Criticized relentlessly early in their careers with the Vancouver Canucks for being too slow and too soft 91裸聊视频� among other things 91裸聊视频� Henrik and Daniel Sedin persevered to elevate themselves among the NHL91裸聊视频檚 most dominant players for nearly a decade.

Quiet and humble on and off the ice, the superstar twins took the same approach with Monday91裸聊视频檚 announcement that they will retire after this season.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 been a lot of talk,91裸聊视频� Henrik Sedin said during a lunchtime press conference at Rogers Arena. 91裸聊视频淲e felt the longer the season went, it became clearer to us this was going to be our last year.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a happy day for all of us,91裸聊视频� Daniel Sedin added. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e really comfortable where we91裸聊视频檙e at.91裸聊视频�

The 37-year-olds released a letter on the team91裸聊视频檚 website earlier in the day before fielding questions from reporters for nearly half an hour.

They relived those tough early times, the high-flying glory days, the crushing defeats, and the last three seasons that have seen the Canucks lose more combined games than any other team in the league.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 always tough losing,91裸聊视频� said Daniel Sedin, who along with his brother will play just three more NHL games. 91裸聊视频淏ut with the team we had, you have to stay positive, you have to keep playing the right way, and trying to teach the young guys.91裸聊视频�

Selected second and third overall at the 1999 draft after the Canucks made a series of trades to grab both players, the Sedins were the face of the franchise for the majority of their careers.

But it wasn91裸聊视频檛 initially a smooth transition from Sweden to North America.

91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 lot of people that believed in us early on that were part of this organization,91裸聊视频� Henrik Sedin said. 91裸聊视频淚f they would have listened to a lot of voices out of this room, it would have been easy to trade us because we didn91裸聊视频檛 live up to the hype.91裸聊视频�

The Sedins would eventually do so to become one of the most fearsome duos in the league, with what sometimes seemed like a telepathic ability to find each other with passes.

Their vision often left opponents gasping for air following a dominating shift that ended with another Vancouver goal.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檒l miss them as people and as players,91裸聊视频� said Canucks president of hockey operations Trevor Linden, who played six seasons with the Sedins. 91裸聊视频淗appy for them because I know this is a decision they91裸聊视频檝e come to for the right reasons.91裸聊视频�

Heading into the final year of their contracts, the Sedins penned another open letter in September stating their desire to remain with the only franchise they91裸聊视频檝e ever known 91裸聊视频� even if it meant forgoing the chance at a Stanley Cup elsewhere.

91裸聊视频淲e know we had the best jobs in the world,91裸聊视频� Henrik Sedin said Monday. 91裸聊视频淲e tried to treat it that way.

91裸聊视频淲e haven91裸聊视频檛 looked too far ahead or we haven91裸聊视频檛 looked back. I91裸聊视频檓 sure we will after this is done.91裸聊视频�

Two sure-fire Hall of Famers, Henrik Sedin has 1,068 points (240 goals, 828 assists) in 1,327 regular-season games, while Daniel Sedin has 1,038 points (391 goals, 647 assists) in his 1,303 outings. Henrik Sedin added 23 goals and 55 assists in 105 playoff games, and Daniel Sedin put up 25 goals and 46 assists in 102 post-season contests.

They were never able to bring a championship to the West Coast, but led Vancouver to within one game of winning the Cup in 2011.

Despite the bitter disappointment, that ride will stay with them.

91裸聊视频淕ame 7, Stanley Cup final, you want to pull that off,91裸聊视频� Henrik Sedin said. 91裸聊视频淲e had a lot of good teams throughout the years here. That year was special.

91裸聊视频淧robably the highlight of our careers, but also the lowest point.91裸聊视频�

Individual accolades, however, weren91裸聊视频檛 a problem.

Henrik Sedin won the Art Ross Trophy as the league91裸聊视频檚 top scorer in 2009-10 with 112 points before also capturing the Hart Trophy as league MVP.

Daniel Sedin then took Art Ross honours in 2010-11 with 104 points and took home the Ted Lindsay Award as the league MVP voted on by the players.

91裸聊视频淲e hated missing practice and games,91裸聊视频� Henrik Sedin said. 91裸聊视频淲hen they dropped the puck, we wanted to be on the ice. We wanted to be the go-to guys.91裸聊视频�

The Sedins plan to stay in Vancouver for the time being and are looking forward to spending more time with family.

91裸聊视频淕oing on the road, leaving the kids home, family, that91裸聊视频檚 been the toughest part,91裸聊视频� Daniel Sedin said. 91裸聊视频淚t will be fun to be around them a lot more.91裸聊视频�

Known for their tireless work in the community, the pair have remained committed to the Canucks through a painful rebuild the last three seasons that seems to finally be taking shape.

With players like Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat at the front of a new wave under the leadership of rookie head coach Travis Green, the Sedins feel they91裸聊视频檙e leaving the franchise in good hands.

The Canucks also now have some holes to fill. Daniel Sedin has 21 goals and 31 assists in 78 games this season, while Henrik Sedin has three goals and 45 assists in 79 outings 91裸聊视频� a combined 100 points Vancouver will have to replace.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 the right time for us to leave,91裸聊视频� Henrik Sedin said. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e been part of a coaching staff and a group that we really enjoyed working with.

91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e top-notch. We can91裸聊视频檛 say enough good things about Travis.91裸聊视频�

The Canucks host the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday before the Sedins91裸聊视频� final home game Thursday against the Arizona Coyotes.

The twins will then wrap up their careers Saturday in Edmonton against the Oilers.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a chance for us to thank the fans,91裸聊视频� Daniel Sedin said. 91裸聊视频淲e told our teammates this morning they should be regular games. Treat us the same way.

91裸聊视频淚t should be no different this last week.91裸聊视频�

That most assuredly won91裸聊视频檛 be the case.

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press