention to detail.