Adam Foote's time playing for the Colorado Avalanche was filled with success. He's not having the same experience in his first season as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.

Foote, who won two Stanley Cups and reached six conference finals with Colorado, brings his scuffling Vancouver squad to Denver to face the Avalanche on Tuesday night.

The Canucks have lost five of their last six and are 2-5-3 in their last 10 games heading into a matchup with the best team in the NHL.

Vancouver's goaltending has been somewhat chaotic over the last week. Kevin Lankinen was away from the team for personal reasons before returning to the net in Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss at Los Angeles, Thatcher Demko has been out for three weeks with a lower-body injury and isn't on the current road trip and Nikita T

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