{"id":437454,"date":"2024-02-13T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=437454"},"modified":"2024-02-13T09:24:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:24:50","slug":"look-noah-juulsens-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/02\/13\/look-noah-juulsens-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at Noah Juulsen’s Improvement with the Canucks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Noah Juulsen<\/a> is nothing more than a depth defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks<\/a>. It is as simple as that. But in a hockey-mad market like Vancouver, even a depth defenceman faces criticism. Juulsen has faced a lot of criticism from Canucks fans on social media, particularly X. (Formerly known as Twitter but is widely still known as that and should be.) But over the last couple of months, Juulsen has silenced his critics. Let’s take a look at Juulsen’s improvement with the Canucks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Juulsen the Whipping Boy<\/span><\/h2>\n

No one is immune to criticism from Canucks fans, not even the star players such as Elias Pettersson<\/a> and Quinn Hughes<\/a>. But some players are criticized and slandered more than others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those include Tyler Myers<\/a>, (the chaos giraffe as he has been known on Canucks Twitter) and Conor Garland<\/a>, who has also since proven himself to his critics.<\/a> Juulsen has been one of the whipping boys.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was hard not to see why early in the season. The Abbotsford, BC native was prone to turning the puck over. It happened a lot. It felt like every time he had the puck, he would pass it to the opponent or bobble it on his stick.<\/span><\/p>\n

There were also poor defensive reads which would often lead to high-danger chances and goals for the other team. Many fans and media members blasted him on Twitter. Many wanted him to be sent to the Abbotsford Canucks or healthy scratched. However, Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet<\/a> continued to put him in the lineup.<\/span><\/p>\n

I even Tweeted this when Juulsen was having a bad game against the Calgary Flames in early December:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Noah Juulsen is not an NHL player. #Canucks<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Joshua Rey (@JoshuaRey00) December 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n