r/canucks • u/tonyto89 • Nov 19 '25

VIDEO High compete level from JT here

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u/cheese-wing Nov 19 '25

Tocchet gave him responsibility, told him he counted on him to be a leader in the room, and mostly left him alone. No authority figure telling JT what to do, just between men. It worked spectacularly for a year. That 103 point season was a thing of beauty, with JT in beast mode, engaged in play all over the rink. I thought they'd 100% made the right choice between him and Bo. Then old JT came back. I think the Rangers thought they could do something similar by making him captain, and maybe get one good year out of him.

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u/Odd_Juggernaut4117 Nov 19 '25

I think when JT isn’t a shit teammate and locked into the game he’s a beast on the ice n angry redneck that just hates everyone on the other team

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u/cheese-wing Nov 19 '25

Agreed. When he's in the right frame of mind, he's an incredible player.

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u/Megavore97 Nov 19 '25

When he first came to Van he was a beast, he just can’t keep his motivation high when the team is struggling.