The canucks are an interesting study this year. They really have completed the shift from a skilled team to a grinding one.
They shoot from everywhere so their high shot totals are a bit misleading. Tortorella has them playing a very north-south game and the D are quite aggressive pinching up the walls. Flip side is that skilled teams are going to expose them for odd-man rushes.
Thing is their most effective players are their foot soldiers in this style and it's going to be a tough style to maintain over a long season. They'll grind out a lot of one-goal victories over the mediocre teams but will be handled pretty easy by more skilled clubs.
They look like the 3rd best team in the division and will probably claim that playoff spot. Don't like their chances playing LA or SJ in round one though which is almost certainly going to be the outcome.
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