It’s still January, but it already feels like Groundhog Day for Canucks fans.
We are almost at the halfway point of the 2022-2023 NHL campaign, and the Canucks seem destined to fall short of the postseason for the eighth time in 10 years.
While the fanbase seems eternally ready for a rebuild, a win-now mindset is still being prioritized by the new regime.
That mentality has made this management group look nervous about making big changes. And although Nils Hoglander is in the AHL, he is a young asset that could be used to shake up the future outlook for this team.