Nucks’ Misconduct Yankee Canucks thinks winning home Ice Important

Grandpa Kent Cracked A Toothless Smile: In a season so filled with doom, gloom and negative connotations, if you were a non-hockey person and saw what's been said about the Canucks this season, you'd likely be stunned to see just where they are in the standings. Yet here they sit, as terrible as they are a mere 2 points back on the Rangers and Blues, with a shot at back to back President's Trophy wins. And if you think this is not significant, you need to shut off the part of your brain that acknowledges internet trolling as though it somehow matters and listen to fact: If you believe for one moment that winning top spot in the regular season meant nothing in the Canucks playoff run, you're wrong.  More…

Shacks’ Take:  Look I don’t want to get into anything with the guys at Nucks’ Misconduct but I do have to disagree just slightly with Yankee Dan here. 

As anyone who reads me knows, I’m more concerned with the Canucks reaching the playoffs healthy than putting in the extra effort to win the President’s trophy.  


Vancouver did that last year and the only thing it got them was the best view in the house for the trophy presentation that really matters, Boston’s Stanley cup award in our building. 

Sorry for the photo Canuck fans but it shows,
Despite home ice advantage Boston hoisted the Cup

Since the President’s Cup was awarded only 7 of 25 winners have gone on to win the Stanley Cup, that’s only 28%, not enough for me to think first is imperative or even close to it.

As for the assertion home ice was important in their playoff run, that could be argued either way.  Vancouver was 3 – 1 against Chicago at home and 1 – 2 on the road.  Against Nashville though Vancouver was only 1 – 2 at home but 3 – 0 in Nashville and against San Jose the sample size was small but the record was 3 – 0 at home and 1 – 1 on the road.  Until the finals the only series where home ice was an advantage was Chicago and that seemed more a case of the Canucks losing focus than the location of the games because Vancouver was clearly the best team in game 6 at Chicago but failed to capitalize on their chances.

Although the Boston series was all about the home team until game 7, Boston proved the team playing the best usually wins the final games, not the team with home ice advantage.


I discuss this more in my take earlier today.