Jason Botchford: Canucks at crossroads; or, why will next season be any different?

Forget the trade deadline, what happens next for the Vancouver Canucks will be much more challenging.
The franchise that yearns to be competitive is on pace for 71 points. That means the Canucks will have to play decent hockey down the stretch to avoid finishing below last year’s 69-point sinkhole.
A year ago, that felt like rock bottom. If they’ve moved things off the ocean’s floor, it hasn’t been by much.
And that’s with a star-like, Calder Trophy-worthy turn from