Canucks This Week Video: Assessing the team after first quarter of season

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They sit in a playoff spot, with at least one game in hand on those around them, while having gone through a series of absences to several of their top-end players.

So why is there so much angst? Are the Canucks really in a bad spot? They’re ahead of the Oilers still, haven’t got Elias Pettersson up to top gear yet, Brock Boeser’s just returned from an injury, and Thatcher Demko is on the cusp of making his debut in goal this season.

Plus J.T. Miller is still to return, so Patrick assesses where the team truly stands and looks at possible imminent trades.

Patrick also gives us three players who have impressed him to this point of the season, and three players who need to produce the rest of the way if the team wants to exceed expectations.

All that and more in this week’s Canucks This Week video, feel free to leave your comments and questions below.