Sedins unhappy with Canucks’ results, weighing roster options amid dismal season

VANCOUVER — Henrik Sedin says he isn’t sleeping well as the Vancouver Canucks struggle on the ice.

“I mean, we’re disappointed and I think every player wakes up every morning and they feel that they want to do better. It’s the same with us,” said the NHL team’s co-president of hockey operations.

“You don’t sleep well after losses. You never do, but you wake up and you try to get better.”

Henrik Sedin and his twin brother Daniel played their entire 17-season NHL careers in Vancouver before they were appointed the team’s co-presidents of hockey operations in May.

At the time, the duo said they’d be patient as the Canucks embarked on a rebuild.

It’s a message they’re repeating a quarter of the way into their first season at the helm, with the team sitting at the bottom of the NHL standings with a 3-16-1 record — the worst 20-game start in franchise history.

“It’s not about making wholesale changes or losing sight of what we’re trying to build — it’s about continuing to get better at details, trusting in the process, and making sure we’re taking steps forward,” Daniel Sedin said on Tuesday. “We have confidence in this coaching staff, we have confidence in this group of players, and we believe in what we’re working towards.”

The Canucks have lost six straight games and 16 of their last 17.

The squad sits at the bottom of the league in goals-against per game (4.50), shots-for per game (21.8) and penalty kill (63.1 per cent).

“Our roster is better than this. We know that coaches know that, players know that,” Henrik Sedin said.

“We said we weren’t going to look at wins and losses, but we also have to learn how to win games. And that’s the toughest part. Because it is a big difference from being in games and being on the winning side of games.”

Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra has said he’s frustrated to see his players making the same mistakes again and again across games.

The issue was acutely clear in a 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.

“The most frustrating part was our start,” Malhotra said after the loss. “To come out as flat as we did and make the same mistakes and take dumb penalties, it’s concerning. It’s frustrating. It’s becoming a problem.”

Learning how to be consistent is the hardest thing about winning in the NHL, said Daniel Sedin.

“It’s hard when you’re a young player, it’s hard when you’re an older player,” he said. “It’s hard to get the whole team to do it, game in and game out. And I think that’s what we’ve seen this year. It’s been there for moments, it hasn’t been there for 60 minutes.”

Vancouver’s front office is evaluating whether moving players would improve the team, Henrik Sedin said, but the Canucks won’t make trades simply to accumulate draft capital.

“We’re looking daily at improving our team, there’s no question. So we’re looking at all players,” he said. “But again, we’re not going to trade away players just to get more draft picks because, in the end, you need to put a better product on the ice and add players that can support our young guys coming in. So that’s our main focus.”

There are still 64 games to go on the Canucks’ schedule, starting with a tilt against the New York Rangers in Vancouver on Friday.

As the season wears on, management and the coaching staff alike are trying to make improvements, Henrik Sedin said.

“We want to see progress,” he said. “That’s just the way it is. In 20 games when we’re sitting here again talking to you guys, I hope that we’re playing better and we’re taking steps. That’s all we care about.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2026.

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press