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Canucks: 2 takeaways from 4-0 loss to Jets

By Brayden Ursel

WINNIPEG, MB - JANUARY 14: Bo Horvat #53, Loui Eriksson #21 and Tanner Pearson #70 of the Vancouver Canucks stand on the ice prior to puck drop against the Winnipeg Jets at the Bell MTS Place on January 14, 2020 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)
WINNIPEG, MB - JANUARY 14: Bo Horvat #53, Loui Eriksson #21 and Tanner Pearson #70 of the Vancouver Canucks stand on the ice prior to puck drop against the Winnipeg Jets at the Bell MTS Place on January 14, 2020 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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Hughes’ huge ice time

It’s official. Quinn Hughes is the Canucks’ big minute muncher. When the final horn sounded in Winnipeg, the Canucks 2020 All-Star racked up an astonishing 26:47 of ice time. If the Canucks were to have gone the extra mile, Hughes could have easily finished the game with over half an hour of ice time.

Hughes comes from a college background where the quantity of games falls much lower than the NHL’s 82-game regular season. With the Canucks nearing 50 games played, this begs the following question: Is this too much ice time for a 20-year-old defenceman?

Don’t get me wrong, Hughes has done everything to deserve the playing time, but is this going to catch up to him the way it caught  Pettersson during his rookie campaign? We all remember that he was pure fire right up until the 2019 All-Star Game. After the weekend of spotlight, his gas tank was empty as Petey’s point production dropped drastically.

The Canucks need to play their cards right in this situation. Overplay Hughes and he may burn out. Underplay him and you might just miss the playoffs.

Final thoughts…

The Canucks played like they wanted to win, but at the end of the day, not a single shot beat the Jets’ goaltender. The power play failed again, the team’s best players failed to capitalize when they were given opportunities and the bad start cost them both momentum and the game.

Next. Analyzing the Canucks' power play. dark

The Canucks return home and challenge the Coyotes on Thursday night. A big two points are at stake. Puck drops at 7 p.m. Pacific.

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