Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokuiswa kwaaimbova mudziviriri weCanucks Pat Quinn somutarisiri mukuru muzhizha ra1987, chikwata chacho chakaita chiito chokugadziridza nokukurumidza, kuchinjanisa vakwegura vokutanga nokuda kwevatarisiri vaduku nevatambi. Pakati pezvimwe zvibvumirano zvakakosha kwaive nechibvumirano neNew Jersey Devils, umo Sundstrom akatengeswa kure mukutsinhana winger Greg Adams uye muchengeti wepagedhi Kirk McLean. Mukuwedzera kune kutengeserana kwaQuinn, boka racho rakavandudza kuburikidza nenzira yekugadzira nevasarudzo vaviri, kunyanya. Nechisarudzo chechipiri chose mu1988 NHL Entry Draft, maCanucks akasarudza winger Trevor Linden kubva kuWestern Hockey League (WHL). Nhamba
Gore rakatevera racho, chikwata chacho chakaita chisarudzo chakanga chisina kujeka nokusarudza mutambi wenhabvu weRussia Pavel Bure wechi113 pachikwata chose. Bure akadavirwa nezvikwata zvakawanda kuti akanga asingakwanisi kusarudzwa gore iroro. Somuuyo, kunyorwa kwake neCanucks kwakatora gore kuti riongororwe neligi sezvo manejimendi echikwata akaenda nezvekuwana magwaro kuratidza kukodzera kwake.