A lot can happen over the next 70 games, but the Vancouver Canucks have to be pleased with their 6-4-2 start — one that currently has them placed as the first wild card team in the Western Conference.
But we’ve seen this hot start many times, only for the season to end in miserable fashion. We saw the Canucks win their first four games last season, only to finish second-last in the NHL. Vancouver also started out 2015-16 with a 3-0-1 record, but they wound up finishing 28th overall.
So if history is an indication of anything, the Canucks are simply toying with us.