The Vancouver Canucks want to make the playoffs — so fans keep hearing.
In order to do that, they need to start the season well. They need the Sedins firing on all cylinders, they need their goaltending to be solid, and they need scoring from the bottom-six and the defense.
Winning hockey games will be difficult enough in a tough Western Conference. But it will be all the tougher because the Canucks’ schedule for the first three months is simply brutal.
Scheduling and travel are always concerns for the Canucks. Eastern conference teams have it easy.