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I have no idea what’s going on here, but the longer I can delay talking about this game, the better.

BEST FOR THE RECORD

Stecher has been great this year, but we don’t want to be accused of cherry picking at the Provies.

If you have a bad turnover, we have to report it.

Stecher played 21 minutes. He only had one shot, but he led the team in Corsi at 65%.

Second to Stecher in Corsi? Jack “Skillex” Skille at 63%.

The Canucks’ best players today were Troy Stecher and Jake Skille.

Not many people would have seen that coming.

Except maybe Drance? He apparently hands out time capsules with player’s futures on it now, I hear?

OK this is just getting creepy now.

BEST PRE-GAME OPTIMISM

After having suffered through the Sutter-Sedin era, Canucks fans were hoping Hansen returning to play with the Twins would free them from Baton Rouge purgatory.

Hansen’s first game back, he was put with the Twins and …

It was probably too much to ask for a guy coming off a long injury to have much of an impact in a game.

The Sedins and Hansen got hammered in Corsi. Eye test confirmed they did not look very effective.

The cycle game, which has excelled with Hansen at times, was non-existent.

Again, you have to think fatigue played a large factor in this one. The Sedins looked slow tonight, and Hansen didn’t have his usual zip.

BEST WHO SAW THAT COMING

Ovechkin, staring deep into the eyes of Alex Biega, freezes him in place.

Burrows can only watch in horror as somehow the Canucks forget Ovechkin likes to set up on that side on the power play.