Yannick Hansen

So those seasons where Vancouver was really bad expansion, I have no idea what that was like before.

I don't even think I could summarize what happened in those years.

You'd have to throw a magazine in front of me.

But because of where we started, you had arguably the best defenseman in the league on the team.

So you had something to build around where as to now, obviously your eons removed from where you were even at the beginning of the year.

Relief, to be honest, because it's not fun playing for nothing.

Yeah, you're playing for scoring a goal here and there and a helper, but you're not pulling in the same direction as a team.

So much turnover is expected as well.

Now, that year for me personally was the year I produced the most.

It was the year I was filling the net.

I got to play with the Twins, maybe throw that one behind your ear for a second and realize why weren't we doing that well while Hansen was on the top line.

Again, the players just weren't there.

So it's one of those things you push players in positions that they probably shouldn't be.

Yeah, I produced more than I ever did in any other season, but the team didn't really reflect that either.

So it was one of those.

I had individual success.

scored a ton, played a ton, ton of responsibility.

But at the end of the day, like July or April rolled around and the NHL season was done.

Yeah, I got to go to world championship and stuff like that.

But the thing we live for was over.