Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that’s as old as the 2025 NHL draft class.

Speaking of 2025, it’s already more than half over. And that’s made us realize that so, too, is the decade that will eventually be known as the 2020s.

Now, it’s been a pretty consequential decade already in terms of world events, and we imagine that even the most hardcore of Vancouver Canucks supporters will have their memories of these years dominated by non-hockey-related things.

But there’s still been half a decade of Canucks hockey played in the 2020s, all the same, and no one can deny that it’s been interesting. Which makes this as good a time as any for a memory-based check-in.

If we were to poll folks about the greatest Canucks games of all-time, no doubt the 1994 and 2011 Stanley Cup Finals runs would feature heavily in the discussion. But if we limit the question to just these past five years or so – let’s say from January 1, 2020, onward – we’re honestly not sure what the results will be.

Which makes for a fun round of WDYTT, we figure.

It’s too recent to pick, say, Quinn Hughes’ debut with the team. It’s recent enough, however, to capture some of that 2020 Playoff Bubble action, as well as the brief two-round run of 2024. But maybe your response won’t be about the playoffs at all. Maybe you’ll pick out one of those early-season drubbings of the Edmonton Oilers, or just some random game along the way you really liked.

Really, we have no idea what we’re going to get with this question, so don’t be afraid to really stretch the memory banks to find your truest possible answer.

We’re excited to see the results.

This week, we’re asking:

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Sadly I don’t have a lot of optimism for Silovs’ success post-Canucks. The Penguins didn’t draft him, and didn’t give up much to get him, so there’s just not that much investment on their part in seeing him succeed. He still has issues with his he plays at the NHL level, and Pittsburgh wouldn’t be interested in him if they had any ability to help goalies develop.

Most likely it will be Miller and Soucy.

I think Silovs is going to become a very good goalie for Pittsburgh.

I see Miller regressing in NY.

If traded, Pettersson will have a monster bounce back for his new team.

While the more obvious answers are likely JT and Silovs, I think that with the recently depleted top-six that Edmonton is icing that Podkolzin could be the one who has the most success. He’s always had the motor and heart but just seemed to be snake-bitten. Not sure if he qualifies as “recently departed” or not, but I think he’s going to be given a long leash to excel and likely be a part of a rotating cast of three (him, Savoie and Howard) unproven players in their top-six and could run with it.

Have to go with JT Miller. There is a ton of miles on this guy, came into the season injured in 2024/25, that shoulder was hanging four inches low for some reason but he still managed to finish almost a point a game playing on two different teams. I like Pius Suter, smart hockey player and I like the St. Louis Blues and know he will help them, but Pius Suter is no JT Miller.

PDG will have more success at the NHL level than he did last season with the Canucks. I’ll stand by that.

Rick Tocchet will lead the Flyers right into the Gavin McKenna sweepstakes. Is that considered a success?

JT Miller’s level of play is so far above the other recently departed Canucks that even if he has poorer than expected results, he rates to be the most successful of the group.

I’ll say Pius Suter… not only is he a solid teammate, but he is the one player leaguewide that has his full name pronounced as a single word every time.

Funny how one’s perception of a player changes when they leave the team you cheer for. I was always optimistic Miller would be a good top-six centre way into his 30s, Silovs would become an NHL goalie, and that McWard would become decent RHD depth.

I still hope that happens for those players, but a lot less optimistic it will.

To answer the question I think Suter will continue to be a reliable third line player who aptly fills in on the second line when called on. He had his career year last season and is getting paid for it. He isn’t getting better, but he’ll do fine for several years.

The most interesting ex-Canuck to watch is Tocchet. I predict he will continue demonstrating he is a good coach but not a great one.

Dakota Joshua.

Someone above mentioned Rick Tocchet’s Flyers being in the Gavin McKenna sweepstakes, and that seems highly possible. Along that line of thinking, maybe Noah Juulsen takes advantage of a much shallower blueline in Philadelphia to post some career numbers.

He must have followed Tocchet to the Flyers for a reason, and that reason could be a little time in the Philadelphia top-four – which then probably contributes in its own way to those Gavin McKenna sweepstakes.