The Vancouver Canucks are a .500 hockey team again. Article content

They’re a team that’s going to have to fight hard to make the playoffs. They must win games against opponents like the Columbus Blue Jackets to even have a smidgen of a chance to make the big dance at the end of the season. Article content Article content

And beat the Blue Jackets they did on Saturday at Rogers Arena , coming back from 2-1 down in the second period for a 4-3 win.

The doom and gloom take is that a performance like this won’t work against a team like the Colorado Avalanche, which they face Sunday. The Avs are the first of six true cup contenders in a row the Canucks will face over the coming two weeks.

The Avs beat the Oilers 9-1 on Saturday, a statement win if ever there were one.

But that’s to

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