VANCOUVER — Nine months ago, give or take, in the hot-and-heavy
days following their Stanley Cup meltdown, the Vancouver Canucks’ blueprint for
rebounding was conceived.
To recap, the plan was pretty much as follows:
Stay healthy next time, punish the opponent when it commits fouls of
intimidation by scoring on the power play, and don’t deviate from the
architect’s model just because one team, one time, got away with assault. More…
Shacks’ Take: As I mentioned
yesterday, the newspapers are here to talk you out onto the ledge and I’m here
to talk you back off it. If I read between the lines it seems Cam
believes Vancouver’s trade of Hodgson for Kassian was a kind of panic reaction
to the new rules. Ummm, no. It was an
assessment that Vancouver wanted different definitions to the line combinations
and Hodgson didn’t fit. But that ruins
the premise of his story doesn’t it?
Cole would also like to know at what point we should worry about
Vancouver’s recent bad play. Honestly,
you can pick any time to panic— me, I’m going to wait until the Canucks are on
the verge of elimination. There’s no
trophy for best team in March. I realize
watching Vancouver play less than inspired hockey of late is painful for the
locals but it’s not an omen of the coming apocalypse, it’s a blip in the
regular season.
Patience is a virtue, one that is in short supply in Canuckland, but if
Vancouver wins their first round match-up this entire slump will be a distant
memory.
If you really feel the need to panic, remember to breathe and watch this
video to try and stay positive.
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