Breaking out pucks at pace was a problem. The Blues clogged up the neutral zone and simple zone exits were sloppy

Antoine Roussel would drag them into the fight. So would Derek Dorsett. Article content

Kiefer Sherwood has willingly carried on that franchise tradition for the Vancouver Canucks and the feisty right-winger did everything possible to keep his club in contention Monday at Rogers Arena . Article content Article content

He scored twice to cut deficits to 2-1 and 3-2 against the St. Louis Blues, nearly netted his second career hat trick, dished out five heavy hits, had four shots and seven attempts. The faithful even chanted his name and his fourth line was by far the most effective team combination.

And yet it wasn’t nearly enough as the Canucks served up a turkey in

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