When the Vancouver Canucks first signed defenseman Philip Larsen, there was a ton of hype surrounding him. Everybody saw his numbers from the KHL and thought he would be the saviour to the Canucks’ power play.
However, through four games, Larsen is not living up to the hype. Sure, he’s been a fine defenseman but he hasn’t done anything to revitalize the Canucks power play. Through four games the Vancouver Canucks have a power-play percentage of just 6.7 percent, which is 29th in the league.
You have to take into account that it is a small sample size and things will likely improve as the season wears on, but things are not looking great.