Latest Actions Indicate the Vancouver Canucks Are Officially About to Enter a Rebuild
Amid a tough season which has seen them play quite inconsistent after winning the division last year, one reporter believes it might be time for the team to rebuild.
The Vancouver Canucks pulled off a big win last night against the NHL and Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals thanks to a pair of goals from captain Quinn Hughes, who deserves to be in the Hart Trophy conversation this season.
Last night's victory also marked the third consecutive Saturday where the Vancouver Canucks picked up two points, however in their last ten games, the club has a record of 3-5-2.
If you had to describe Vancouver's season in one word it would be inconsistent and that's been the case since Game 1 all the way back in early October.
The team has has stretches where they looked like they could repeat as division champions, especially early on in the season, only to fall into mediocrity over the last couple of months.
Add in trade rumors surrounding two of their big stars - J.T. Miller & Elias Pettersson, along with injuries throughout the season and it's a recipe for disaster.
Rick Tocchet's group currently sit three points back of the Calgary Flames for the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference and while they may be in the mix, if they continue their inconsistent play, they're going to fall out of the race pretty quickly.
One Vancouver reporter recently went as far as saying that it may be time for the Canucks to rebuild and that the city might be growing sick of their current core.
Vancouver reporter believes it may be time for the team to rebuild
While making an appearance on Sekeres and Price, Rob Williams of Daily Hive suggested that it might be time for the Vancouver Canucks to begin a rebuild, which is something fans probably don't want to hear but may have to happen at some point soon.
Williams says that they have a couple of good pieces in Quinn Hughes and Thatcher Demko to build around, the latter of whom he's looking forward to seeing what he can do next season after a tough 2024-25 to date due to his lengthy recovery from a knee injury.
He wondered if the Vancouver Canucks want to commit long-term to Brock Boeser and if they really want to keep Elias Pettersson around for the future as it's been nearly a full calendar year of him playing quite mediocre to say the least.
However, rebuilds take time in the National Hockey League, all fans know that and two examples of them taking longer than a team would hope is the Ottawa Senators and the Detroit Red Wings, who are finally taking a big step this season in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race.
If the Canucks were to go down the rebuild route, one team to model theirs after is the Montreal Canadiens, who are in the third year of theirs and have some great young pieces to build around like Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov, among others.
Personally, it doesn't seem like Vancouver will want to commit to a rebuild, at least not yet, as they want to make a big push here in the coming months for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
