We get it, a 4-0-0 start was unsustainable for the Vancouver Canucks. A 4-0-1 was equally unsustainable. Now that the club sits at a 4-1-1 record, one may think the Canucks have entered free-fall mode and will be at the bottom of the standings very soon.
Bold prediction: they won’t be.
Unlike most of last season, the Canucks actually played well in their first four games and deserved to sit atop the standings. They were one of the NHL’s top teams in possession and earned their honours.
Then came the first two road games of the season, against the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks.