This was the one. In our wild-eyed pretend optimism - this was it - two point glimmers of hope in this long dark home stand. The glimmer was twinkling almost brightly for two periods. The Stars are were sitting beneath us. They have way below average goaltending that other teams having been lighting up - usually both goalies in the same game. We could take tie them. In two periods of play.
Yet, surprisingly the light was snuffed out in the third. Why? Because the NHL is cruel and makes the Canucks, league’s largest meat provider to ravenous Injury Faeries, grind out another 20 minutes of mean, mean-nothing hockey.