Two years ago, the Vancouver Canucks were dinged by the league for breaking post-season practice rules. But the NHL did end up changing the rules because of it.

Could the Canucks now end up changing the league’s new roster rules, for practical reasons?

The short version of the fine from 2023 was that, following the end of the 2022-23 NHL season, the Canucks kept Rogers Arena available to the players for a few extra weeks so those players who were bound for the World Championships — Canada’s Tyler Myers and Ethan Bear, the USA’s Conor Garland — plus a couple players recovering from injury, could remain active with the team’s help.

The problem was the Canucks allowed a member of the team’s staff to direct those skates, which under the collective bargaining agreement was a no-no.

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