VANCOUVER — Expectations in Vancouver haven’t tumbled like this in almost 20 years.
Think back to when Mike Keenan was head coach, Mark Messier the captain.
Yes, that was 18 years ago, and that does require a substantial amount of thinking back.
Analysts picking the Canucks to make the playoffs have been more difficult to find than Team USA wins at the World Cup of Hockey.
USA Today recently projected 65 points for the season, a range usually reserved for the historically inept, like, say, the 2013-14 Buffalo Sabres.
Can things really be this rotten in Vancouver?