Vancouver Canucks 30 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=9592538 Barring a relative barrage of goals in their remaining 17 games - and hands up everyone expecting that - the Vancouver Canucks are headed for their most futile offensive season in team history. Entering Saturday night’s home game against the Calgary Flames, the Canucks have scored 148 goals this season (not counting their three shootout-winning tallies). The fewest number of goals ever scored by a Canucks team in a full season (not counting lockout-shortened campaigns) were the 192 registered by the 1998-99 Canucks. To surpass that number, the Canucks need 45 goals in their final 17 games, or an average of 2.64 per game. The Canucks are currently 28th overall in league averaging 2.28 goals per game. However, that number is in a free-fall as the Canucks have only managed to score nine goals in their last nine games. The Canucks’ decline in scoring has been precipitous. Back in 2010-11, when they went to Game 7 the Stanley Cup final, Vancouver led the NHL in scoring. As recently as two seasons ago, the Canucks were fifth. A struggling power play has played a big role in Vancouver’s scoring woes. Back in 2010-11, the Canucks led the league with 72 power-play goals. So far this season, they have 29. Some of their forwards are experiencing epic droughts. Winger Alex Burrows, who is making $6 million this season, has not scored a goal in the 33 games he has played. Captain Henrik Sedin has not scored a goal in his last 22 games and is without a point in his last 11 games. Injured winger Daniel Sedin also has not scored in his last 22 games and has one point in his last 17 games. The Canucks do not have a player inside the top 75 in NHL scoring. Things are so bad that this could be the first full season the Canucks do not have at least two 20-goal scorers. Whether that remains the case will likely depend on winger Chris Higgins. Higgins has 16 goals this season and needs four more in the final 17 games to join Ryan Kesler as a 20-goal scorer. Kesler leads the Canucks with 21 goals this season. The Canucks have never played a full season without at least one 25-goal scorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermelons Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I'd rather the Canucks just do bad for the rest of the season so the ownership can see that we actually need changes. I'm scared we are going to suddenly go on a tear and end the season on a good note, making everything seem alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Quite the team we have here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuongovsTuuka Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 There were Canuck teams in the 80s which scored more, but everyone scored more back then. When Petri Skriko was the team's number one scorer, it was a dark time for the franchise as well. Oh the mid-late 80s were brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Down with ticket prices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolwut? Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I'd rather the Canucks just do bad for the rest of the season so the ownership can see that we actually need changes. I'm scared we are going to suddenly go on a tear and end the season on a good note, making everything seem alright. So you think ownership can't see this already?? They need to tank it to make it more obvious? Oh They can see, I just think it doesn't matter since they handed out NTCs like they were Wendy's coupons. Then again, our management seems so inept with making moves I'm almost hoping this management group doesn't make any more and are fired to let someone else come in and actually get some work done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theilluminati Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Not trying to pile onto the already endless woes for Alex Burrows, but I was a reading a story in regards to the worst scoring seasons for a forward in NHL history. Burrows currently has 79 SOG without a goal and 5 pts total. If he has 6 more shots on goal without scoring he will break the record for most SOG in one season by a forward without scoring (that player ended the season with 10 assists). If he gets to 100 SOG without scoring and doesn't surpass the 10 assist mark then it will be the worst scoring season by any forward with 50+ SOG in NHL history...that is a slump of epic proportion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckBoss Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 So it's not Luongo's fault that we don't win games?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I want to work at a newspaper where this qualifies as a worthy article for print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolwut? Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 So it's not Luongo's fault that we don't win games?! No it still is..CDC will probably start blaming his tweets for the next series of losses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van_ws Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 ???? brutal. Those are ugly numbers. Canucks have the worst first line and forwards in the league when it comes to scoring goals. It is obvious that the scoring woes need to be addressed ASAP in the offseason. Gillis is too much of an moron to see this should have been addressed for the last 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Not trying to pile onto the already endless woes for Alex Burrows, but I was a reading a story in regards to the worst scoring seasons for a forward in NHL history. Burrows currently has 79 SOG without a goal and 5 pts total. If he has 6 more shots on goal without scoring he will break the record for most SOG in one season by a forward without scoring (that player ended the season with 10 assists). If he gets to 100 SOG without scoring and doesn't surpass the 10 assist mark then it will be the worst scoring season by any forward with 50+ SOG in NHL history...that is a slump of epic proportion... Jesus, I can actually see it too. Even Scott and Mcgrattan have a goal this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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