I think the coaching staff have to take the brunt of why the Canucks were awful in those first 3 weeks of the season.
Looking back to early last season,in our series against the Habs (under Julien). The Habs were a well oiled machine, and all the players clearly understood their roles. Conversely, the Canucks played like they were absolute strangers to each other. There was zero evidence of any structured system.