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The best thing about the 2016-17 Vancouver Canucks season is that it comes to an end Sunday night.

Dig a hole, throw the season in and shovel some dirt over it. Then start looking to next year with the belief that things will be better. Of course, the past three months — three of the darkest in franchise history — can’t exactly leave Canucks fans with confidence that things will improve rapidly. Still, there are reasons to look forward to next season and here are 10 things I’m hoping to see from the 2017-18 Vancouver Canucks:

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MORE OF BROCK BOESER: In two short weeks in the NHL, the 2015 first-rounder has led the Canucks in goals and done exactly what’s been asked of him. Few on this year’s team can say that. He’s looked dangerous, he doesn’t look the least bit fazed by the stage and he represents hope for a few more goals from this offensively-starved bunch next season.

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LOUI ERIKSSON 2.0: Call me crazy, but I want to see more of Eriksson — and from Eriksson — because I think there is more there than he showed in his first season. Find him the right linemates, put him in front of the net on the power play, and lower expectations from 30 goals to 20 and there’s reason to believe he can help this team in a number of areas.