It’s amazing what a change of scenery can do for a player.
Although many Vancouver Canucks players struggled in 2025-26, you could argue that Aatu Räty was treated rather unfairly.
Early on in the season, the Finnish centre was one of the few Canucks players who was winning their matchups in terms of expected goals. Despite playing firmly in a bottom-six role, he even led the Canucks in terms of even-strength points at one moment in December.
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