When was the last time the Vancouver Canucks had a top-nine forward group that could score? You’d probably have to go back nearly a decade to when the Canucks were President Trophy champions and Stanley Cup finalists. Yes, the year 2011 would be the last time Vancouver was deep with scoring talent.
Since then, the Canucks have lacked a scoring top-nine and up until the 2019-20 season have gone with more of a top-six, bottom-six approach. With the speed of the modern NHL turning up and the Sedin twins trending down, the Canucks began to slip in the standings and Vancouver fell back into the rebuild.