Canucks Challenges & Strengths: Playoff Spot Battle

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00:00And the Canucks, they've got problems, man.

00:06So now JT Miller, now JT Miller is out.

00:09It's been one thing after another as far as injuries and leave of absences for Canucks.

00:13But with all that being stated, they're, they're still in a mix right now.

00:17They're technically not in a playoff spot, right?

00:19Well, they are in a playoff spot, but they're not in the top three in a division right now.

00:23But they do have a bunch of games in hand and they're right there.

00:27Their problem is the Vancouver Canucks are six and one on the road, all right?

00:32So their dominant road team, they're six and one.

00:34At home, they're three, four, and three.

00:36They're coming off a game.

00:37They played, they played over the weekend twice, a great cup weekend in Vancouver.

00:42They won on Saturday, then they lost on Sunday, they lost to the National Predators, a little

00:46bit of revenge.

00:47They beat the Predators in the playoffs last year.

00:49So the Preds get a little bit of revenge.

00:52The Canucks are pretty good at bouncing back after losses.

00:54They don't generally lose two in a row.

00:56They haven't been good at home and now they're plus 125 tonight against the visiting New

01:01York Rangers.

01:02We'll take a shot with the Vancouver Canucks in a bounce back spot tonight and getting

01:06plus 125 with still one of the better teams in the National Hockey League.