The Vancouver Canucks ’ three games in four nights set in the U.S. Southeast was always going to be challenging. Three teams that all have Stanley Cup ambitions, including the two-time defending champions?

Oh boy.

To face those three without the service of their best player? That’s oh boy in all-caps, as in “OH. BOY.”

Quinn Hughes flew with his mates to North Carolina on Wednesday. He did not skate with his mates on Thursday during practice.

Given all the bangs and bruises he is apparently carrying, that was not a real surprise — but it’s still concerning.

Head coach Adam Foote acknowledged Thursday that he is “hopeful” his captain can play on Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Hughes is listed as “day to day,” the coach said, but what is keeping him from the lineup is not exa

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