Malhotra wants less defence from the Canucks this season

Malhotra wants less defence from the Canucks this season

Last season, the Vancouver Canucks were the most permissive team in the NHL. Their 314 goals against was the most allowed by a Canucks team in 35 years, and the most allowed by any NHL team in the past two seasons. It was an all-situations disaster, too. The Canucks allowed the most goals against at even-strength and on the penalty kill, with their 71.5 per cent penalty kill percentage landing in the bottom ten in NHL history. The defensive perf…