Iain MacIntyre: A road trip to forget

Alex Burrows #14 of the Vancouver Canucks takes a hooking penalty against Dion Phaneuf #3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on November 14, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.MONTREAL — The Vancouver Canucks have had bleak, long road trips like this one before, but those usually involved asterisks and corrosive coaches.

Only two seasons ago, the Canucks went 0-5 on a February trip. But John Tortorella was the coach coming back from suspension, and Henrik Sedin was injured and Roberto Luongo was about to be traded.

And back in 1998-99, the Canucks returned home from a November five-game tour at 0-4-1. But Mike Keenan was the coach and Brian Burke was the…