3 takeaways from the Canucks’ disappointing 4-0 loss to the Jets

Unlucky bounces galore

As I previously mentioned, there were a number of weird bounces that went against the Canucks last night.

This isn’t to absolve them of their performance, and the Jets fully deserved the victory. But it does show just how weird of a season it’s been for Vancouver. The most obvious example came on Adam Lowry’s first goal of the game, and the second for the Jets.

I mean, how often have you seen a puck deflect right over a goalie and into the net? It just doesn’t happen, except it did last night against the Canucks.

Vancouver was also close to scoring on multiple occasions, only to be thwarted by the post.

Even with the weird bounces, the team needs to play a lot better if they still want a shot at the playoffs. There just didn’t seem like there was any sense of urgency last night even though the Canucks trailed for most of the entire game, which is strange considering they fought back multiple times on Saturday against the Habs.

I hate to say “must-win,” but Wednesday’s rematch does seem like one such game if Vancouver wants to stay in the postseason hunt in the North division.

Other notes

• The score looks ugly, but Thatcher Demko was solid again in net. He made a few big saves to keep the Canucks in the game, especially one in the first period on Blake Wheeler. I have no doubt that he’ll get the nod on Wednesday.
• Boyd will need to quarantine for a week before he can make his Canucks debut, so the earliest we’ll see him would be the March 31 game against Calgary.
• Speaking of newcomers, Jimmy Vesey had another solid showing last night, hustling for pucks and being reliable at both ends of the ice. Hopefully Boyd can make a similar impact, which will boost Vancouver’s depth significantly.

Puck drops on Wednesday at 7:30 PM Pacific Time. Let’s see if the Canucks will be able to bounce back from last night’s lacklustre performance.