The 2016-17 season has been a major disappointment for both the Vancouver Canucks and the Dallas Stars. The Canucks were supposed to be better after adding Loui Eriksson and Erik Gudbranson to a team that was injecting more youth.
They may be a worse team in 2016-17 than they were last year.
The Stars won the Central Division a year ago and were one win away from reaching their first Western Conference Final, before falling to the St. Louis Blues.
Though neither club seems to believe in tanking, both the Canucks and Stars are basically fighting to see who can finish worse — which gives them a better chance at the lottery pick.