from Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province,

Vancouver now has a home record of 12-10-1, which is not only not good enough for the well-being of this team with respect to their stated goal of making the playoffs, it’s dreadful for the economic well-being of this team.

With empty seats already sprinkled generously throughout the building, the entertainment this game and many others like it in Rogers Arena this season have produced is likely to further erode fan support.

Sure, it picked up in the third period, as it often does, and the dramatic push to try to tie the game certainly helped. But more and more in the second half of the season, you come to the games almost expecting to be bored for large stretches.

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