Every game is a bonus now.
Absolutely nobody thought Vancouver would be an easy pick for a playoff spot let alone winning the division, even Rutherford/Allvin stated "we think this can be a playoff team IF they all stay healthy" not exactly a ringing endorsement of confidence.
That they did win the division even though not playing great in the end of the easy season was great.
That they won the first round of the playoffs is a great thanks to Allvin/Rutherford totally rebuilding the defence with large humans and Tocchet's desire for even bigger guys yet, real season type guys, playoff type guys.
No one should be upset regardless of the outcome, they are playing with house money now. Which is why they might pull a rabbit out of the hat.
On the game management side, these late game decisions that can influence the outcome are ridiculous and obvious.
Just last night the game management people allowed Dallas a line change in violations of the rules which possibly influenced the outcome, in Nashville that wishy washy call on Lindholm was all out of proportion to what had been happening all game.
In just about every series late in games are calls favouring one team or the other, mostly the home team.
Do the Canucks have a chance? Sure, especially as how Tocchet has them playing like the old Devils under Lemaire but they aren't a "cult" yet.
Those espn guys thought the Van/Preds game was a snooze fest and then praised the Vegas/Dallas game as great and yet the shots on goal and chances were pretty similar.
