The Canucks have once again gotten off to a rough start to the NHL season, so Thatcher Demko and Quinn Hughes have spoken out with an important message. It can grow dark early around the Vancouver Canucks, not only outside Rogers Arena but also in terms of the mood and outlook. Three games into an 82-game season, and <a href='https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/10/15/canucks-feeling-urgency-not-panic-amid-early-growing-pains/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>already there's a nagging feeling of angst creeping in</a>. With a lovely Vancouver autumn, all were anticipating the Canucks' opener. Rather, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/elias-pettersson-mysterious-slump-here-what-happened-to-the-canucks-top-star' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>it has been anything but lovely</a>. They are 1-2 following back-to-back defeats, 3-1 in Edmonton, and 5-2 against St. Louis at home, deflating optimism generated by one of the roster's most promising training camps in years. The feeling of urgency that tends to surround this team has crept up once again. The Canucks were sloppy in both losses, albeit still in reach of points if only they had been more effective late. The best players haven't been generating much offense, although their underlying numbers indicate improved production is on the horizon. Quinn Hughes, with one assist and a minus-two, still possesses a 59% even-strength expected-goals share. Hughes and Thatcher Demko spoke out about the struggles with a very important message of their own. We've got to clean some things up. We're not turning a blind eye to that. But we're the same group we were a week ago. I feel good about our group, and guys are excited to get on the road. - Thatcher Demko <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/imacSportsnet/status/1978481480394477891'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Just from everything that's happened the last couple years, it probably feels a little bit more urgent than maybe if we were a team that was in the playoffs last year. But we haven't deserved that right to kind of be 1-2 and say, 'We'll be good.' We have to go prove it. - Quinn Hughes <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/taj1944/status/1978482759225196772'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>The Canucks Stars are Generating a Ton of Chances, But Cannot Finish Them</h3> Elias Pettersson, with one assist, sports a heavy 68% xGF. Nine chances and one assist for Conor Garland, proof that the opportunities are there. Untangling chances and fixing the power play are needed. Following an 0-for-7 man-advantage debacle, the Canucks require purer puck possession and better discipline in formation to create more chances. Now, with five road games coming up, beginning with back-to-backs in Dallas and Chicago, a visit to Washington, Pittsburgh, and Nashville, Vancouver has its opportunity to lay it to rest. The Canucks can't win anything in October, but they can silence the doubters and haters, re-find their confidence, and turn some light back into what's at risk of being another wasted fall.