While Canucks Nation was hoping for a Vancouver Canucks revival in the 2016 offseason, most non-Canuck fans, writers and analysts predicted things to get worse. Yes, most — including The Hockey News, in their 2016-17 Yearbook — predicted the Canucks to finish last in the Pacific Division.
For the longest time, it seemed like the Canucks could at least finish ahead of the Arizona Coyotes. But with 13 games left in the season, they are just five points apart.
This development makes us wonder: did it really take management that long to realise what situation they were in?