The 2020 Canucks seemed like they were onto something. What happened?

It was five years ago this week that the Vancouver Canucks began an epic playoff series during the Edmonton bubble against the Vegas Golden Knights. Article content

With other teams around them crumbling under the mental pressure of bubble life, somehow the Canucks persevered and pushed the much-favoured Knights to a seventh game. Article content Article content

They got big performances from a number of young players, who seemed set to break out into proper stardom.

Thatcher Demko came in from the bench to post some outstanding performances in the final three games of the series, making 123 saves during those encounters. The Canucks clearly needed more defensively — Demko standing on his head spoke to the team’s defensive frailty — but there were lots of good bits.

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