There might be a silver lining to the Vancouver Canucks‘ recent struggles.
The team hasn’t been relying solely on their top line for offense. True, the twins and Loui Eriksson have combined for five goals, the most of any Canucks line. But together they’ve also posted a minus-9. Brandon Sutter‘s line, meanwhile, has combined for four goals and a plus-4.
Sutter, Markus Granlund and Jannik Hansen have actually been the superior line at even strength.
This is faint praise, of course. Vancouver is fifth-last in goal scoring on the year.