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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
close to a cup no
but the Pacific is not a very good division, LA is the only elite team
Anaheim got a lot of puck luck last year, and all they added is Kesler (who everyone on this forum basically agreed is declining)
Calgary I think will be worse than last year, which is planned
Edmonton isn't a threat yet, I don't think Arizona is a great team, and SJ want to blow up their team and trade away their two best players after already losing their best PMD
it's going to be difficult not to make the playoffs in the pacific next year
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Anaheim and San Jose are still miles ahead of the Canucks. Even IF the Sharks trade Marleau and/or Thornton - they'd get a good return for them and they still have some nice pieces to build around (Couture, Hertl, Nieto etc). All the Canucks can hope for is a wildcard spot, and that's going to be difficult because the Central is the best division of the NHL right now and even teams like Dallas and Nashville clearly improved over the last few days.