For more than a decade, Daniel and Henrik Sedin have been the quintessential Vancouver Canucks.
After the twins made it clear that they wanted to play together in the NHL, then-Canucks GM Brian Burke put together a deal which allowed Vancouver to choose them second and third overall in the 1999 entry draft.
The early years were bumpy, but the pair have emerged as elite players. Each has won the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top scorer. Daniel took home the Ted Lindsay Award as the most valuable player as voted by his peers in 2011 while Henrik won the Hart Trophy as the MVP voted by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association in 2010.
As captain for the last two seasons, Henrik led the Canucks to back-to-back Presidents' Trophies and an appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals.
In many ways, the twins are the faces of the most successful era in Vancouver's franchise history. But they're now 32 years old, reaching an age where NHL productivity typically starts to decline.
With no clear youth movement in place for the Canucks, it's stressful for fans to contemplate the idea that the Stanley Cup window of opportunity may not be ope ...
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Article written by Carol Schram
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