from Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province,

... suddenly with their outstanding five goal performances against two of the teams thought to be solid in the eastern conference in Boston and Pittsburgh and that up-and-down win in Chicago, the fans have not only actually had something to cheer about they’ve had something to hold their attention virtually every shift. The no-hit Canucks have actually been physically engaged for a couple of games in a row, and with a vacation in Minnesota in between, it’s been three of the last four and they even ignored the constant series of calls favouring the trailing team in Friday’s third period officiating example of "game management."

But as well as waking up the patrons and actually having them pay attention, they’ve signalled to the very same people that this may well be a playoff team after all. Perhaps they’ve even shifted the question from "can they make it" to "is there any conceivable way they could win a round?"

On first blush the answer to that last question is pretty easy, but the two wins against Chicago and Boston whereby they forced both teams into uncharacteristic give-aways makes you wonder for just a moment.

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