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Compounding mistakes and goals have crushed the Canucks repeatedly over the season, making it impossible to win some nights no matter how well they play outside of the downspells.

In a fourth-line role with the Wild, Liam Ohgren was pointless in 18 games, which tempered expectations for him when he joined the Canucks. The left winger has soared past those expectations so far.

Stuck in the longest scoring drought since he's been in Vancouver, Conor Garland believes he is actually playing well. "It’s not like I'm not creating chances, they're just not going in."

The positive night on Thursday, an actual feel-good story for the Canucks, meant more than just a team shutout to an organization that is mercifully nearing the end of one of the worst months in franchise history.

The floor has collapsed under the Canucks, on the ice and, by extension, in the standings. They simply do not have the on-ice structure and execution to survive, well, almost anything.