Times have changed for the Vancouver Canucks, who in the blink of an eye went from a perennial playoff team and Stanley Cup contender to among the NHL’s bottom feeders.
It’s gotten to a point where a lot of Canucks fans are seemingly routing for the team to tank in 2018 and 2019, as they try to build up a promising young core that already features Bo Horvat, Brock Boeser, Olli Juolevi and Elias Pettersson.
But none of those prospects carry that Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews “franchise-changing” label, so it’s logical for fans to hold out hope that they miss the playoffs and stockpile more high draft picks.