Off-season decisions loom for Canucks after missing playoffs for 5th time in 6 seasons

A season that began with high expectations unravelled like an old wool sweater for the Vancouver Canucks.

Changes are expected on the ice, possibly behind the bench and maybe even in the front office after the Canucks missed the NHL playoffs for the fifth time in six years with a 23-29-4 record for 50 points, leaving them last in the seven Canadian team North Division.

Vancouver’s playoff hopes were already hanging by a thread before a COVID-19 outbreak in late March