During the —97 season , Bure suffered another season-ending injury, and despite strong performances by players such as Martin Gelinas and Mogilny, the Canucks missed the playoffs. In the off-season the Canucks signed free agent Mark Messier to a three-year deal. Also during that off-season was a change in management as general manager Pat Quinn was fired and replaced with a management committee.
Renney was fired and Mike Keenan assumed coaching and general manager duties; when given the latter power, he split up the core of the team, most notably trading fan-favourite and career-Canuck Trevor Linden to the New York Islanders. Although unpopular, in return the Canucks acquired Todd Bertuzzi , who would later be a big part of the team's offensive core. Suffering their worst season of the decade in —99 , Keenan was fired midway through and replaced with Marc Crawford who had won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in The Canucks missed the post-season again, but their poor season resulted in a high pick in the NHL draft.
During the —00 season, expectations were low for the Canucks. However, they fought for a playoff spot during the entire season, only being officially eliminated in the second to last game. Several players showed promising signs of the development, notably Bertuzzi and Markus Naslund. At season's end, Messier would leave to return to the Rangers, and Naslund was selected to be the new captain of the team.
Under new general manager Burke and new coach Crawford, the Canucks had once again become a playoff contender. These years were the heyday of high-scoring left-winger Naslund, and power-forward right wing Bertuzzi, who, following the departure of centre Andrew Cassels in , combined with Morrison to form the "West Coast Express" line.
The rebuilt Canucks team returned to the playoffs in capturing the eighth and final seed on the last day of the season , appearing in the playoffs for the first time since Being the eighth seed, the Canucks drew the first-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the first round and were swept in four games in the absence of Naslund, who had suffered a broken leg during the season.
The following season saw the return of ex-captain Trevor Linden and another matchup with the top seed in the West, this time the Detroit Red Wings. Vancouver won the first two games in Detroit to take a surprising series lead. Detroit would win the next four games en route to a Stanley Cup championship. The turning point of the series turned out to be a weak goal allowed by goaltender Dan Cloutier in the third game.
With the scores tied in the dying seconds of the second period, Red Wings defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom fired a shot from center-ice that took an uncanny bounce and slipped by Cloutier. Vancouver never recovered from that point on, and lost 4 games in a row to lose the series Naslund finished the season with points, second-highest in the league.
Bertuzzi finished fifth with In goal, Cloutier posted a then-franchise record 7 shutouts. Winning a playoff series for the first time in eight years against the St. Louis Blues , the Canucks lost in the second round to the Minnesota Wild who had upset Colorado in round one after holding a series lead. On February 16, , during a Vancouver-Colorado game, Steve Moore of the Avalanche injured Naslund by making a hit in the neutral zone while Naslund was reaching for a puck. No penalty was called on the play, but Naslund suffered a concussion and a bone chip in his elbow as a result of the hit, and missed three games.
Moore's head was driven into the ice after players piled on top of Moore, leaving him with three fractured neck vertebrae, facial cuts and a concussion. Despite winning the Northwest Division title in the Canucks fell in the first round of the playoffs to the Calgary Flames, who would go on to compete in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Before the lockout of —05, Burke did not have his contract renewed by the Canucks and was replaced by Dave Nonis , who had been assistant general manager and Director of Hockey Operations. Burke was then hired by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The —06 season began with much promise; some hockey analysts picked the Canucks as Stanley Cup favourites.
However, the team failed to meet expectations and completed the regular season in a disappointing ninth place in their Conference — narrowly losing a playoff position to the Edmonton Oilers. The season was characterized by under-achieving play, most notably by the first line of Naslund, Bertuzzi, and Morrison, which was expected to produce higher point totals under the new league rules.
Morrison had a career-high 84 penalty minutes. Vancouver's highest-scoring line was the second unit of Carter and the Sedin twins. Vigneault remains coach to this day. Florida fan-favourite Luongo initially claimed to be "surprised" with being traded. With the acquisition of Luongo, Cloutier was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a 2nd round draft choice in and a conditional pick in on July 5, On April 7, , the Canucks won the Northwest Division title for the second time in three seasons with an overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.
