The question is simple. The answer is complex.

Is this younger, better and happier version of the Vancouver Canucks an NHL playoff team? Optimism is bubbling but remaining healthy, finding more offence, and spending less time in their own zone with an uptempo attack directed by new head coach Adam Foote are hurdles.

Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin believes the competitive glass is half-full, and that the time is right for a blend of veteran savvy and youthful exuberance on the league’s seventh-youngest team to make an impression. But can it advance to the post-season?

“I believe in the team we have here,” responded Allvin. “We all know the parity of the league, but we’re excited about the group and how they’ve bought in to how we want to play. I give them a lot of credit. It’s a

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