Well, for the past two years, they've been one of the best teams in the NHL. They just don't got "it" though. They had the best record after the all-star break two years ago, went up 2-0 on Detroit, and then blew it.
They were pretty dominant all last year, but they couldn't close out in the last two games. They lost both the division and Naslund lost the scoring title in the priceless "choked" speech.
They did great against St. Louis, or more specifically, Bertuzzi crushed all their defensemen so they wouldn't go into the corners to get the puck anymore, and they grinded it out in seven games.
And then the Minnesota debacle happenned, but quite frankly, they don't really have the team speed to deal with them. Waltz and Gaborik were just running around in the zone and Canucks really stole two games. They didn't deserve to win, but they were up 3-1...
They're a good team, but they just don't got "it". They need a Steve Thomas or Claude Lemieux type guy. Still much better than watching the Habs get pummelled day in and day out.
