Here comes the rain again



Raining in my head like a tragedy



Tearing me apart like a new emotion



Science can’t prove Annie Lennox wasn’t a time traveller who understood the pain Canucks fans would endure each season and thus wrote a song about it, but science can’t disprove it either.



Yes, the more things change, the more things stay the same in Vancouver, as once again the Canucks checklist from last year was on full display.



Power play struggles? Check.



Offensive struggles? Check.



Calls for Hughes to get PP1 time? Check.



Saying “If it wasn’t for Markstrom that could have been much worse?” Check.



Finding the silver lining in a couple of bottom-six forwards playing solid hockey? Check.



A tall defenseman dividing Canucks Nation? Check.



Now, let’s be clear before we begin. Yes, the Canucks have only played two games.



And if the Canucks were...