For all that’s been made about the Vancouver Canucks being a one line team offensively, there hasn’t been nearly enough noise about the blueline’s offensive contributions(or lack thereof).
We’re a quarter of the way through the season, and we’ve seen three goals combined from Canucks’ defencemen. Comparatively, the St. Louis Blues team that Vancouver played on Saturday has 21 goals from its defenders.
This lack of production is far more concerning than the faltering secondary scoring. In today’s NHL, offence is the responsibility of the five man unit as a whole; not just the three forwards on the ice.