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VANCOUVER -- There is no easy fix for the problems faced by the Vancouver Canucks, says the man who took a foundering franchise and came close to winning a Stanley Cup. Pat Quinn, the former defenceman who moved behind the Canucks bench and into the general managers office, believes new team president Trevor Linden -- a player Quinn drafted and coached -- has the potential to return Vancouver to the NHL elite. "There is no magic luxor," Quinn said Sunday after being inducted into the Canucks ring of honour at Rogers Arena. "You have to fix it. You have to have luck, you have to have cap room. "A lot of things come into play." A promising season turned bad for the Canucks, who will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Watching the team this year Quinn noticed a slip in the talent level. "Its cyclical," Quinn said. "The hard part is when your good players skills start to diminish a little bit, then youve got to find replacements for that top level player." A 30-team NHL reduces that talent pool. "We dont have enough top players," Quinn said. Fans will need to be patient. "Thats where the first step comes in, the assessment that needs to be done," said Quinn. "I think thats the stage where Trev is. "Ive read he has a plan. When you have a plan you dont go around telling everybody." Linden was named president last week after Mike Gillis was fired as Vancouvers president and general manager. Quinn shrugged when asked if he will play a role in the Canucks rebuild. There has been speculation Linden may ask Quinn to return to the organization in some sort of advisory capacity. "Its a different day today," said the 71-year-old Hamilton native. "Whatever happens, happens. "Trevor is a terrific kid, there is no question. Im not really thinking about that sort of thing. He has lots on his plate." Quinn was joined by members of his family at centre ice prior to the game against the Calgary Flames for the induction ceremony. Other members of the ring of honour include Thomas Gradin, Kirk McLean and Harold Snepsts. The crowd gave Quinn a standing ovation. "It was inexplicable," Quinn said. "You cant express the emotions you feel. "You are mindful of the people who touched you along the way, how important they were to me." Quinn was Vancouvers president and general manager from 1987 to 1997. He coached the team from 1991-94 and then again late in the 1995-96 season. There are some parallels between what Quinn, 71, faced back in 1987 and the task Linden now faces. Quinn took over a wheezing, money-losing franchise and helped turned it into a high-scoring team that came within one game of winning the 1994 Stanley Cup final. "When you are first starting you know one thing," said Quinn. "I always wanted to be a team player. "No one person wins a hockey game, no one person builds a franchise. I got pretty lucky in putting this team together." In 280 games as a coach, Quinn had a record of 141 wins, 111 loses and 28 ties. With him behind the bench the Canucks won two division titles, five playoff rounds and he was voted coach of the year in 1991-92. As a general manager Quinn helped build the Canucks by drafting players like Linden and Pavel Bure. Quinn also traded for players like McLean, Cliff Ronning, Dave Babych, Jyrki Lumme, Greg Adams, Geoff Courtnall and Markus Naslund. It was through Quinn people like Brian Burke, Dave Nonis, Steve Tambellini and George McPhee received their first NHL jobs. Quinn played his junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings, winning a Memorial Cup in 1963. He spent nine years as a player, playing defence for Vancouver, Toronto and Atlanta. He coached the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers. On the international stage, Quinn coached Team Canada to gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2009 world junior championships. 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It was the fifth blown save in 25 tries for Reed (1-5) and the ninth home run the closer has allowed in 38 appearances. Nuno, acquired in the deal that sent Brandon McCarthy to the New York Yankees, gave up three hits, struck out a career-high seven and walked one in seven innings.Manchester United should not be having to continually rely on their core of young players for results, according to Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness. Louis van Gaals side beat Everton 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon to close the gap on fourth-placed Manchester City to just a single point with only seven games of the season left.Forward Anthony Martial scored the home teams winner nine minutes after half-time, the Frenchmans eighth Premier League goal of the season making him their top scorer. Anthony Martial celebrates after scoring Man Utds winner against Old Trafford However, United cannot keep asking their young stars to win them games, said the Scot. This is Man United relying on a 23-year-old Lingard, a 20-year-old Martial and an 18-year-old Rashford Graeme Souness They werent convincing and it wasnt particularly enjoyable for nearly 70,000 people here, he said.This is Man United relying on a 23-year-old Lingard, a 20-year-old Martial and an 18-year-old Rashford.This is Man United, one of the biggest football clubs in the world, and thats who they are asking time and time again to get them out of a hole. United are too reliant on their young players, says Graeme Souness Martial is Man Uniteds top goalscorer with eight goals. This is one of the top four teams in the world and they are relying on someone to get well into double figures.We are talking about a 20-year-old scoring eight goals as their top goalscorer.dddddddddddd Thats how far they have come back. They have got to get three or four proper ones in at the end of the season. Despite Uniteds lacklustre display against Everton, it is results and not performances that matter most as the club look to seal a place in next seasons Champions League, according to Souness.Its difficult, but theyve ground out a result and I think they would say in the dressing room that it isnt really important how they are playing right now, which is just as well because its been like that for most of the season, he said. Anthony Martial netted Manchester Uniteds 1000th home Premier League goal in their 1-0 win over Everton Its about digging results out and they are doing that. It is paramount they end up in the Champions League, especially for the manager. Also See: Martial fires Man Utd to victory Van Gaal admits win was stolen Sir Bobby Charlton honoured Man Utd 1-0 Everton: As it happened ' ' '