Six years. That is how much time has passed since the Vancouver Canucks lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2011.
The memory still haunts all Canucks fans. From that point, things only went from bad to worse. In 2012, the President’s Trophy winning Canucks lost 4-1 to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the Los Angeles Kings. One year later, the team was swept by the San Jose Sharks.
The Canucks needed to be honest with themselves. That talented roster from 2011 was in decline and something had to change. Former Canucks general manager, Mike Gillis, pleaded ownership to let him hit the reset button and rebuild the team.