Vancouver Canucks: Week 13 Preview, Predictions
By Jeff Godley
Monday, Jan. 2: Canucks vs. Colorado Avalanche
Things are not rosy in the Mile High City.
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The Colorado Avalanche sit dead last in the NHL, and have lost eight of their last ten games. In their final three games before the new year, they allowed a total of 16 goals.
When last these two teams met, Vancouver gave themselves leads of 1-0 and 2-1, only to see the Avs tie the game both times. They sailed through overtime and into the shootout, where Markus Granlund scored the winner.
Jarome Iginla also scored in that game. The 39-year-old has now played over 1500 NHL games. He has nine points in 36 games so far this season.
Predictions
Alex Hoegler:
103. Final. 3. 104. 2
Colorado is one of the worst teams, and the Canucks are simply a better team.
Gerald Morton:
104. 1. 103. Final. 4
Colorado is terrible. My fondest desire is they continue to be terrible and panic trade one of their great young players. Certainly the Canucks can put together a package worth fifty cents on the dollar for Nathan MacKinnon when great player / terrible GM Joe Sakic does something dumb.
What does this have to do with the prediction? Not much. But, as said above, the Avs are awful.
Janik Beichler:
103. Final. 3. 104. 4
The Canucks can win three games in a row, but four seems like a stretch. Especially against what might be the worst team in the league — do the Canucks ever beat teams that are even worse than Vancouver?
Jeff Godley:
1. 103. Final. 3. 104
The Canucks have already beaten the Avalanche this season, and there’s no reason they can’t do it again.