Canucks Playoffs

IN THE WORDS OF JIM MORA:
“PLAYOFFS…DON’T TALK ABOUT PLAYOFFS”…
STARTING TONIGHT IN EDMONTON…THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS WILL BEGIN THE FINAL 10 GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON…
FOR THE PLAYERS AND THE COACHES…THAT’S WHERE THEIR ATTENTION HAS TO BE…
THE MATH IS THIS SIMPLE:
THE CANUCKS CAN FINISH AS HIGH AS…FIRST IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
OR MISS THE PLAYOFFS ENTIRELY…
NEVERTHELESS…FOR THE HOCKEY FANS IN THIS CITY…THE PLAYOFFS CAN NOT COME FAST ENOUGH…
IN THEIR EYES…WHAT THE CANUCKS DO…”GOOD OR BAD”…WILL DECIDE THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE SEASON…
SIMPLY THINK BACK TO LAST YEAR…
THE CANUCKS WON THEIR DIVISION…AND SWEPT ST. LOUIS IN 4 STRAIGHT…
YET DESPITE IT ALL…WHAT IS THE DEFINING MOMENT OF THAT SEASON???
GAME 6 IN CHICAGO…
TWICE IN THE 3RD PERIOD OF THAT GAME…THE CANUCKS HAD THE LEAD AND GAVE IT UP…
IN ALL THE HAWKS SCORED 4 GOALS IN THE PERIOD…TO BEAT THE CANUCKS 7-5 TO WIN THE SERIES AND END THE SEASON FOR VANCOUVER…
IN 2007…IT WAS GAME 5 IN ANAHEIM…SCOTT NIEDERMAYER SCORED THE WINNER IN DOUBLE OVERTIME…
THE DUCKS WENT ONTO TO WIN THE CUP…
THE CANUCKS WENT TO THE DRIVING RANGE AT UBC…
AS THE 2010 PLAYOFFS APPROACH…THE CANUCKS HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED…
ON THE TOP OF THE LIST IS…THE HEALTH OF WILLIE MITCHELL???
ALL WE KNOW IS MITCHELL IS STILL NOT WORKING OUT…AND THERE IS NO TIME TABLE SET FOR HIS RETURN…
SECONDLY IS WHETHER OR NOT LUONGO CAN CARRY THIS TEAM FOR MORE THAN ONE SERIES…
BUT GENERAL MANAGER MIKE GILLIS POINTS TO ANOTHER ISSUE…WHICH HE CONSIDERS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT…
THAT IS…PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS…
TO WHICH GILLIS NOW SAYS…HE BELIEVES HIS TEAM HAS NOW ELEVATED ITSELF IN THOSE TWO AREAS…
IF HE’S RIGHT…THEN THROUGH OUT APRIL…MAY AND JUNE:
WE’LL FINALLY GET TO TALK…”PLAYOFFS!!!”…