A month ago I wrote that .500 hockey was not going to get to the playoffs, and that the lead up to the All Star Game would be the key to evaluating this team, saying:
Time to have a better than .500 road trip and get a good winning streak going at home in January. If that happens (and it looks possible), the Canucks could be barely in a playoff spot to start February, four weeks before the trade deadline.
As we now know, the road trip was below .500, but 2-3-1 sounds ALMOST like .