Hartley is one key factor. The other is Backlund.
Vancouver will be keying in on the Flames top line, so secondary scoring is a must. This is true also for Vancouver, which is why they will probably move Vrbata onto his own line to try to keep a good second option to the Sedins.
Backlund always plays well against the Canucks, and in terms of PPG he is the next guy after that top line + Wideman. He could be a guy who really steps up, and it may mean Hartley moves Stajan into the checking role with extra minutes to buy Backlund more offensive zone starts
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