Brock Boeser is facing the possibility that he could be playing his final game for the Canucks against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday (10:30 p.m. ET; SNP, KCOP-13, Victory+).
"I'm trying not to really think about that," Boeser said after the morning skate Wednesday. "I honestly have no idea what's going to happen, so I'm really just trying to focus on the game tonight. Obviously, it might be a little difficult, but I'm going to do the best I can to really dial it in and be prepared to go out there and work hard and continue to be a leader and try and help our team win a hockey game."
Boeser is a pending unrestricted free agent after the season and there have been reports that the two sides have been unable to come to terms on a new contract.
"Anytime you have uncertainty, it's scary and the unknown is scary," Boeser said. "So it's obviously a little bit of stress involved in that. It's not a great situation, but like I said, I'm really trying to just focus on tonight and I'm still here, I'm still on the Canucks and that's my main worry right now."
The Canucks are two points back of the Calgary Flames for the second wild card in the Western Conference. Their best player, defenseman Quinn Hughes, will not play against the Ducks on Wednesday because of a lower-body injury that coach Rick Tocchet called day to day.
Boeser, who was drafted by the Canucks in 2015, has played 532 games for them over nine seasons. He has 36 points (18 goals, 18 assists) in 53 games this season.
"It's definitely been the toughest I've dealt with," Boeser said. "But I understand how important of a game it is tonight and we have a lot to play for, and I'm still here, so I'm going to act like I'm still here and really just take this afternoon to dial in for tonight and bring the best I can bring."
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