The win also gave Luongo his 47th win of the season, tying him for the previous single-season win record with Bernie Parent , which had been eclipsed during the same season by New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur. The Canucks opened the playoffs with a quadruple-overtime win against their first-round opponents, the Dallas Stars.
The game was the longest in club history and the sixth longest in league history. Also in this game, the Canucks set a record for shots against, allowing The Canucks won the series in seven games despite a lack of goal-scoring; Stars goalie Marty Turco recorded three shutouts in the series, becoming the only goalie to earn three shutouts and still lose a series. Advancing to the second round, the team was defeated by Anaheim Ducks in five games. Following the playoffs, coach Vigneault received the Jack Adams Award.
The —08 season did not begin well, with key injuries beginning from training camp. During the last nine games of the season the Canucks were also without Ohlund, who had suffered bone chips in his knee; as well, they lost promising rookie forward Mason Raymond to an MCL sprain and Morrison, again, to an ACL tear. The Canucks lost seven of their final eight games and missed the playoffs for the second time in three years, coming up three points short. The final game of the season, played on home ice, saw the retiring Linden awarded the first star of the game and given a standing ovation after a loss to the Calgary Flames.
On April 14, , the Canucks fired Nonis, and nine days later, former player agent Mike Gillis was named as his replacement. On May 29, , the Vancouver Canucks tragically lost promising young prospect Luc Bourdon , a defenceman picked 10th overall in the entry draft, to a motorcycle crash near his hometown of Shippagan, New Brunswick.
Shortly thereafter, long-time Canuck and fan favourite Linden officially retired on June 11, Then Gillis, in his first free agency period as general manager, let Naslund - still captain and the franchise's all-time leading scorer - go to the New York Rangers , and another long-time Canuck, Morrison, sign with the Anaheim Ducks.
In their place Gillis signed unrestricted free agent Pavol Demitra and traded for and subsequently signed restricted free agent Steve Bernier from the Buffalo Sabres.
With the departure of Naslund to free agency, Gillis announced on September 30, , that Luongo had been named team captain, marking the first time since Bill Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens in that a goaltender has been named the captain of their NHL team. The team won the Northwest Division and finished 3rd in the Western Conference. Louis Blues in four games the first four game sweep in franchise history , [10] but were defeated in six games by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round.
Colorado, which wrapped up a four-game road trip, was on an run before losing in San Jose Friday. First-year Colorado coach Joe Sacco believes his team is showing signs of playing 11 of the last 13 games on the road, and looks forward to going home for three. We just didn't seem sharp, we just didn't seem to have the jump like we usually have.
That made for a relatively easy night for Raycroft, who wasn't tested often but did stop Paul Stastny on a 2-on-1 shortly after Raymond opened the scoring. He also got a break when Philippe Dupuis and Ryan O'Reilly both hit the post less than a minute after Glass scored, preserving his seventh career shutout.
I just kind of lost focus on a couple but tonight I stayed focused all night. But he didn't get much help, especially on rebounds. Raymond opened the scoring by banging a rebound midway through the first period, and helped set up Kesler's goal into the second.
Best gift giver? Best decorating skills? All the hard-hitting questions are answered as the boys get into the holiday spirit. Miller Mic'd Up vs. Columbus Blue Jackets "We're hot right now. Bienvenido a NHL. Brock Boeser scored twice and J. Miller had a goal and two assists, as the Canucks won their 6th consecutive game, against the Sharks. Miller had a goal and two assists for the Canucks Thatcher Demko made 34 saves.
The Canucks were in their previous 13 games before firing coach Travis Green and general manager Jim Benning on Dec. That's really the name of the game. I don't think we played bad by any means. I don't think that we got outplayed. I thought that we carried a lot of the possession and offense.
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