Canucks Forced to Develop Penalty Kill From Scratch

Vancouver's offseason departures have left such a hole in the penalty killing unit that the team has no choice but to develop new forwards for the role on the fly. This isn't ideal timing for a rebuild, because special teams can make or break a young team's development trajectory. The Canucks are essentially gambling that their prospects can learn to kill penalties while the team is already struggling - a recipe that could either forge resilience or create a vicious cycle of bad habits.