Recently, head coach Alain Vigneault shook up the defence pairings for the Vancouver Canucks. Perhaps it is time to shake up the forward lines as well. The Canucks have a day off in Detroit prior to ending the road trip on Sunday, and something has to give with the forward situation.
In the first three games of their toughest road trip of the season, the Canucks have lost in a shootout to the hated Blackhawks and won in regulation against the Stars and Predators. Yes, 2-0-1 isn’t a bad record at all, but how the Canucks have been picking up points is troubling.
Over those three games, the Canucks have only scored eight goals. Kevin Bieksa (now injured) had a pair. Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Alex Burrows, Dale Weise, Jason Garrison and Alex Edler all notched single tallies.
Notice something from that list?
Half of the goals came from defenders. Of the four scored by forwards, only one came from someone (Weise) that isn’t on the top line. The second and third lines, which should have been a source of strength with Ryan Kesler and David Booth back from injury, instead have gone silent.
The Canucks have been getting ...
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Vancouver Canucks: Time for Alain Vigneault to Shake Up the Forwards?
February 23rd, 2013 by Joel Prosser Leave a reply »
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