Dear Dave Nonis,

This offseason, please breakup the current roster of the Vancouver Canucks. While the team was once an entertaining powerhouse in the Pacific Northwest, I think it’s now fair to say that this group of players is done.

I’ve waited until after the playoff just to make sure that I wasn’t merely frustrated that the team missed the postseason. Yet even with this time to absorb the Canuck’s last woeful season, I think it’s time to admit that the window of opportunity for the current batch of key players on this team has passed. The so called core of this team was unproductive and then blown up last season when it counted most. I think it’s become obvious to just about anybody who follows the Canucks that the current makeup of the squad is a mish-mash of salary and ability tha no longer adds up in the era of the salary cap. Certain key players will need to go, and in so doing, the entire nature of the team must cahnge to support a new style of coaching and play. Yes, the Canucks are in a rebuilding phase.

Yet, not to be completely unfair, I thnk you were right last season to stick with what was was once a good crop of players. Perhaps if the Steve Moore Incident or The Lidstrom Goal hadn’t happened , we would be revelling in a few great playoff runs right now. The Canucks were once a fantastic team. Now they’re not. Get rid of the core if you need too. We all know the overhaul is necessary.

So, please be bold Mr Nonis. This team is not a step away from being a Stanley Cup contender. It needs to be hewn into competitive shape, not just pruned like last year. That means the axe needs to swung and the overall look of this team should be drastically alterred to meet the greatest needs of this team. Atleast the salary cap will provide you with an active free agent market in which you can wheel and deal. Do whatever you need to do to improve this team.

Wield the axe Dave.

Thank you.

P.S. Could you please make a deal for Roberto Luongo? Thanks again.