The Vancouver Canucks failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive year season. Vancouver has lost its past seven games in regulation and is 2-12-2 in its past 16 games, including a 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at home on Saturday. "It's a disappointing year when you look at where we are in the standings," coach Willie Desjardins said after the game. "It's a good year when you see some of the progress of some of the young players. I think a lot of the young players have progressed, and I think that's good to see. But for me, when I look at it, I'll be disappointed where we finished." Vancouver is seventh in the Pacific Division, one point behind the Arizona Coyotes. "That's been the case this year; we haven't scored enough," captain Henrik Sedin said Saturday. "That's on me and [twin brother Daniel Sedin] first and foremost, and that's been why we lost a lot of games this year." Vancouver has lost back-to-back games and three of seven during the streak by one goal. "You can say you're close, but if you keep losing by one goal, that's the difference in this league," Sedin said. "When we were at our best, we won a lot of one-goal games. We didn't outplay them in all, but we kept doing the right [things] all the time and that's how you win these games. But if you keep making bad decisions or keep making the bad play, just one bad play is going to cost you games."
