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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.

Hansen had a good regular season, putting up 10 goals and 17 assists. His 27 points was good for third on the team behind the Sedins.

A local man has been sentenced to a four-month jail term followed by 15 months' probation for his part in the 2011 Stanley Cup riot.

Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said there would be a "reset" this summer and with two compliance buyouts, will one of them be used on winger David Booth ? Booth arrived in Vancouver in October 2011 amidst great fanfare in a trade that was heralded as one the best in Gillis's tenure .

The core of the roster have been together since the 2006-07 season. That season also happened to be the first season Alain Vigneault was the head coach of the Canucks, after coaching several of those players for the Canucks' AHL affiliate in Manitoba.

Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis says his team must get bigger and younger - two things Henrik Sedin and his brother Daniel, left, are not.

Head coach Alain Vigneault and his Vancouver Canucks watch from the bench as their season slips away in Game 4 of their NHL Western Conference semifinal series against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Henrik Sedin, Ryan Kesler and Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks talk during a break in Game 4 of the Canucks-San Jose Sharks NHL Western Conference quarter-final series at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

The easiest change general manager Mike Gillis could make. All he'd have to do is pull the trigger.

The Sharks responded Tuesday to Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa's embellishment charges against Logan Couture and Joe Thornton by focusing on the Canucks' own "integrity" history.

By John Harding - Parksville Qualicum Beach News Published: May 07, 2013 9:00 AM Updated: May 07, 2013 9:58 AM We like to reflect in this space what people are talking about, what has them glued to their TVs, filling the Internet chat forums, providing fodder for drama and emotion.

Head coach Alain Vigneault of the Vancouver Canucks watches from the bench in Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the San Jose Sharks.

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It certainly seems like this first round of the NHL playoffs is more interesting than the ones in recent memory.

It took nine seconds for it all to come crashing down on the Vancouver Canucks Sunday night, just one second more than it took for a similar fate to befall the Montreal Canadiens before the Habs chose self-immolation over dignity in the nation's capital.

Sorry for the late post, but I was a little #drunj on Friday and wanted to give the game a re-watch before writing it up.

After Game 1, I said that we needed someone to step up that wasn't named Roberto Luongo if they wanted to have a hope in hell in this series, and they got that.