After many seasons when simply scoring a goal, any goal, was a major accomplishment for the Vancouver Canucks, the offensive floodgates have now suddenly opened and the 2019/20 edition is starting to evoke memories of the fire-wagon brand of NHL hockey last seen in the 1980s.
The term “fire-wagon hockey” was coined in the 1950s to describe the fast hockey style played by the Montreal Canadiens who won five Stanley Cup during that decade. They skated with speed end-to-end making pin-point passes storming the opposition net in search of goals. The focus on offence made for very entertaining hockey to watch.