Canucks numbers: Hard to stay positive, even this early in the season

Canucks numbers: Hard to stay positive, even this early in the season

The team is giving up too many shots, and special teams are also falling behind.

'Just trying to be me': Canucks' Pettersson growing into two-way role

VANCOUVER – Before the season began, and after Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes stated unequivocally that Elias Pettersson was going to have a bounce-back year “because he’s a really good player,” we put that simple but essential question to Pettersson. Is he going to be better than his 45-point National Hockey League nadir last season? The 26-year-old centre paused, then told Sportsnet: “Well, yeah, that shouldn’t be too hard.” And then, …