from Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province,

Whether it’s an NHL pressure tactic or COVID-19 reality, the goalposts keep shifting.

On Thursday, the Montreal Canadiens were close to approval to use their practice facility in suburban Brossard for camp. Premier Francois Legault also said the club could create a bubble there and that visiting teams could be contained in hotel bubbles near the Bell Centre for league play.

The NHL obviously wants to stage games in home arenas and slowly introduce a fan plan to boost revenues. However a hybrid bubble concept has been broached that makes safety sense.

What would that mean for the Vancouver Canucks?

They would rotate into the hybrid bubble with other clubs for a two-week period. They would then return to Vancouver for a week to be with families before returning to the Alberta capital for another two-week slate of games.

It would result in about a dozen games per month until there’s approval for clubs to host games and introduce a graduated fan plan, depending on the particular jurisdiction. As for flying between Edmonton and Vancouver, it would be less travel and reduce virus exposure.

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