As noted philosopher Todd Bertuzzi once said, -- actually, more than once -- it is what it is.
In this case, it was a win for the Vancouver Canucks, who snapped a five-game losing streak on West Coast Express night at Rogers Arena.
So what if Monday night’s 5-2 victory came against the Buffalo Sabres, who aren’t exactly the class of the National Hockey League. It was a win and the Canucks desperately needed one of those.
Radim Vrbata got things started with two first-period goals and completed his hat trick late in the third as the Canucks won for just the fourth time on home ice this season.