We know how the Vancouver Canucks are viewed within our city.\u00a0But what does everyone else think of them?<\/p>\n
An anonymous poll of NHL agents conducted by The Athletic<\/a> revealed just how far the Canucks\u2019 reputation has fallen league-wide. While you wouldn\u2019t expect the NHL\u2019s 32nd team to rank highly on such a poll, the reviews were particularly scathing from the over 20 agents polled.<\/p>\n The Canucks were named the \u201cworst-run franchise in the NHL,\u201d with seven of 22 agents picking Vancouver. The next closest team was the New York Rangers, with four votes.<\/p>\n The critiques ranged from \u201cthey\u2019re a mess\u201d to \u201cI don\u2019t know what their plan is.\u201d<\/p>\n *chants*<\/p>\n We\u2019re number 1! We\u2019re number\u2026. pic.twitter.com\/MlZKtgR743<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jim Lahey HNIC (@LaheyHNIC) April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The Canucks also ranked second in \u201chardest front office to deal with,\u201d receiving four of 23 votes. Only the Anaheim Ducks ranked higher, with seven votes.<\/p>\n While they keep better company on this list (the Carolina Hurricanes received three votes), the comments from agents were alarming.<\/p>\n \u201cNo alignment with what\u2019s happening in the organization,\u201d one agent was quoted. \u201cJust a discombobulation. Good people, nice guys, but it\u2019s just not working.\u201d<\/p>\n The current Canucks management regime, headlined by Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin, has been in charge for over four years. Other than a one-year blip, where the team won its division and made it to the second round of the playoffs, the franchise has taken a nosedive under their watch.<\/p>\n One agent polled by The Athletic compared the team to a soap opera, and certainly it\u2019s easy to see why. The way Bruce Boudreau was let go in 2023 was off-putting for many. So was the feud that was allowed to fester between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.<\/p>\n And those are just the headlining ways the Canucks have embarrassed themselves in the last four years.<\/p>\n Makes you wonder what the organization will do this summer. There have been conflicting reports regarding the future of Allvin<\/a>, though it seems Rutherford will keep his job.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll see if they can change the attitudes of agents in the future.<\/p>\n You might also like:Canucks management had their eyes on Malhotra and he didn’t disappoint<\/a>
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