That's it. That's all. The Vancouver Canucks are out like George Takei.

Last night's loss pretty much summed up the Canucks playoffs: Sedin's couldn't score, the Power Play sucked, Luongo was awesome, Ducks are just too good.

Before the season, I predicted the Canucks just to squeak into the playoffs. Given how they finished the season, I'd say it was a successful one for the franchise.

"What if Bieksa, Salo, Cooke, Kesler, and Fitzpatrick didn't suffer injuries?"

It's too easy to ask "What if?", but I don't see how a healthy Canucks lineup would necessarily just leapfrog a Ducks squad that just has more talent and more will.

The Ducks? Part of me doesn't like them at all because they are very thuggish. It's obvious that guys like Brad May are out there to simply hurt and injure people. The Ducks took a lot of bad penalties, but the Canucks weren't the ones to make them pay.

Yet, I have to realize that the Ducks have superb PK, a well-rounded club, and a lot of speed to go with that beef. Unlike the Canucks, who have many forwards who can't score, the Ducks can throw out at least two complete units that can bury the puck at any time.

It's disappointing to see the Canucks promising season end in such a frustrating way. We get the feeling that the Canucks could have done more if they could score a Power Play goal, or had less injury problems, or got a decent effort from the Sedinbots. It didn't help that most of the Canucks played Game 5 as if they wanted to be golfing the next day.

Still, when all is said and done, I can say that I'm happy with how the season went. With the exception of a couple of players, the team played exceptionally well and banded together like the Crawford-era Canucks never would.

Now that my hometown team is out of the running, I can relax and just watch the games without the potential for cardiac arrest. I'd prefer the pain, but I'll take relief, anyway. Just as long as the Wings or Rangers don't win, all will be fine.