Henrik and Daniel Sedin did on Thursday as they've always done — face the media when times are tough. If nothing else, it was a good lesson for the Canucks under their charge, writes Iain MacIntyre.

Playing for the second time in 24 hours, the Flyers held the Canucks to just six shots through 40 minutes. “Yeah, there's actually no excuse for that. It's unacceptable to show up like this.”

It was a distinctly better effort than the Canucks managed in Thursday's lifeless loss. But their opponent was much better too.

As a minimum objective, they have vowed to be competitive and difficult to play against during this rebuild. The Canucks could scarcely have been easier to beat on Thursday.

It was another game in which the rebuilding Canucks, even with their many flaws, were fully engaged, combative and played their opponents even at five-on-five. 

Nobody promised wins. But the Vancouver Canucks are finally starting to deliver on the effort and competitiveness they pledged as a baseline.