Jannik Hansen thinks these Canucks have key pieces, but need to figure out culture

Jannik Hansen has become known for saying exactly what’s on his mind since joining Sportsnet 650 as a guest analyst during the 2020 playoffs.

Hansen played 565 regular season games in Vancouver , which is the 21st best total in franchise history.

The Canucks are coming off a strong showing on the road, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 on Saturday on a night that featured a spirited two -way game.

Hansen put up 109 goals and 256 points in 626 NHL regular season games.

Hansen was traded to the San Jose Sharks for a fourth -round pick in the 2017 draft.

Hansen played two seasons with the Sharks and another season in he KHL before retiring from hockey.

Hansen says he was part of a run of players from Denmark to make the NHL .

Favourite road city as a Canuck ? “I liked the ones where we were competitive. Early on, it was going to Detroit . Playing against ( Nicklas) Lidström and ( Pavel) Datsyuk and (Henrik) Zetterberg in old Joe Louis Arena was amazing because of the build-up.

Richard Brodeur says Canucks ' 1982 Stanley Cup Final run is like 'your first girlfriend.. you don't forget that'.