Vancouver Canucks rookie head coach Adam Foote is challenged to improve the club defensively in pursuit of a playoff position. Photo by Derek Cain / Getty Images

A year ago, the tremors were lasting longer and shook harder. Article content

We were all awaiting “The Big One” when the Vancouver Canucks hit the 20-game quarter pole. Article content Article content

The divisive fault line that ran between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson was so active that Miller took a personal leave of absence, even though the club was 11-6-3 and had won seven of its last 11 games. Regardless, something had to give.

And when it did, the quake measured high on the NHL Richter scale. A Jan. 31 trade that sent Miller to the New York Rangers in a multi-asset swap was about reducing drama in the

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