Momentum has been a slippery slope for the Vancouver Canucks to climb this season.
Traction has been hard to come by for a Vancouver team that just hasn’t been able to get on any kind of a good, long roll.
After showing some recent promise, the Canucks slid backwards -- in a big way -- again Monday night as they dropped an ugly 5-0 decision to the Los Angeles Kings at Rogers Arena.
The Canucks, who had collected seven of eight points in their previous four games, had come into this one looking for their first three-game winning streak of the season.