After winning their first two games in December, the Vancouver Canucks sat at 14-10-4, and were hanging around in the Western Conference playoff picture.
But things have been nothing short of misery ever since. Injuries to Bo Horvat, Sven Baertschi and Chris Tanev contributed to an awful month-long stretch. The Canucks have lost 13 of their last 17 games, and just snapped a five-game losing streak on Friday.
Take away a potential Calder Trophy season for Brock Boeser, and there are almost no positives in the 2017-18 season. Loui Eriksson hasn’t bounced back as hoped, and the Sedin twins continue to lose to father time — which was expected.