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What don’t we know about Loui Eriksson?

Daniel Sedin suggested the winger’s time management with his four kids could be better. That’s understandable. Henrik Sedin suggested his linemate doesn’t take nights off and by the end of any game, he will have done something to make the Vancouver Canucks better. That’s encouraging.

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“You’re never going to see him have a bad game — that’s what stands out for me,” the Canucks captain said Wednesday of the the prize free-agent acquisition. “I’ve played with him and against him enough that you’re never going come out after a game and say: ‘He was poor tonight.’

“He does something every night to help the team — it could be on the power play or by just playing a steady game — and he doesn’t make any mistakes. He’s not going to cost you any games.”

It cost the Canucks a lot, especially the six-year term, to land the 30-goal scorer who will start as a fixture on the first line and first power-play unit. But beyond the $US36 million, it’s rare for a free agent to commit to a team that needs everything to go right just for a shot at the playoffs. Why the Canucks? Did the 2010 Winter Olympics leave the right impression on him and his family? Is it the Sedins? The sushi?