{allcanada} CANUCKS RELAX WITH YOGA

The Vancouver Province conveys how getting a leg up in the gym may be one way to get a leg up on the Phoenix Coyotes.

No sooner did the Vancouver Canucks return from their latest travel odyssey — four games in six nights — than most of them passed up the ice for a yoga session.

In a 48-game schedule crammed into 99 days, rest and recovery have become as important as skating and systems.

"This year is the first time we've done it and it's really relaxing, good for stretching a bit of a workout, too," said Canucks captain Henrik Sedin. "I've never done yoga before and we've already done it five or six times and I think it's great. You feel extremely relaxed afterwards and we even do it after games. It gets you to calm down and not where you go home and can't fall asleep. It gets you back to feeling good.

"But it's hard because we're not that flexible and it wears on you sometimes. But it's fun."

Jordan Schroeder has just one assist and six shots in his last seven games after scoring his first two career goals against Calgary on Feb. 9. The Canucks centre has to be defensively responsible and anything that can prepare him for meeting expectations is welcome. Even yoga.

"I think I'm adapting quite well and it's not an easy league," said Schroeder. "Yoga is relaxing and is a good stretch. It kind of cleanses the body and bit and lets you regroup. A lot of it is the mind and letting it all go and getting into the zone."

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