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Vigneault certainly has a track record and he appears to be an improvement over John Tortorella.

This is going to sound like a Smithers bias, but I do believe Hamhuis was the Canucks ' best defenceman this past season.

The Vancouver Canucks were swept from the first round, their second straight first-round exit, and enter the summer with significant changes coming.

The Stanley Cup riot on June 15, 2011, saw cars flipped, damage in the millions of dollars, and a championship-less city go fruitless again.

Alain Vigneault supervises practice during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at the Rogers Arena.

In this file photo Philadelphia Flyers coach John Stevens talks to his team before the overtime period against the Pittsburgh Penguins in an NHL game in Pittsburgh Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008.

As the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins battle for the Stanley Cup, 14 other contenders have fallen by the wayside.

Sharpen your scalpels and snap on a pair of rubber gloves: it's time to dissect the Canucks 2013 season on a player-by-player basis.

History: Drafted 32nd overall of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres ; acquired from the Dallas Stars on April 2, 2013 for Kevin Connauton and a 2nd Round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft Roy came to Vancouver at the trade deadline, having recorded 4 goals and 18 assists in 30 games with the Dallas Stars.

If the Vancouver Canucks have learned anything over the past two years, it's that they do not have the right pieces to contend for the Stanley Cup.

Born: March 29, 1985 in Saint Leonard, Quebec, the same city that has a hockey arena named after he WHO WILL NOT BE NAMED .

Rick Bowness, seen going over a play with Vancouver forwards Ryan Kesler, right, and Alex Burrows, is taking his first ever NHL job in Florida.

In Kesler's 17 games during the year, the second-line center scored 4 goals and 9 assists.

As yet another season finishes far too soon for our beloved Canucks , management has started the retooling process, starting by jettisoning the most successful coach in Canucks history.

Professional sports are all about hope. Each year, fans start off the season full of optimism and hope that their team will be better than the year before.

The Canucks have reportedly asked Toronto permission to speak with Dallas Eakins about their head coaching gig, according to CBC's Elliotte Friedman .

Vancouver Canucks assistant coach Newell Brown talks to Canucks stars Daniel and Henrik Sedin during an April 22, 2013 National Hockey League game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Rogers Arena.

Burrows turned in a solid season for the Canucks with 13 goals and 11 assists. In a season where the Canucks were plagued with injuries, Burrows managed to stay healthy, appearing in every game except one.

By Kolby Solinsky - BC Local News Published: May 23, 2013 1:00 PM Updated: May 23, 2013 1:15 PM He may have been on his way out since the first faceoff between the Canucks and Sharks only a few weeks ago, but Alain Vigneault leaves a large wake .

Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault looks on during the second day of training camp in Vancouver, British Columbia January 14, 2013.