The Vancouver Canucks might be the most exciting team in hockey.



Thrilling, high-scoring, skilled, fast, the Canucks rank third in the NHL in goals per game, second in power-play goals and have managed to score five or more goals in an astounding seven of their 14 games so far.



It’s early yet, but this iteration of the Canucks is throttling opponents under a barrage of goals. It’s fun to watch and if you don’t believe us, you can apparently just ask a rival general manager.



This early outburst from Vancouver’s offense is a massive departure from what the Vancouver market has witnessed, or endured, watching players in Canucks laundry in recent seasons. If you go back to the 2016-17 season, the Canucks rank 30th in goals per game. Canucks fans suffered through more shutouts — 37 — between 2016 and 2019 than any other club in the league and by a factor of 11, a grim statistic tracked diligently by TSN’s Jeff...