Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Bishii Juun 1988, Nelson Skalbania wuxuu isku dayay inuu heshiis la galo saaxiibkiis, milkiilaha Edmonton Oilers Peter Pocklington si uu u helo Wayne Gretzky Canucks. Skalbania waxa kale oo uu wadahadal la lahaa wakiilka Gretzky Mike Barnett. Pat Quinn waxa uu xaqiijiyay qeyb wanaagsan oo ka mid ah mustaqbalka Canucks isaga oo Trevor Linden ku soo qaatay kaalinta labaad
Wuxuu bilaabay in uu ku biiro, wuxuuna sii wadi lahaa dhaqdhaqaaqiisa ganacsi ee uu bilaabay xagaagii ka horeeyay. Canucks kaliya waxay ku qasbanaadeen inay ka baxaan doorashada wareega saddexaad ee 1989 (Veli-Pekka Kautonen) si ay u helaan adeegyadii halyeeyada Paul Reinhart iyo Steve Bozek oo ka yimid Calgary bishii Sebtember 6. Maalintii xigtay, daafaca Robert Nordmark iyo wareega labaad ee 1989 (Craig Darby) ayaa ka yimid St. Louis si loogu beddelo Dave Richter. Canucks waxay heysteen ciyaartoy awood u leh xilli ciyaareedka soo socda, wax walbana way iska daayeen si ay u helaan. Saxiixa Harold Snepsts ee ciyaartoy xor ah wuxuu soo celiyay waji caan ah oo ku yaal khadka buluugga ah ee Canucks, iyo si lama filaan ah difaaca ayaa u muuqday inuu yahay xoogga Canucks. Marka la isku daro gool dhaliyaha Kirk McLean iyo Steve Weeks, kaliya kooxaha Montreal iyo Calgary ayaa goolal ka yar ka dhaliya Canucks xilli ciyaareedkan. Taasina waxay noqonaysaa kooxda ugu adkaa ee taageerayaasha Vancouver ay arkeen in mudo ah. Garth Butcher, Rich Sutter, Stan Smyl, Jim Sandlak, Ronnie Stern, Darryl Stanley, iyo Snepsts oo ku jira safka, Vancouver ayaa si lama filaan ah u aheyd joogsi aan fiicnayn safar waddo oo galbeedka ah.