the canucks did poorly in the late 1990s, but improved in the 2000s. markus naslund came second in scoring in 2002 and 2003, and was named the pearson trophy winner as players' choice for the best player in 2003. todd bertuzzi, matthias ohlund, and ed jovanovski were also important players who helped lead the team to the division title in 2004. however, they lost in overtime of deciding game seven to the calgary flames in the first round of the playoffs (just as they had done in 1989), and the flames went to the finals (just like 1989).