To put things lightly, life is brutal for the Vancouver Canucks right now. In fact, it might be dangerous to ask the question: “Can things get any worse?”
They dropped their fourth loss in a row in disastrous fashion to the Dallas Stars on Thursday, losing 6-1. The post-game quotes seem as glum as Roberto Luongo’s tweets were triumphantly funny, as Sportsnet’s Dan Murphy notes.
"If this isn't rock bottom I don't know what is..." Kevin Bieksa
— Dan Murphy (@sportsnetmurph) March 7, 2014
"Its embarrassing to be standing here after every loss..." Henrik Sedin
— Dan Murphy (@sportsnetmurph) March 7, 2014
Eddie Lack took some responsibility after the loss following a game in which he was pulled before the third period, admitting that he needs to be better. Make no mistake about it, though; plenty of fingers will be pointed at Canucks GM Mike Gillis instead.
The Canucks have only won one game since Jan. 27, going 1-10-1 in that horrendous span.
Vancouver’s struggles obscure a fantastic performance by Tyler Seguin, who notched a hat trick and two assists in a dominant evening. Actually, Seguin’s output might have generated the harshest Twitter reaction, and it wasn’t from Luongo:
Pile on tweet - Imagine if Kesler had said he wanted out after last season. You think #Canucks could have gotten Seguin instead of #stars?
— Dan Murphy (@sportsnetmurph) March 7, 2014
Ouch.
Also from Thursday’s ugly game