Ahead of the 2024-25 season, the consensus around the Vancouver Canucks was that there was positivity and potential — two things that weren’t exactly present by the end of the previous campaign. The team’s health and tone had improved from just months earlier, and while no one was necessarily projecting it to win a Presidents’ Trophy or Stanley Cup, there was realistic hope and belief it could improve upon its last result — a 90-point finish that left the Canucks two spots out of a wild card — and get back into the playoffs.

But 27 games into the season, the Canucks are not on track to get where they want to be. A lacklustre first quarter (and a bit) has seen the club go 10-14-3 for a .426 points percentage, sitting second last in the Pacific Division and 30th overall. Vancouver is also d

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