In his first season as Vancouver Canucks head coach, Willie Desjardins led the team to a surprising playoff appearance. The Canucks lost the series 4-2 against the Calgary Flames in Round 1 — but at least they made it.
The two following campaigns were not nearly as successful.
In 2015-16, the Canucks finished 28th in the league despite management’s belief they were still a playoff team. The 2016-17 campaign started a little better, but shortly before the trade deadline, the Canucks found themselves in the same position as last year. Only this time they made the right deadline decisions.