When the Vancouver Canucks officially brought back the exact same defence prior to the 2018-19 season, there was shock, anger, and frustration in the market.
I mean, the Canucks defence in 2017-18 wasn’t good. It was the opposite of good. As a team they collectively allowed the third-most scoring chances in the league at even strength and if it wasn’t for Jacob Markstrom, they would have been worse than 20th overall in goals against at evens.
They also had the worst scoring chance differential in the entire league, pointing to a defence that not only allowed too many chances, but one that was bad in transition as well.