Rick Tocchet is leaving the Vancouver Canucks after two-plus seasons, and his name will feature prominently among the NHL's coaching openings. The Canucks didn't pick up the team option on Tocchet's contract but instead offered him a new one.

According to virtually all sources, the Vancouver Canucks pulled out all the stops when it came to attempting to extend head coach Rick Tocchet. Their final offer was reported to be somewhere in the range of $5 million per year over a term of five years.

Rutherford didn't go into much detail on why Tocchet moved on, but he shared insight on what comes next for the Canucks.