In a span of just three games, the Vancouver Canucks went from a near automatic postseason berth to a wild card club that’s just barely holding on for dear life.
Vancouver played arguably its worst game of the season against the Ottawa Senators last Thursday, dropping an ugly 5-2 decision against a team that’s simply counting down the days until the draft lottery.
The Canucks looked just as flat in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the mother of all collapses took place on Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. You know, where Vancouver coughed up a 3-1 lead in the third period by surrendering four unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 defeat.