Former NHLer has an interesting take on the Canucks and the pacific division

"For me, it's the Vancouver Canucks." Grimson said.

He went on to add, "The challenge for these Canucks, going back in time when coach Tocchet takes over, it's a challenge. He's mid-way through a season going back two years, it's a bit of a gong show. This team was underperforming, struggling to defend effectively. A brilliant turnaround this past year. First in the Pacific overall. The challenge for this group is distinct from any of the other three we've mentioned to this point. I think it's on the leadership group and coach Tocchet himself. You've got to find a way to point to and draw out some inspiration for these guys, so they can maybe equal or surpass what they accomplished last year. I think that's the real challenge for this Vancouver group.

On paper, this group is brilliantly constructed. Thatcher Demko, I think is dealing with something lower-body that's going to be a challenge for him going forward. That's an area of focus and attention for this group as well. But net-net at the end of the day, this is a group that I think their biggest challenge is going to be - how do you at least match and surpass what you accomplished last year. Because we've seen a lot of teams like this....for this group, it's going to be an emotional, a leadership, a character issue. How do you find the inspiration to build on what you did last year and not take a step backward."