Vancouver Canucks Lose to Nashville: 5 Thoughts and More
By David Joun
Thought #5: Watching the Standings
I said that this game was a “four-pointer” for the Canucks and the Preds. Hopefully, you now understand.
Read: Week #17 Outlook: Four-Point Game against Nashville
With the regulation loss, the Canucks are behind the Anaheim Ducks. The points don’t look so bad for the Canucks. But it is the games played column that looks bad. The Canucks have played more games than everyone else in the running for the wildcard spot. With a game in hand on the Canucks, the Preds are now three points above Vancouver. The same goes for the Arizona Coyotes who have two more points with one less game played compared to the Canucks.
Should Anaheim go 1-1-1 with their three games in hand over the Canucks, they would be at 54 points — where the Coyotes would also be. The scariest thing on that table might be the fact that Anaheim is 7-3-0 in their last 10 games.
"We didn't have the late push we needed. This isn't how we wanted to go into the break; it's tough" - D. Sedin #Canucks
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 27, 2016
And the Canucks enter the break on a losing streak, with this gif forever engraved in their minds.
Vancouver looked forward to getting Sutter back. Now the city can only wait for its captain to be back after the break. And Hamhuis, too. That, again, raises more questions. This All-Star Break is not a good time to be a Canucks fan, if you ask me.
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