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Is there any reason to still view the Canucks as Cup contenders?



It’s been a month since the Canucks last beat a playoff team. That’s Hockey discusses how much faith it has in Vancouver with the postseason right around the corner, and if a matchup against the Golden Knights in the first round would be a bad matchup for the Canucks.

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  1. Lmao no, they were always pretenders. Anyone with a brain knew the 105 PDO wouldn't last. Calling them contenders was always laughable. Teams that miss the playoffs for 8 years don't suddenly win the cup hahaha

  2. now canucks. we are swpt in the first. if we playbnlike the beginning ofn the season………we sweep orn 4-1…….. if we play the preds its a series of Demko/Saros

  3. leave it to tsn to come up with this stupid question. They were never contenders, they have improved to a playoff team this year, never was anything else.

  4. I didn't at the ASB. They're a good team, but the underlying numbers didn't lie. They showed the Canucks overachieving. Obviously, Demko was a significant reason for that. For this team to win, they still need puck luck and their goalie to steal games. DeSmith isn't the problem, but he hasn't stolen a game, and that's the problem. Sure, they're not playing as well as they did as a team that they did before the ASG, but regardless, everything was going in early in the year. To me, the Canucks in reality are a wildcard team. I still think they'd be in the playoffs, but a contender? Everyone said I wasn't a Canucks fan because I didn't "believe." I've been a fan since 1990. I don't have a "belief." I cheer when they win and I come back when they lose.

  5. Vancouver rules the league majority of the season and soon as they are in they decide to take a break and Toronto media jumps all over them..Worry about yours homie! Canucks still better then most Canadian teams.

  6. They are in the playoffs, but they need Demko in order to be Stanley Cup Contenders. With a full squad, they can beat the Kings, Oilers, and Vegas.

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