Higgins Enjoys Big Role in Canucks' Run
The following article, which features former Yale standout Chris Higgins, appeared May 31 on the National Hockey League (NHL) Web site.
By Corey Masisak
NHL.com Staff Writer
VANCOUVER -- As the 2011 NHL trade deadline approached, the Vancouver Canucks were atop the Western Conference but injuries were causing problems for the team's defense corps.
General Manager Mike Gillis was confident in the organization's depth on defense, and instead made a pair of moves to improve his already stacked group of forwards. Given the way the rest of this season has gone for the Canucks, it now looks like Gillis' forward thinking was spot on.
He added Maxim Lapierre from the Anaheim Ducks and Chris Higgins from the Florida Panthers, and both have been important figures for the Canucks in part because of injuries to Manny Malholtra and Mikael Samuelsson.
Complete article can be accessed via the NHL Web site by clicking here.
