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It wasn&#8217;t supposed to end quite like this. 
(photo Christian Petersen/Getty)
Post-mortem day. Yes, that one.&nbsp;
Yes last night was not a dream. The Canucks are done. Everyone&#8217;s looking to explain why.
Here at home, we&#8217;ve got Drance writing about the <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2013/5/8/the-canucks-didnt-just-get-swept-they-got-swept-ironically">irony of how the Canucks lost</a>, Filipovic <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2013/5/8/canucks-swept-eliminated-from-2013-playoffs-in-truly-fitting-fashion">with last night&#8217;s gamer</a> and a quick hit on the <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2013/5/8/report-sedins-to-join-the-tre-kronor-at-the-worlds">Sedins and Alex Edler</a> (hint: world championships).
Lots more after the jump. Believe me, you&#8217;ll get your fill.

He&#8217;s amazing fellow, that Wyatt Arndt. Let&#8217;s start with <a href="http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/05/08/canucks-therapy-season-is-over-whats-the-silver-lining/">his positive spin on thing</a>s. Can you believe there are FIVE silver linings to the Canucks&#8217; loss? Atta boy. [<a href="http://blogs.theprovince.com/category/sports/hockey/the-legion-of-blog/">Legion of Blog</a>]
Fire everybody? Actually, no, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/hell-vancouver-canucks-now-213125634.html">Greg Wyshynski doesn&#8217;t think it&#8217;s everybody</a> that needs to move out, but he does look at the various solutions that have already been bandied about&#8230;have a look. &quot;What a disappointment. What a conundrum. What a mess,&quot; he concludes.&nbsp;[<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/">Puck Daddy</a>]
A curmudgeounly comment at Pass it to Bulis <a href="http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2013/05/08/amazing-fan-comment-chris-the-curmudgeon-closes-the-curtain/">becomes an entire post</a>, ponders blowing the team up and provides a fantastic twist at the end. [<a href="http://www.passittobulis.com">Pass it to Bulis</a>]
Oh look &#8211; a window. <a href="http://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2013/5/8/4311316/the-canucks-window-is-most-likely-closed">Is it open or closed?</a> Zanstorm at Nucks Misconduct has a look. [<a href="http://www.nucksmisconduct.com">Nucks Misconduct</a>]
About that penalty &#8211; Cam Cole didn&#8217;t like it, and neither did Henrik Sedin. <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Vancouver+Canucks+Daniel+Sedin+penalty/8356461/story.html">Sedin was colourfully concise</a>; Cole when deeper. Have a read. [<a href="http://www.vancouversun.com">The Vancouver Sun</a>]
Is it depth? Is it coaching? Is it prospects? <a href="http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/51758-Major-changes-loom-after-Canucks-disappointing-firstround-playoff-exit.html">All questions asked by the Canadian Press</a>. [Via <a href="http://www.thehockeynews.com">The Hockey News</a>]
Eric Duhatschek wonders about <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/canucks-swept-away-as-sharks-take-game-4-in-overtime/article11777798/#dashboard/follows/">where the Canucks have ended up</a>. It was an intriguing start that Mike Gillis and Laurence Gilman made, but where are they now? It&#8217;s hard to say, but it&#8217;s not a bad attempt. [<a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca">The Globe and Mail</a>]
<a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Gallagher+Unrealistic+think+Vancouver+makings/8352038/story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">This team was never good enough</a>, writes Tony Gallagher. The era is over, he says. At least AV made a good goaltending choice in the end, he says. [<a href="http://www.theprovince.com">The Province</a>]
It may have been a poor call &#8211; that&#8217;s what <a href="http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/05/08/botched-penalty-call-costs-the-canucks-a-game-not-the-series/">The Score&#8217;s Justin Bourne figures</a> &#8211; but the rebound given up by Cory Schneider was pretty ugly too. Sigh. [<a href="http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/">The Score]</a>
Gifs, gifs, gifs. SB Nation has assembled a <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/5/8/4311120/2013-stanley-cup-playoffs-saturday-nightly-gif-recap-canucks-sharks-penguins-senators">great stack of &#8217;em</a>; not all from the Canucks, but if you really want to re-visit the ugly moments, go nuts. [<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs">SB Nation</a>]
Ed Willes saw the Canucks <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Willes+Four+games+which+Canucks+before+very/8352201/story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">get old before his very eyes.</a> Is he right? Age is always a worry. He also mentions O.J. Simpson [<a href="http://www.theprovince.com">The Province</a>]
<a href="http://www.nopucksgiven.com/column/2013-nhl-playoffs-obituaries-vancouver-canucks-the-end-of-an-era/">Depth and health were the problems</a>, says No Pucks Given&#8217;s Chase Ruttig. Certainly a problem that was identified on this blog, though did anyone think it would be this bad? [<a href="http://www.nopucksgiven.com">No Pucks Given</a>]
Apparently the Canucks lost because <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mark-purdy/ci_23195654/purdy-sharks-sweep-but-it-wasnt-easy">Joe Thornton actually shot</a>. [<a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks">San Jose Mercury News</a>]
More from San Jose: the Sharks <a href="http://blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks/2013/05/08/sweet-sweep-marleau-heroics-that-ot-penalty-call-and-sharks-will-try-to-continue-new-stanley-cup-trend/">best players were their best players</a>. [<a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks">San Jose Mercury News</a>]
Slight side-note &#8211; many talked about faceoffs this season, about how the Canucks were far from good at draws. It&#8217;s been written about here before, but Cam Charron has <a href="http://mapleleafsnation.com/2013/5/8/talkin-faceoffs">penned another piece looking at the question of &#8216;how importanta are they</a>?&nbsp;over at Leafs Nation. [<a href="http://www.leafsnation.com">Leafs Nation</a>]

