Canucks: Hoglander and Juolevi continue to exceed expectations

VANCOUVER, BC - FEBRUARY 13: Nils Hoglander #36 of the Vancouver Canucks skates with the puck during NHL hockey action against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Arena on February 13, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)

With players like Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser, and Quinn Hughes all becoming instant game-changers in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks have seen a continuously revolving door of rookies blow all expectations out of the water. That wasn’t supposed to be the case this year, but Nils Hoglander and Olli Juolevi turned out to be no exception.

Both European players — the 20-year-old winger and the 22-year old defenceman — have done excellent work in finding ways…