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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I still wonder how much of this may be mitigated by a switch in teams. According to one blog I found Vancouver has consistently been in the top-ten NHL teams for man-games lost to injuries, and in the top-five every year before 2019–20. Meanwhile, Calgary's worst season placed them 15th in 2016, and every year since they have been in the bottom-ten.
On the one hand, it may be Tanev's propensity for injury that has set the Canucks back so consistently; on the other hand, perhaps it has something to do with the Canucks themselves and how they play, train players and treat for injuries.
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I've heard from a friend of a guy that works for the Canucks (the lineup is too spread out at Orange Julius to get good gossip there now) that the Canucks are generally pretty cheap with their support staff. Aquilinis have this rep. Apparently staff have been been given contracts for this coming year that have them paid different amounts depending on what percentage of seats are allowed to be sold this year.