Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin gave head coach Adam Foote a vote confidence on Monday, with the team sitting last in the NHL and charting a clear course as sellers ahead of the March 6 trade deadline.

“I do trust the coaching staff and Adam Foote,” Allvin said.

Foote, who is in his first season behind the bench, is currently stuck in an 11-game winless skid with the club. The Canucks suffered a 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday, leaving Vancouver seven points back of the 31st-place Winnipeg Jets at the bottom of the standings.

Allvin met with the media after trading winger Kiefer Sherwood to the San Jose Sharks for a package that included two second-round picks.

Vancouver also traded captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild last month and TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports all options are on the table for the franchise, with management now using the word “rebuild.”

Foote voiced his frustration after Monday’s loss for what he chalked up as a “culture” problem of the team having a defeatist attitude when bounces fail to go their way.

“I’ve been watching this for too long,” Foote said after the latest loss. “We’ve got to stop burning ourselves by getting frustrated. We’ve got to stay within the plan. The plan’s working. And it’s our vets. They’ve got to hang in there.”

“It’s something we’ve got to get out of our culture,” he added. “It just gets us off our game … and allows other teams to get just a little bit of energy and come back in the game. It’s something we’ve got to stop.”

Foote was promoted to the role of head coach in the off-season after serving as an assistant under former head coach Rick Tocchet for the previous three seasons. The 54-year-old has seen the team go 16-28-5 this season, on track to miss the playoffs for the fifth time in the past six years and ninth in the past 11.

Allvin said injuries have played a role in the team’s struggles this season, but also cautioned he didn’t want to use them as an excuse.

“There are pockets and stretches where we’re playing really well,” Allvin said. “There was a stretch of seven weeks in late November to early January when our penalty kill was really good, but that was based on you have your goalie and you’re fairly healthy.

“That being said, I don’t want to use excuses. Our job is to win hockey games and we need to get better, all of us. And I know the coaches are working on the solutions and working with the players to perform better, and we need to.”

The Canucks will host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday as an eight-game homestand continues. Vancouver has just a 4-14-3 record on home ice this season, going 12-14-2 on the road.