Canucks' captain Quinn Hughes is feeling the pressure in Vancouver

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Quinn Hughes is sick and tired of losing and as the captain of the Vancouver Canucks, Hughes is feeling a ton of pressure on his shoulders to lead his team to success.Hughes spoke to the media on Wednesday and opened up about being the leader on a team that's not meeting expectations, and one hockey club that's gone through a ton of drama this season, on and off the ice. "This team named me captain, and I feel obligated to be a successful team here. That weighs heavily on me; I want to do something here," Hughes told Sportsnet's Iain MacIntyre."They made me captain," Hughes said. "Are you going to do what you said you would do? Are you going to help the situation and make this a successful organization? Obviously, one guy can't do that. But I definitely feel obligated, where that weighs heavy on my mind that they entrusted me with that.""This year has been hard, and I want to find a way to put us in a situation where we can be really successful and ultimately win (a Stanley Cup)," Hughes said. "I appreciate the fans and the fact that there's never been a Cup in Vancouver. I definitely think about that quite a bit as well."The Canucks are set to miss the playoffs this season and have a lot of questions to answer this summer. Brock Boeser is due a new contract, and there's still potential that the team tries to move on from Elias Pettersson. Hughes isn't going anywhere, but he's hopeful he can live up to the pressure, and get the Canucks back to the promised land.Photo credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-Imagn Images...

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