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Invariably, any discussion of how the Canucks will fare involves bringing up the Sedins.

Daniel and Henrik turned 36 last week, so the question needs to be asked – how much gas do they have left in that proverbial tank?

“I think they were two of the best players in the entire World Cup,” noted NHL Insider Pierre LeBrun during an appearance on Vancouver’s TSN 1040 Wednesday morning. “I was completely wowed by their effort. It’s a pity their coach didn’t unleash that team more. I think it’s crazy how the Swedes sat back.

“But I thought the Sedins looked in mid-season form. I think the Canucks are going to be treated for that fact that they got so prepared for that World Cup. They looked outstanding to me, and obviously that chemistry is already there with Loui Eriksson. I think they’re going to have an outstanding year. There’s no question.

“Listen. As you guys know better than me, I never worry about them. I always worry about where’s the secondary scoring going to come from in Vancouver. Maybe it’s there. Maybe it isn’t this year. But I’m not worried about the twins.”

Last season, in January, you may recall how Denis Potvin came under fire for a disparaging comment made about Daniel Sedin during a Florida Panthers broadcast. Potvin later apologized.

LeBrun, while on Montreal radio at the time – and as part of a larger discussion on the Canucks – was asked about the comment. LeBrun indicated he hadn’t heard it yet.

The topic sparked a voracious defense of the Sedins by the Insider that resonated really strongly when it made its way back to the Vancouver market though.

“I’ve got to say… I don’t know what happened, but obviously the Sedins somehow were – something was said to them,” began LeBrun. “It just angers me. I’m tired of what the twins have had to put up with during their careers. I’ve covered this league for 21 years, and I don’t know if I’ve met two classier guys in the entire game than Henrik and Daniel Sedin. Who work their tails off, who are durable, who are character guys – who keep putting up numbers, by the way – who do everything in the community there. Like, what else do you want from these guys? And why do people still feel like they can take liberties with them?

“It really – my blood boils whenever this comes up. Just as it did during the 2011 Cup Final. I think it was Marchand that was punching one of the twins.

“The lack of respect that has happened in and out for the twins over the years, I think, is appalling. And it really pisses me off.”

Source: TSN 1040/ Transcript: Nichols

LeBrun: "I've covered this league for 21 years. I don't know if I've met two classier guys in the entire game" than the Sedins. #Canucks — Chris Nichols (@NicholsOnHockey) January 13, 2016

LeBrun on Sedins: "It just angers me. I'm tired of what the twins have had to put up w/ during their careers." #Canucks — Chris Nichols (@NicholsOnHockey) January 13, 2016

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