A blowout loss to the Kings, including giving up three goals in the first ten minutes, left the Canucks once again out of a playoff spot.

Midway through the season, there are a number of teams and players underperforming. These are the ones with the most cause for concern.

Here is what head coach Rick Tocchet had to say about J.T. Miller after another brutal Vancouver Canucks loss on home ice.

Busts slump with two points

Turcotte scores twice and adds an assist – all in the first 10 minutes – as the Kings thump Vancouver, 5-1. Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala and Warren Foegele also score.

Alex Turcotte scored twice and added an assist as the Los Angeles Kings thumped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night. Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist. Warren Foegele also scored for the Kings (25-12-5).

There was a time when we thought this edition of the Vancouver Canucks were close to being a real, serious Stanley Cup contender. Those thoughts feel like they’re in another dimension, another reality at this point.

The Vancouver Canucks continue to watch their season slip away with just two wins since returning from the Christmas break. Even worse, the Canucks have only found the win column three times in their last 14 games.

Vancouver came into the campaign with hopes of a second straight playoff run, but 44 games in, the Canucks have fallen out of the Western Conference’s second wild-card spot

Alex Turcotte had two goals and an assist while leading the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Adrian

The Los Angeles Kings head into the fourth of a five-game road trip against the Vancouver Canucks. This is the second of three meetings between these two clubs this season. The Canucks picked up a 4-2 victory in Los Angeles on November 7th,

Alex Turcotte scored twice and notched an assist as the Los Angeles Kings thumped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday.