\u2018My confidence has been pretty low\u2019: Canucks\u2019 Boeser discusses scoring struggles<\/p>\n
These are not the best of times for Brock Boeser<\/a>. That pretty much goes without saying. His Vancouver Canucks<\/a> are wallowing near the bottom of the National Hockey League standings. His good friend and long-time teammate Quinn Hughes<\/a> was recently dealt away. And, on top of that, Boeser is mired in one of the worst scoring slumps of his career.<\/p>\n Other than that, though, everything is great.<\/p>\n A 40-goal scorer just two seasons ago, Boeser has now gone 14 games without a goal. But the struggles go much deeper than that. The veteran winger has just one assist in that time and has gone nine games now without a point. He hasn\u2019t picked up a power play point since a 6-2 win in Tampa Bay on November 16th.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been tough \u2013 my confidence has been pretty low,\u201d Boeser admitted after a New Year\u2019s Day practice at Rogers Arena. \u201cWe talk about these slumps and the only way out of it is hard work and trusting the process.\u201d<\/p>\n To that end, Boeser was one of the first skaters on the ice on Thursday morning, putting in 20 minutes of skills work prior to practice with Jake DeBrusk, Aatu R\u00e4ty and P-O Joseph. It\u2019s not rare to see players on the ice ahead of practice, but it\u2019s usually young guys who see limited ice time and are seeking more puck touches.<\/p>\n In this case, though, Boeser knows he needs to do whatever is necessary to regain his scoring touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve still had a lot of chances, I just haven\u2019t put the puck in the net,\u201d he says of a drought that stretches back to November 28th in San Jose \u2013 his lone goal in the past 21 games. \u201cThat\u2019s on me. I have to find ways to bear down and find a way to put the puck in the net. It\u2019s definitely been hard to stay positive, but it comes down to the work. And I think when you put the work in, you\u2019ll get bounces.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8CANUCKS GOAL\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n Brock Boeser rips one home from the slot to open the scoring in San Jose.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5: Sportsnet | #Canucks<\/a> <\/p>\n