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Sutter opens the scoring with a SH goal for the Canucks.....

   

Virtanen makes it 2-0 at the end of the 1st period.....

   

Found a live stream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC5fUM73-CM

   

Danny Sedin scores just after the PP ended.....3-0 'Nucks.....

   

Eriksson makes it 4-0......

   

The Canucks win 4-0 to bring their record for the preseason so far to 2-3-1 with one game left to play, The guys head off to Edmonton on Saturday to end the preseason against the Oilers. The first game of the regular season has the Flames in town on Saturday 15th.

   

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/canucks-to-finish- ... -1.3105155




Are expectations really that bad this year ?

   

I heard something about that out of the corner of my ear today. Hard to believe that one made the news. But they're not the first. I've heard predictions from Toronto to Calgary on how Canucks will be finishing in the basement. I've even heard it from a few claiming to be locals. (Most likely immigrants from the east. )

I don't think the east of Cranbrook crowd enjoyed all the years the Canucks were the last Canadian team standing. And now they're kind of squinting their eyes, crossing their fingers and hoping to 'wishful think' us into the basement.

Not going to happen.

   

However, oops, sorry I didn't really answer your question.

Depends who you ask.

The basic facts are it's generally agreed the Canucks are in a rebuild phase, however while acknowledging that phase of back to the drawing board, the Canucks management claims they will always play to win. I've heard Trevor Linden suggest he would consider success this year to be making the playoffs. Not winning the cup (not this year), just making the playoffs.

Up until recently it was hard to find somebody who talked hockey professionally to say they thought that possible, but I'm getting the feeling some minds are beginning to change even amongst those goofs.

If you hang around the spots where fans hang out you can find lots like me. We think making the playoffs is possible, and we didn't have to change our minds to think it.

There's detailed explanation as to why, but do you really want to wade through those pages?

So just, yeah, me personally, I think the Canucks can make the playoffs this year, and I would consider that a success for this particular year. Also I think there's reason to believe the team is better this year, and it will be better next year and better still the year after that.

There's reason to think that.

   

The last Canucks preseason game is in Edmonton tonight starting at 6:00pm PT....

   

I'd say the Canucks are about ready for the new season, they seem to be playing about the same as last year......being outshot 10-5 in the first period and 18-3 in the 2nd, having only 1 shot in the first half of the period...they've taken the only 2 penalties and have managed just over 30% in the faceoff circle.....Thankfully Markstrom has been able to keep them in the game.....

   

And then they released the Kraken.

Granlund scores. 3-2 Vancouver.

2 minutes left to play.

   

We win!!!

   

Damn, both Baertschi and Granlund managed to score in the final period to give the Canucks a 3-2 win. This brings their preseason record to 3-3-1..... The regular season opens next Saturday with Calgary in town, followed Sunday with the Hurricanes coming to town.

   

Scary defensive duel tonight.

Vancouver scores on itself then comes back to win in a shootout.

Calgary goes winless in 3 games and I don't care.



Vancouver wins its home opener 2-1.

   

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