Kammala wannan magana: Bayan wasanni 28 a cikin yanayi biyu tare da Capitals, Linden ya zira kwallaye hudu kawai da kuma taimakawa uku. A ranar 10 ga Nuwamba, 2001, Capitals sun yi musayar Linden, tare da zagaye na biyu na zagaye a ko dai 2002 ko 2003 (wanda aka yi amfani da shi don zaɓar Denis Grot), zuwa Canucks a musayar zagaye na farko a 2002 (wanda aka yi amfani da shi don zaɓar Boyd Gordon) da zagaye na uku a
2003 (daga baya aka siyar da shi zuwa Edmonton Oilers, wanda ya zaɓi Zack Stortini). Linden ya zira kwallaye 34 tare da Vancouver a wasanni 64, wanda ya hada da wasan sa na 1,000 na yau da kullun a ranar 26 ga Maris, 2002, a kan Los Angeles Kings. A wasansa na farko da ya buga da Vancouver a cikin shekaru shida, ya zira kwallaye guda daya da hudu a wasanni shida.