No team is winning the cup when their franchise player is a 5'9" 150 lb defenseman with a girl's name. It just ain't gonna happen.
I don't think the Canucks will ever win the cup anyway. I did a google search and the Canucks and Sabres are tied as the 2 oldest teams (since 1970-71) without a championship. Both have made the playoffs 29 times, but the Sabres have won 21 series whereas the Canucks have won only 19.
The Canucks are literally the worst franchise in the history of the NHL. Every league has a Cleveland Browns and I think it's the Canucks' destiny to be the Browns of hockey.
They were doing a lot better than they were supposed to and so Demko got injured. Silovs was playing a lot better than he was supposed to and so their top scorer randomly got blood clots on the eve of game 7.
It doesn't matter how good of a team they build; how good their coach is or how good they are at drafting goalies. Something will always get in their way. You can't cheat fate.
You said that series was your Stanley Cup. I'm personally a cup or bust guy, but I did really want the Oilers to beat the Canucks even if they lose from here. I felt quite a bit more strongly about it than 2 years ago against Calgary. lol.