This series will be very hard to point any fingers because of the situation that we are in but I would love to see us win at least one game. We are on the right track regardless and it will be refreshing to never hear the rebuild word with the Canucks until 2032 at the earliest.
Just remember, Crosby lost his first playoff series in 2007. We need to learn from our mistakes and then we will be fine. Honestly, I wouldn't lose sleep with this team until we are selling out Rogers Arena again. Last night was a time to be thankful that we were able to resume the NHL season.
Secondly, one game is too small of a sample size to make any knee jerking reactions to how the team needs to play better. The only thing I will say is that if we draw a few more penalties, I think it will be easier to shift the momentum. At 2-0 last night it felt like 4-0.
The other thing to remember is we lose our first round pick if we lose this series and I think we need that 1st this year considering we gave away our 2nd in the Toffoli trade.
The scary part about the series is I think the first goal of the game might win every game this series. It will be much easier to make opinions about this series if we lose a game after scoring first. It will be very interesting to see how Minnesota responds after they go behind.
Lastly, Markus Naslund is one of the best Canucks of all time and didn't win a playoff series for Vancouver untl he was 30 and didn't play in a playoff series until he was 29. (He was hurt in the 2001 playoffs). Bo Horvat is 25. 3-5 years ahead of Naslund.
When you compare the two, Naslund has a bit better numbers but it isn't by much.
