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- In much the same way that fruit cups need to admit they're , the Canucks should need to admit that they, too, are melon cups. They're not a playoff team, says Ed Willes. []
- After all, they're five points out of last. But they're also five points out of a playoff spot! And another loss would be their fifth in a row! This is like that Jim Carrey movie about the number 23. I forget what it's called. []
- The Canucks are back at it tonight, facing off with the Avalanche. Here's a look at some of the keys to the game, chief among them being: find a way to not lose. []
- Another possible key to the game: maybe, just maybe, the Canucks should shoot more pucks. []
- Jeremy Davis makes a pretty good point regarding the trade deadline: playoff push or no, the Canucks can probably do without Radim Vrbata at this point. []
- Vrbata knows he's on the block. He's trying not to think about it.听鈥淚 signed for two seasons and have no desire to leave," he told Ben Kuzma, "even though this season is not going as well. You sign up for something, you have to deal with the good and the bad. If it (a trade) happens, it happens, and you go from there." []
- Guts McTavish doubles down on the same point: trade the veterans. Trade them all. []
- To that same end: five possible trade destinations for Dan Hamhuis. []
- Yannick Weber is in Utica. Meanwhile, worse defenders are still with the Canucks. []
- Sean Zandberg checks in with the Canucks' 2011 draftees. Will any of them make it to the Canucks' lineup? Well, let's just say that Alex Grenier's got a lot riding on him at this point. []
- Finally, here's Chris Tanev's high school yearbook photo. []
