Back in September, Quinn Hughes admitted the Canucks aren't the most skilled team, and his comments have once again resurfaced after a series of injuries. A month before the season began, Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes created <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/quinn-hughes-on-canucks-future-i-can-handle-the-noise/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>headlines with his candid frankness</a>. Discussing the hopes of the team, Hughes acknowledged that the Canucks weren't going to be the most-skilled team, but insisted on their potential to become one of the NHL's hardest-working teams. He's trying to make us a better team. It's so hard to add pieces from the outside, so he's trying to empower everyone on the inside and make everyone inside better. He can teach us and bring us closer. Let's be honest: we're not going to be the most-skilled team, but we can have the hardest-working team. We can have a team. I mean, you look at Florida and they have a ton of talent, but they're a team. And that's something we can be. - Quinn Hughes His statements came back into focus now, three weeks into the new season, partially because the team was already fighting a tide of early-season injuries. As Canucks superfan Taj recently posted on social media, he reminded everyone that Hughes spoke about how they don't have the deepest roster, and that was before all the injuries, which makes him wonder what's really going through his mind now. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/taj1944/status/1981736192921219525'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <h3>Quinn Hughes refuses to get into detail about where he sees himself in the distant future</h3> During the off-season, Hughes also spoke about his own Vancouver future, saying he hadn't made any long-term decisions. Eligible to sign an extension next summer, the 26-year-old said that he was disappointed to see Rick Tocchet leave <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/canucks-quinn-hughes-comments-on-adam-foote-replacing-rick-tocchet' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>but optimistic about the new head coach, Adam Foote</a>. With franchise players like Elias Pettersson and Thatcher Demko in question, Hughes said that he remained committed to bringing the Canucks back to the playoffs. Injuries and instability were the scourges that afflicted Vancouver last season, but 90 points were still earned and the playoffs narrowly missed. Hughes, who endured a barrage of injuries but still generated 76 points in 68 games, is still the emotional cornerstone of the club. Now, with the Canucks' depth once more being challenged, his offseason comments about grit over sheer skill are definitely going to be taking center stage. Whether that attitude can see the Canucks through another bout of troubles will determine their season.