I figured the Canucks would be a wild card team fairly easily and out in 5 games in the first round. Their decline isn't surprising but how fast and hard that decline has come is very surprising.
There seems to be very little to indicate that they can bounce back without anything other than a full rebuild. But they still do have some pieces that they could move to help this along.
It will be an interesting off-season for them as they should do everything they can to move Kesler, Burrows, the Sisters, Bieksa, Edler, Hamhuis and try to get ahead of this before they lose those guys for 10 cents on the dollar.
I have a hard time believing they can move the Sisters and not sure they get enough back for Hamhuis. If I am them I leave the Sisters with Burrows to be the top line and play the difficult situations to shelter young guys coming up, keep Hamhuis as a backbone guy on defense to help carry young guys and move out Kesler, Bieksa, Edler, Booth, Garrisson etc.
Lack/Markstrom is a good pairing of young-ish, poor goalies for a rebuild that may turn into something while not winning you a ton of games.
I think Gillis is too stubborn and losing with the Sisters too hard a pill for that organization for them to swallow for the team to do what is needed.
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