Over the past three seasons, fans of the Vancouver Canucks were told repeatedly that the team was going to push to make the playoffs, with the tantalizing promise that once the playoffs begin, “anything can happen.” The Canucks only achieved that goal once, and the mystical “anything” turned out to be a quick exit at the hands of the Calgary Flames.
Now that the front office is apparently committing itself to the rebuild, it is time to dispense with the dream of sneaking into the playoffs and having a magical against-all-odds run to the Cup. This was a rather foolish dream in the first place.