That was a sh$*ty result given the game the Canucks played with the Jets only showing any life in a couple of bursts where they score three goals. Canucks were the far better team on the ice in a game where the refs let everything go until the 3rd. Way more high danger chances and it shouldn't have been a particularly close result. Holtby didn't do enough and those goaltending margins are pretty slim. The Canucks obviously also can't seem to bury enough of their chances.
The Canucks have played so much better since that last game in Toronto and I don't think they were as bad as they appeared to start the season but just don't have much runway left. As was blindingly obvious a bad start in a shortened season is hard to overcome. In the past 7 games at 5v5 they have:
Corsi: 54.6% - 4th in the league
Fenwick: 55.3% - 2nd
Expected Goals For: 56.6% - 2nd
Scoring Chance For: 54.6% - 4th
High Danger Chance For: 53.7% - 10th
Save %: 0.909 - 23rd
PDO: 0.961 - 27th
Team Season Totals - Natural Stat Trick
PowerPlay: 18.2% - 21st
PenaltyKill: 89.5% - 5th
That start was a collective failure of the whole franchise. Management for handling player relations so poorly with the team's free agents and communicating with their players in general in the offseason that I believe it affected morale coming into the season. Coaching for inexplicably waiting so long before making adjustments to a more structured approach rather than letting their players run around for 14 games. And the players for being far too casual and generally not being prepared. Every team had some roster turnover and no preseason so that's not an excuse. It's all extremely frustrating.
Roussel looks really poor, he just doesn't make good enough decisions with the puck. I'm convinced Gaudette will somehow never score again even though he has been much better since moving to the wing. They need more production from the bottom 6 and I think the best chance of getting it is playing someone else with Gaudette and Sutter. This is where Motte could have been important.
For as well as the Horvat line does in controlling play and creating chances they need to start burying their chances. They play so well and it frustrating.