Confirmed with Link: Canucks Re-Sign W Nils Hoglander to 3y/3m AAV Contract

[CanucksSayEh]

Needs to be on the Miller line. He extends plays like no other on this team, but just needs a little help from a higher end player to extract some much needed goals.

Whole team is failing to make some easy clears leading to chances against, but due to Tochhet pushing Hogs down the lineup, the narrative is created that it's more of an issue with him. It's not, not by a long shot.

 

[David71]

hes out the door soon. in tocheets doghouse.

 

[kanucks25]

I believed this when he first entered the league and I feel the same way now: if he wants to have a long, consistent career in the NHL he'll need to be a buzzsaw every shift and it has to start with being hard on the boards in the defensive zone.

The issue is he defends like he's a skilled star forward when in reality his tenaciousness ought to be his biggest strength. He has to show the coaches that he's willing to battle to get pucks out, it's a simple recipe to get consistent ice-time.

He doesn't have the overall talent and IQ to be a skill-first top-6 winger. He will flourish when he realizes the base of his game needs to be grindy.

I think he can get there, it just may not be in Vancouver.