I have no doubt MG is trying to re-tool the roster with younger, more dyanmic players. We can see that already with Jensen/Lack/Matthais/Kassian/Santorelli. Canucks will do much better next year me thinks, because the younger players in the system can be good contributors next year. And in a couple of years guys like Horvat/Shinkaruk/Cassels might be ready to make the hump.
I really like Torts, but I have to admit his emphasis on shot blocking, while it definitely has its merit, might be destroying the players. Guys like Tanev and Burrows are just getting smashed by blocking shots. Hard to say.