from Ian McIntyre of the Vancouver Sun,

We always believed Jim Benning when he said the Vancouver Canucks could be a playoff team this season. But we were skeptical, until now, about the addendum to the general manager’s claim: that once in the National Hockey League playoffs, the Canucks might actually win.

Six nights from the start of the Stanley Cup tournament, we can’t find a daunting potential opponent for the Canucks in the Western Conference. All are good. None are invincible.

The Canucks are 2-1 this season against the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-0 against the St. Louis Blues. They’re 2-1-2 against the Anaheim Ducks, 2-2 against the Calgary Flames. Their only wins against the Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild were the most recent games against them. The Canucks’ only loss to the Winnipeg Jets was last week.

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