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“I got older so he’s got new young guys to get after.”

He also admitted that having been around as long as he has, he can’t help but think a little about the future. Coaching might be in his future.

“It crossed my mind in the last few years for sure,” he said. “Obviously i’d love to stay in the hockey world. I know a lot about it. I know the league.”

“I’m not sure yet if it would be in a coaching environment or on the management side of things.”

Canucks ready for Burrows’ famed lip

Burrows said Monday he didn’t plan on getting on his old teammates.

But still, did Daniel think he’d hear from Burrows on the ice tonight?

“I hope he doesn’t, he’s pretty good at getting under your skin,” Sedin said with a smile.

Jake Virtanen said he was excited to see a guy who was a key leader on the team:

“It’ll be great to see Burr. I texted him last night and said ‘I’m coming after him.’ He replied with some things I probably can’t say.”

Derek Dorsett paid tribute to his former teammate Monday after Canucks practice. Via Ben Kuzma:

“He was a heart-and-soul guy and I didn’t think playing against him for so many years that we would be good buddies,” Dorsett said Monday. “You look at his story. The amount of games he played in the NHL but also professionally in the AHL and ECHL.

“I’m sure it will show here Tuesday with a (video) tribute and I’m sure there will be a lot of Burrows jerseys in the stands.”

A Productive PP

Bo Horvat’s first goal on Saturday was on the power play — scored off a thrilling rush to the net and not off a more conventional power play set up — and playoff hopes ride on making the man advantage a point of strength. Remember: the Canucks’ PP has been awful over the last five years and is part of the reason for their decline. To have a chance at the playoffs this year, they need to find something like 40 more goals, both through better defence and better offence. Getting a better power play together will play a role in this.