Canucks' Young Core Shines Amid Tough Season

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The Vancouver Canucks are enduring a tough season with a rough record and plenty of loss

is stacking up.

Still, the team is quietly building a promising future around its young core.

Rookie Defenseman Tom Willender, a 21-year-old from Sweden, stands out as he's earning more

trust from coaches averaging over 20 minutes, up ice time in recent games.

After this week, Willender returned from a break in Sweden where he kept training hard

and now, with a veteran traded away, he's stepping into.

Bigger roles alongside players like Philip Arneck.

Meanwhile, the organization's NHL affiliate in Abbotsford added depth by signing six foot

four forward Austin Brimmer on a tryout.

Fans are feeling the frustration from the standings and past coaching changes, but there's

hope in watching these kids battle every shift.

Players like Willender and Prospect such as Zee Biom are learning tough lessons that

could pay off big later.

Down the stretch, Brimmer brings size, hits and scoring from his college days, just what

avis for needs amid injuries.

He's locked in for a one-year deal next season too.

Overall, this low point feels like the groundwork for something special if the young group

gels.

Keep an eye on them.

The potential is there even on off-nights.

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