It certainly hasn’t been a fun start to the year for the Vancouver Canucks or their fans. A Lotto Line slump, a 1-4 home record and downright pathetic special teams have led to the team’s 4-6-1 record, with two of the wins coming after regulation.
With the exception of spoiling the Seattle Kraken’s home opener and the dramatic comeback against the New York Rangers, there hasn’t been much to cheer about.
But the mailbag must go on, so let us see what Canucks fans had to ask about this week.
How much do you blame on Travis Green on the Canucks recent struggles?
— Terminal City FC Podcast (@TerminalCityFC) October 29, 2021
I’ve been a huge fan of Green. And I’ve defended him a lot throughout the last few years, often directing the blame to the roster handed to him. But it’s beginning to feel like Vancouver has reached his peak under him. At some point, the job is to win games. He’s now 129-138-33 as the coach of the Canucks.
The team is not devoid of talent. It was one thing in 2017-18 and even 2018-19 when he was forced into playing the likes of Nic Dowd and Alexander Burmistrov. The team has a lot of good players, but when it’s not clicking for a good handful, it’s a problem. I give Green through November. If there hasn’t been a considerable improvement, he has to go.