This is a 5* BIG-CHALK CHOKE-OUT on the Vancouver Canucks.

I played against the struggling Coyotes last night and while they made it interesting in the first half of the game, predictably the team would fall apart and eventually succumb 5-3 in Calgary; a game vs. the surging Canucks is definitely not what the doctor ordered to get untracked. For a number of different situational reasons, I feel that this line should in fact be A LOT larger and think the home side is absolutely worth the price of admission in this spot. Will the Canucks come out complacent and disinterested in this one? I'll admit, growing up in Vancouver I have witnessed the team many times struggle with consistency in this spot, but when taking a closer look at their schedule, I think that it's virtually impossible that the Canucks will look past the lowly Coyotes here. Vancouver hasn't even played since its 4-3 OT win over the Senators at home on Tuesday, and doesn't even play again until next Wednesday in Edmonton. A letdown in this position would be 100% unacceptable, the team has no reason to look ahead, and every reason to come out focused on the task at hand. Arizona is one of the league's worst teams, ranking near the bottom in almost every single statistical offensive and defensive category and the second game of a back to back in Canada is simply not conducive to a productive outing in my opinion. All signs definitely point to a rout, play on VANCOUVER.

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