from an on-going chat with Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,

Good morning Pierre. I really feel the canucks are gonna crash...even with Tortorella. What's your take on that?

Pierre LeBrun Agreed. I have the Canucks missing the playoffs this season in one of my upset/surprise picks. Odds are I will be wrong on that but I try to have fun with predictions. I just don't think the mix is right anymore there

read on as LeBrun answers numerous, league-wide questions...