The rollercoaster of a season that the Vancouver Canucks are having has been frustrating for fans, especially after what the club was able to do last season - winning the Pacific Division and making it to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Since returning home from their three-game road trip in California, the Vancouver Canucks have a record of 2-3-0, with two of those losses coming against an injury-riddled New York Islanders and a Nashville Predators team that was dead-last in the NHL standings heading into Sunday, which led to benching of one of the team's leaders - J.T. Miller.
With their recent struggles, there has been some concern from the fan base, but one NHL insider doesn't seem too worried about the Vancouver Canucks, at least not right now.
The Vancouver Canucks were one of the topics of discussion on Monday's edition of Daily Faceoff Live, where NHL insider Frank Seravalli said if he had to place his concern on a scale of 1-to-10 regarding the club, he'd be at a 3. Seravalli stressed that it's still early, they have some breathing room and that that Canucks are on pace for 102 points this season.
It's understandable to see why the fans are frustrated, but like Frank Seravalli mentions, it's early and the Canucks are still in a good position. Every year, American Thanksgiving, which falls on November 28th in 2024, gives fans a look at who are most likely going to be playoff teams. Between the 2005-06 and 2022-23 seasons (aside from 2019-20 or 2020-21), 184 of the 240 teams (76.7%) in a playoff spot at American Thanksgiving went on to clinch a berth in the post-season.
Tomorrow's game against a tough New York Rangers squad will provide Rick Tocchet's group an opportunity to get back into the win column and wrap up their six-game homestand on a positive note.
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Do you agree with Frank Seravalli that there's no need to panic about the Vancouver Canucks right now? | ||
Yes, no need to panic | 137 | 56.1 % |
No, there should be a little bit of concern | 107 | 43.9 % |
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