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Originally Posted by opendoor
I agree with your caution, but on the other hand not all games against Western Conference teams are created equal. The average points % of Vancouver's Western Conference opponents this year has been just under .700 thanks to 2 games against San Jose and one against St. Louis. Compare that to a team like LA who has largely played bottom feeders like WPG, NSH, DAL, EDM, etc. and has faced an average points % of about .500 in their Western Conference games.
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That's fair. The Canucks have so far responded better to Tortorella than I had expected, but it is still tough to get a read on this team. Like I said: we'll know much more about them in mid-November.