The series preview for this round-one matchup can easily serve as tonight’s game one preview as well. The Blues and Canucks haven’t played each other in the postseason since 2009, a series that doesn’t invite comparison at all to this one. The team names are the same, but the faces have changed. In 2009, the Canucks were a Western Conference powerhouse, rolling to 100 points, planting themselves atop the Pacific Division and only bested in point total by the Red Wings and Presidents’ Trophy winning San Jose Sharks. The Blues, on the other hand, went from absolute dumpster fire to pleasant surprise to making the playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Canucks at Blues Game One Preview