<img src="https://canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/Image/garrison bieksa henrik.jpg" width="500" height="323" alt="" />&nbsp; 
It wasn't supposed to end quite like this. 
(photo Christian Petersen/Getty)
Post-mortem day. Yes, that one.&nbsp;
Yes last night was not a dream. The Canucks are done. Everyone's looking to explain why.
Here at home, we've got Drance writing about the <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2013/5/8/the-canucks-didnt-just-get-swept-they-got-swept-ironically">irony of how the Canucks lost</a>, Filipovic <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2013/5/8/canucks-swept-eliminated-from-2013-playoffs-in-truly-fitting-fashion">with last night's gamer</a> and a quick hit on the <a href="http://canucksarmy.com/2013/5/8/report-sedins-to-join-the-tre-kronor-at-the-worlds">Sedins and Alex Edler</a> (hint: world championships).
Lots more after the jump. Believe me, you'll get your fill.

He's amazing fellow, that Wyatt Arndt. Let's start with <a href="http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/05/08/canucks-therapy-season-is-over-whats-the-silver-lining/">his positive spin on thing</a>s. Can you believe there are FIVE silver linings to the Canucks' loss? Atta boy. [<a href="http://blogs.theprovince.com/category/sports/hockey/the-legion-of-blog/">Legion of Blog</a>]
Fire everybody? Actually, no, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/hell-vancouver-canucks-now-213125634.html">Greg Wyshynski doesn't think it's everybody</a> that needs to move out, but he does look at the various solutions that have already been bandied about...have a look. &quot;What a disappointment. What a conundrum. What a mess,&quot; he concludes.&nbsp;[<a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/">Puck Daddy</a>]
A curmudgeounly comment at Pass it to Bulis <a href="http://vansunsportsblogs.com/2013/05/08/amazing-fan-comment-chris-the-curmudgeon-closes-the-curtain/">becomes an entire post</a>, ponders blowing the team up and provides a fantastic twist at the end. [<a href="http://www.passittobulis.com">Pass it to Bulis</a>]
Oh look - a window. <a href="http://www.nucksmisconduct.com/2013/5/8/4311316/the-canucks-window-is-most-likely-closed">Is it open or closed?</a> Zanstorm at Nucks Misconduct has a look. [<a href="http://www.nucksmisconduct.com">Nucks Misconduct</a>]
About that penalty - Cam Cole didn't like it, and neither did Henrik Sedin. <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Vancouver+Canucks+Daniel+Sedin+penalty/8356461/story.html">Sedin was colourfully concise</a>; Cole when deeper. Have a read. [<a href="http://www.vancouversun.com">The Vancouver Sun</a>]
Is it depth? Is it coaching? Is it prospects? <a href="http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/51758-Major-changes-loom-after-Canucks-disappointing-firstround-playoff-exit.html">All questions asked by the Canadian Press</a>. [Via <a href="http://www.thehockeynews.com">The Hockey News</a>]
Eric Duhatschek wonders about <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/canucks-swept-away-as-sharks-take-game-4-in-overtime/article11777798/#dashboard/follows/">where the Canucks have ended up</a>. It was an intriguing start that Mike Gillis and Laurence Gilman made, but where are they now? It's hard to say, but it's not a bad attempt. [<a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca">The Globe and Mail</a>]
<a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Gallagher+Unrealistic+think+Vancouver+makings/8352038/story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">This team was never good enough</a>, writes Tony Gallagher. The era is over, he says. At least AV made a good goaltending choice in the end, he says. [<a href="http://www.theprovince.com">The Province</a>]
It may have been a poor call - that's what <a href="http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2013/05/08/botched-penalty-call-costs-the-canucks-a-game-not-the-series/">The Score's Justin Bourne figures</a> - but the rebound given up by Cory Schneider was pretty ugly too. Sigh. [<a href="http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/">The Score]</a>
Gifs, gifs, gifs. SB Nation has assembled a <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/5/8/4311120/2013-stanley-cup-playoffs-saturday-nightly-gif-recap-canucks-sharks-penguins-senators">great stack of 'em</a>; not all from the Canucks, but if you really want to re-visit the ugly moments, go nuts. [<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs">SB Nation</a>]
Ed Willes saw the Canucks <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Willes+Four+games+which+Canucks+before+very/8352201/story.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">get old before his very eyes.</a> Is he right? Age is always a worry. He also mentions O.J. Simpson [<a href="http://www.theprovince.com">The Province</a>]
<a href="http://www.nopucksgiven.com/column/2013-nhl-playoffs-obituaries-vancouver-canucks-the-end-of-an-era/">Depth and health were the problems</a>, says No Pucks Given's Chase Ruttig. Certainly a problem that was identified on this blog, though did anyone think it would be this bad? [<a href="http://www.nopucksgiven.com">No Pucks Given</a>]
Apparently the Canucks lost because <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mark-purdy/ci_23195654/purdy-sharks-sweep-but-it-wasnt-easy">Joe Thornton actually shot</a>. [<a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks">San Jose Mercury News</a>]
More from San Jose: the Sharks <a href="http://blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks/2013/05/08/sweet-sweep-marleau-heroics-that-ot-penalty-call-and-sharks-will-try-to-continue-new-stanley-cup-trend/">best players were their best players</a>. [<a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks">San Jose Mercury News</a>]
Slight side-note - many talked about faceoffs this season, about how the Canucks were far from good at draws. It's been written about here before, but Cam Charron has <a href="http://mapleleafsnation.com/2013/5/8/talkin-faceoffs">penned another piece looking at the question of 'how importanta are they</a>?&nbsp;over at Leafs Nation. [<a href="http://www.leafsnation.com">Leafs Nation</a>]

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