The Nucks skating hard! I don't know what game you were watching but they where hardly skating! When a team can't score on a lengthy 5 on 3 power play, you know you are in trouble!
Miller Time is all I hear lately! Looks like the bottle is empty already boys and the bar has ran out. Time to switch brands or just go home!
Like my post said I only watched sections or portions of the game.
The parts I witnessed the Canucks were skating hard in the checking side of the game. But the Panthers team plays clever hockey as teammates go to the open areas to recieve passes.
On the other hand when the Canucks gained possession the other players on the line just skated into coverage.
As you mentioned on a 5 on 3 they still could not create great scoring opportunities

Surely a player could of gotten into an open area to recieve a pass & blast it.
Other players could zoom in for a rebound should it be stopped.
But there was totally no creative playing at all.
Florida is in Calgary & you can see their system is again working.
Team has to have players that "think on the ice" not just a bunch of guys playing as a single player.
Zombie playing will not get this team very far into the playoffs.