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The Hawks were just a sideshow Tuesday in Vancouver for Rick Tocchet’s first game as Canucks coach — the end result of a coaching change handled with embarrassing sloppiness.

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The Rick Tocchet era in Vancouver begins on Tuesday night.

Bruce there it is.

On Sunday, Mitchell was given an opportunity and connected for his first goal of the season in what ended up a 2-1 loss to the Kings. The third-period score is what coach Luke Richardson wants to see from Mitchell: a strong and accurate right-handed shot that exhibited his offensive ability.

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Stauber, an undrafted rookie out of Providence, looked sharp from the start Saturday as the Hawks won 5-3 — their sixth victory in seven games.