- Hughes obviously made a great play on the tying goal but looked a bit off to me overall. Also wish he'd use Hronek a bit more instead of forcing everything himself. Obviously the last guy I'm concerned about, though.
- The entire team seemed to stop trying after the 1st but still not good enough from Silovs. Would be shocked if Lankinen doesn't get the next one.
- Miller showed up physically and on the score sheet but did make several bozo plays. Bad pass on the Mantha SHG goal and another one with the empty net that Hughes bailed him out on. But like with Hughes, also not someone I'm concerned about.
- As for someone who I am concerned about... Pettersson. Freshly signed 12M contract and he's not even good enough to start 3on3 OT, that's bonkers. Honestly if you were to describe his game to another Canucks fan without saying his name they probably would think you're talking about Suter. If he didn't finish last season the way he did I wouldn't think anything of it but it's just more of the same. At his salary he should be a factor almost every shift, full stop.
- Willing to give Desharnais more time with the coaching staff to see if he can sort his game out, but Forbort cannot skate and therefore may not be playable 5on5 whatsoever.
- Overall, it's game 1, shit happens. Need to see a lot more to make any concrete judgments.