In the afterglow of the Canucks' 4-3 win over San Jose on Saturday, Kevin Bieksa said, "I knew we were going to play a good game. We always get up for the good teams."
But it's the flip side of Bieksa's statement — call it the Bieksa Corollary — which is the concern for Canucks' followers. Tuesday night, the Canucks weren't playing one of the NHL's good teams. They were, in fact, playing one of the NHL's lousier teams, the Edmonton Oilers, who sat 14th in the Western Conference, a mere 22 points behind the Canucks going into the final game before the all-star break.
Unfortunately, most everyone who took in the affair knew what that meant.
Shack's Take: More fodder for the bored. Right now the Canucks are really killing time until the playoffs start, we all are. The Canucks know their real test starts in April so it's not surprising they can't get up for these meaningless games against bottom-feeders when they know they can still win the majority of them without breaking a sweat. Call me if the canucks fall below 5th in the conference then we'll re-evaluate this problem.
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