It's hard to make a more perfect pass than the one Quinn Hughes conjured up to assist Conor Garland's game-opening goal.

Dishes pair of assists

On Saturday night in Vancouver, the Canucks were somewhat soundly outplayed in the opening 20 minutes but managed to come out of the first period thanks to some misses at the goal mouth from Tom Wilson, Matt Roy and Lars Eller and thanks to one of the most absurd individual offensive efforts you’ll see all season from a blueliner.

Norris winner, Quinn Hughes, is putting together an incredible campaign. If the Canucks make the playoffs, he's a top-five MVP candidate, says Ken Campbell.

(AP Photo/Nick Wass) Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes (43) celebrates after his goal against the Edmonton Oilers with teammates Elias Pettersson (40), J.T. Miller (9), Conor Garland (8), and Brock Boeser (6) during the first period of an NHL hockey game ...

Jim Rutherford was recently interviewed by the Globe and Mail and revealed his thoughts on the current issues surrounding the Vancouver Canucks.

Quinn Hughes scored twice on the power play and J.T. Miller added a pair of assists as the host Vancouver Canucks held on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday to end a two-game losing streak.

Quinn Hughes scored twice on the power play and J.T. Miller added a pair of assists as the host Vancouver Canucks held on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday to end a two-game losing streak.

Jim Rutherford didn’t cut into the trade value of either J.T. Miller or Elias Pettersson with his comments on Tuesday. Reports about a rift between the Vancouver Canucks’ top two forwards have been prevalent all season.

Flashback to the 2022-23 season, and the Vancouver Canucks had a decision to make. A crowded salary cap outlook meant that keeping both J.T. Miller and Bo Horvat would be difficult. They needed to pick one to move forward with.

The Vancouver Canucks' communication strategy has been poor or non-existent when dealing with the rift between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.

I checked in on the crowded field of Eastern Conference wild card hopefuls to see where each team stood. The Columbus Blue Jackets and Ottawa Senators have played well enough in the interim, and I’m still bullish about their chances.