Despite the inevitable dismissal of GM Patrik Allvin, president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford still believes the Canucks are "in a very good place to move forward." Iain MacIntyre has more on Rutherford's plans for a team in the midst of its first rebuild this century.

The Canucks completed a three-game sweep of the NHL's California teams on Tuesday. And the shape of what comes next for the rebuilding team can be seen in the enthusiasm, emotion and intensity of its final week.

In the final days of one of the longest seasons in Vancouver Canucks history, it’s like the players suddenly don’t want it to end.

The Canucks played a far better game Thursday than their previous one, but they haven't the talent to outscore their mistakes and haven't the experience to prevent them.

The Golden Knights have everything to play for and the Canucks, who've padlocked themselves into last place, have nothing to play for as a team. And that's how the game looked.

Losing is hard on everyone. But it is the only outcome available to the Canucks as long as their goalies, blue line and overall team play are so routinely exposed by the opposition attack.