Gratitude comes easy for Mackenzie MacEachern, who keeps grinding to remain relevant in a game that can eat you up.

Even when it looked like a healthier Vancouver Canucks lineup deemed the depth winger would sit out Thursday, it didn’t deter the drive of a 31-year-old hockey lifer, who has his name on the Stanley Cup.

And when he replaced Lukas Reichel to face the Dallas Stars, it came with the same uncertain territory. MacEachern logged just 6:54 in fourth-line minutes because the Canucks fell behind early and chased deficits on three occasions in what would be a tough 4-2 loss at Rogers Arena .

He has seen his share of tough times, but one good memory will never leave the memory banks.

It’s fitting MacEachern played a part in the miraculous worst-to-first run by the St. Louis Blu

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