from Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province,

Owing to an obvious flaw in their makeup and a perceived lightness in their loafers, the prevailing wisdom states the Vancouver Canucks are at their most susceptible against the NHL’s quote, heavy teams, unquote.

This was certainly the case last season when the three California teams treated the Canucks the way Mike Tyson treated Michael Spinks but this season, as you may be aware, things have changed for this team — and that’s evident in their record against the NHL’s size teams.

Tuesday night, in their fourth game in six nights, the locals spotted the husky Winnipeg Jets a 2-0 second period lead before roaring back to record a 5-2 win, further solidifying their hold on second place in the Pacific Division. But for the Canucks, that win is also part of a season-long trend in which they’ve held a decided edge over the NHL’s heavyweight division. Against Winnipeg, St. Louis, Boston, Anaheim and, just to prove we aren’t being selective, Los Angeles, their record this season is 9-4-1, including a 1-3 mark against the Kings.

If you don’t find that revealing, you should.

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