The Vancouver Canucks managed to regain dignity as a team with two wins against playoff-bound California teams last week. The irony of a win that some view as losses was a tough one for the Canucks to swallow as they near the end of the current NHL season.
Just looking at the standings to start the week, the Canucks are not too far removed from the number three tanker’s spot, which is currently occupied by John Tortorella and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Moving up into Columbus’s spot would mean a two percent increase in the Auston Matthews odds.