from Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province,

The storylines continue to change on a daily basis. Is Zack Kassian the new triplet? Is Eddie Lack the new starting goalie? Are they buyers or sellers at the trade deadline?

But amid all the intrigue one thing remains constant for the Vancouver Canucks this season — they’re winning a lot more than they’re losing, and with the finish line now in sight, they still sit in a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Sunday afternoon on Long Island, the Canucks started the game without six players who were in their opening night lineup, then lost goalie Ryan Miller early in the second period and they still bounced the New York Islanders 4-0, who were sitting in second place in the East when the day began.

The offence? Naturally it was led by Kassian — who couldn’t get out of the press box last week and now has three goals in two games while playing with the Sedins — and the unlikely pair of 19-year-old Bo Horvat and Latvian rookie Ronalds Kenins.

The defence? Naturally they were without three of their top four, then lost Luca Sbisa for much of the third period and still blanked the NHL’s second-ranked offence with Miller and Eddie Lack combining for the rare tag-team shutout.

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