VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks fired general manager Jim Benning and head coach Travis Green exactly four years ago.

The team's current fortunes are worse than ever.

The Canucks sit last in the NHL's overall standings, and despite a strong effort in their home-ice return Friday after four-game road trip, they fell 4-1 to Utah despite outshooting the Mammoth 32-18.

"I just watched all the chances for us," Vancouver coach Adam Foote said after the game. "Fans might call me crazy. We should have had that game (4-1) or 5-1."

Instead, the Mammoth got some puck luck to build a 2-0 lead, and only Arshdeep Bains was able to find a way to beat red-hot Utah goalie Karel Vejmelka.

"It's tough," said Vancouver co-leading scorer Elias Pettersson, who finished with two shots on six attempts, but

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