 Beginning in 1983–84, the Canucks' scoring title was held by either Sundstrom or Tanti for four of the next five seasons.For most of the second half of the 1980s, the Canucks competed with the Los Angeles Kings for the final playoff spot in the Smythe Division.In the years in which they qualified for the playoffs, the team was eliminated in the first round by either the Edmonton Oilers (in ) or the Calgary Flames (in , and the Flames championship season of , which was decided in Game 7), both division rivals.