 The Canucks began to show improvement in the 1999–2000 season, finishing four points out of a playoff spot.During the campaign, Mogilny was traded to the New Jersey Devils for forwards Denis Pederson and Brendan Morrison.With Bure gone and Messier in the last year of his contract, several previously under-achieving players began developing into key contributors for the team, most notably Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi.