Speaking of the playoffs, the Canucks have only made it into the playoffs 24 times since its inception and only nine times to the second round.
Good news is that three out of the nine have occurred in the last four years.
This tells you that this group of players is close to getting past the second round, and who know how much further.
The core players are pretty much in the prime of their playing lives, so this is as good a time as any to exploit the concept of taking a deep run into the playoffs but first—Chicago.
You have to think that these two teams know each other extremely well after doing battle last year.
This year’s version should be a war of attrition.
Each team has a good hate on for the other, so there will be lots of hitting, shoving, ...
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