The Canucks have had trouble handling some of the NHL’s middling teams, most recently in a loss to the otherwise faltering Golden Knights. As far as we know, the Knights sent out Mr Seive as their goaltender and still came away with a win in Vancouver.
Meanwhile, the Blues are on cruise control, 14 wins into what looks to be another strong regular season for St Louis. Will they get out of the first round of the playoffs? Oh probably not. But that doesn’t mean they won’t be one of the Western Conference heavyweights between now and April.