How quickly things can change.<\/p>\n
The vibes from the Vancouver Canucks horrendous season have shifted dramatically over the past couple of weeks since losing the draft lottery.<\/p>\n
Jim Rutherford announced that he was stepping down as president, and the Sedins quickly came on board to replace him.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt happened quickly, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Henrik Sedin said on the 100% Hockey podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t really have any conversation until ownership came to us and told us about the plans with Jim stepping down.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey asked about our interest in helping them, and that\u2019s when we started talking, and it uh fairly quickly, we came to an agreement that we wanted to jump on.\u201d<\/p>\n Since they hopped on board, they\u2019ve at the very least boosted morale in the market.<\/p>\n Selecting Ryan Johnson as GM was largely viewed as a positive move, even amidst the Evan Gold drama. They scored more brownie points by confirming that they wouldn\u2019t rush a rebuild, and they quickly made a decision to remove Adam Foote as head coach.<\/p>\n It\u2019s early, but they\u2019ve made the right moves and said the right things.<\/p>\n Another bonus for their tenure so far was advocating for more engagement in the community<\/a>. The twins and Johnson then backed that up<\/a> by making a visit to Canucks Place for Kids.<\/p>\n Aside from repairing the relationship within the community, Henrik was also asked by 100% Hockey co-host Landon Ferraro about repairing the relationship with the media.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk about the past, but I know from being a player, we\u2019ve always thought that you have to treat media with respect,\u201d Henrik said.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to talk to them. You have to give them what they want because they are a big part of why you\u2019re being paid what you want to get paid.\u201d<\/p>\n Over the past handful of seasons, some Canucks players seemingly haven\u2019t embodied that.<\/p>\n