Rick Tocchet was not in a good mood following the Canucks loss last night to the Stars and revealed the honest truth about why his star players were benched late. <a href='https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/scoring-woes-haunt-struggling-canucks-1.2268047' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The Vancouver Canucks are unable to get pucks in the net</a>. For many months, they have been unable to score reliably and thus unable to gain momentum and improve their rankings. Their 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday was no different. Despite creating scoring chances, they managed only a single goal. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/theprovince/status/1899083157728608289'> </a></blockquote></div> One of the largest issues has been <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/vancouver-canucks/embarrassing-stat-emerges-showing-the-canucks-traded-the-wrong-guy' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the underproduction of their best forwards</a>. Elias Pettersson, Jake DeBrusk, and Brock Boeser have all seen their production drop significantly. Since Jan. 1, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/canucks/player/brock-boeser-8478444' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Boeser</a> has had 13 points in 26 games, Pettersson eight in 22, and DeBrusk nine in 26, far from expectations. Against Dallas, they continued to struggle, as seen in their reduced ice time. Pettersson recorded 16:05, Boeser 15:49, and DeBrusk a paltry 12:45 of ice time. <h3>Rick Tocchet says the Canucks star forwards are not doing enough</h3> Head coach Rick Tocchet wouldn't name names but said he'd like to see more from high-impact performers. You gotta to earn your ice time, Tocchet said when asked a question about ice time given to Pettersson, DeBrusk, and Boeser. You gotta earn your ice time around here, it's how you win. You guys can stir it up all you want, you have to earn your ice time. I don't care how long you've been here, you gotta earn your ice time. That's the way it works; that's how you win Stanley Cups. I thought we played a good hockey game. A lot of guys played hard, we need some more from a couple of other guys though. I thought the team played well. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1898956920876093784'> </a></blockquote></div> Though Pettersson did pick it up, the Canucks' offense is going nowhere. They're last overall in goals per game, as well as even-strength goals per game, since Jan. 1. With the playoffs hanging in the balance, Vancouver can't wait for things to happen. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/standings/2025-03-09/wildcard' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>They're battling the Calgary Flames for the final playoff position</a> in the Western Conference. Whether Tocchet can get his top forwards going again in a hurry may determine the Canucks' post-season fate.