I don't get why people are panicking so early into the season...
Teams that didn't make the playoffs had 5 months to recover. They're the teams that are at the top of their divisions and conference standings as of right now [but not for long
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For the Canucks, this was the SHORTEST offseason for them ever. Having only 3 months to recover isn't a lot compared to other teams getting 4-5 months. It's going to take a few more games/weeks to hopefully see last years 50+ win squad. Some players [aka Luongo] are still taking time to re-adjust. I can guarantee not everyone on the team is 100% [game-wise and mental-wise NOT injury-wise] yet after last season's finals.
The Canucks have always been known to be notorious slow starters in October. Come back in December and complain if they're still doing bad then.