When Ryan Johnson was named the 13th general manager of the Vancouver Canucks, it seemed almost inevitable he would bring in his Calder Cup-winning head coach, Manny Malhotra, as the new bench boss. As a former player himself, Malhotra has earned a reputation as a player’s coach. Most notably, many have praised him for his…

Manny Malhotra was hired on Monday and officially introduced on Thursday, and by his first weekend as the new head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, the question is being asked: will Malhotra reach a point where he coaches playoff games with the rebuilding hockey club? Welcome to life in a hockey-mad Canadian market.   The…