Canucks’ flickering playoff hopes need help during their five-day break
VANCOUVER — All the Vancouver Canucks can do this week is wait and hope.
The club began its NHL-mandated five-day break Monday after a hectic stretch that saw Vancouver conclude a six-game road trip, get 24 hours off and then play back-to-back nights at home.
Sitting four points adrift of the Calgary Flames for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, and with most of the other teams around them in the playoff chase also in action, the Canucks will be have a keen eye on the out-of-town scoreboard.
“We’ve put ourselves in a spot where we need other teams to lose,” said Vancouver captain Henrik Sedin.