Making sense of another loss
Pathetic. Embarrassing. Painful. Fireable. These are the words Canucks fans used to describe last night’s loss after I put out a tweet requesting fans describe the game with one word.
The concern and the frustration is well warranted from fans. After all, December was supposed to be the month that this team climbed back up the standings after a tough month of November — but just the opposite has happened so far.
I’ve written before about how if history repeats itself, January and February will be very difficult months for this team, and going into those months with a massive hill to climb in the standings is not where any team wants to be.
J.T. Miller was frustrated with last night’s loss, and put partial blame on himself for not finding the back of the net on a couple of good looks he had.
"Earlier in the year we were scoring five goals a game, now it feels like we're working our butts off to score two. It goes like that sometimes." J.T. Miller breaks down the #Canucks current slump. pic.twitter.com/WXT1fJ085l
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) December 18, 2019
The players know how important this five-game homestand is for their season as a whole. There was a sense of urgency last night from the team that was especially noticeable in the second period. They fell off in the third, sure, but in the second period, they looked like a team whose season depended on this win.
Horvat faced the media and said that the message in the room remains to stay positive, and hope that things will turn around soon. The Canucks will do battle with the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday from Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Puck drop is at 7 PM.