Patrick Johnston: Left side of Canucks’ defence a question mark

The Canucks’ defensive struggles of late go beyond just the sextet they’ve been putting on the ice — the breakout struggles Wednesday against Carolina, for instance, were also about how the forwards adapted to the pressure the defencemen were under — but in the big picture, it is important to note the struggles of Derrick Pouliot in particular.
With the departure of Michael Del Zotto, the left-side defenceman currently has no competition for playing time.
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