The riddle in the middle wasn’t always a complex problem. Article content

The days of J.T. Miller , Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat deployed as Vancouver Canucks centres were so long ago, but also so soothing of what was potentially here for a long time. Article content Article content

However, money, trades, free agency, indifference, inconsistency and injuries have brought the NHL club to this very uneasy place.

The Canucks still last in penalty kill percentage despite a perfect night Sunday in Tampa Bay where they rallied for an impressive 6-2 victory. However, they are giving up the fifth-most goals per game, are 29th in faceoff percentage, 20th in even-strength goals, 19th in offence and 12th on the power play. They’re also missing i njured centres Filip Chytil and Teddy

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