my pride? I've been a nucks fan my whole life, i was a kid in 94, and watched literally every minute they played in 2010-2011 and I've watched 98% of games since the '05 lockout. The luongo era is over. we need to restock, retool and re-energize this team. starting with top 5-10 picks. we were at the top of the mountain a few years ago, and we need to start the climb back.
that won't happen by just slipping into the playoffs and getting swept by a california team.
realistically, dallas has 2 games in hand. for arguments sake lets give them 1-1-0. so dallas would have 74 with 16 games to go. canucks 68.
if dallas goes 8-8 (pretty low for how hot they've been lately) they end up with 90 points
we would have to go 11-4-1 (23 points) just to be ahead of dallas in the standings. if winnipeg has a better record than us they get in. and phoenix can go 10-7-1 and get in.
so as a proud canucks fan, i would prefer that this season continue as it has the last month. get a top 6 or better pick and get our crap together in the summer and hopefully be better next year.
maybe the sedins and burrows will be able to score next year, that would help us a lot