It's been exactly two years since the Canucks signed Elias Pettersson to a contract extension and even the forward knows he hasn't "lived up to expectations," Iain MacIntyre writes.

It was stunningly silent around the highest-paid Canuck in Seattle, where Elias Pettersson played his way on to the fourth line before sitting out the final 10 minutes of a 5-1 loss. Iain MacIntyre has more takeaways.

The impending departure of Tyler Myers would certainly be a blow to teammates and, especially, the young defencemen on the team he willingly mentors.

As the Vancouver Canucks open an extended final act in their Greek tragedy of a season, it is not the 25 games remaining that are the most pressing number to them but the 10 days until the National Hockey League’s trade deadline.

Returning for the Canucks' final 25 games after the Olympic break has the potential to become a two-month funeral procession. The Canucks can't let that happen.