Dec 6, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Kings left wing Milan Lucic (17) celebrates after scoring a goal with Los Angeles Kings center Jeff Carter (77) and Los Angeles Kings center Tyler Toffoli (73) in the second period of the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
The Vancouver Canucks are struggling in what is probably the worst division in the league right now.
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When the Vancouver Canucks came home for a four-game home stand, they only had one goal: win hockey games. Unfortunately, things did not go quite as planned and the team has now lost five straight games. Will they find a way out of that misery?
Canucks leadership always said the playoffs will be the goal this season, just like they were last year and the year before that. Because of that, Benning made a few major moves, shipping out the likes of Eddie Lack, Zack Kassian, Kevin Bieksa and Nick Bonino. The important point is that all those moves were meant to make the team younger and better at the same time.
That has not worked out so far, but where does the team rank among Pacific Division rivals this week? Let’s take a look.
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