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Hey, you know, ita TMs never too early to be thinking about the playoffs in light of where the Nucks are this point of the season, which is close to a quarter of the way through.

With two goals and an assist Christian Ehrhoff was the centre of attention on Friday.

THE SETUP: Everybody is waiting for the other skate to drop and for the Avalanche a ' who finished last in the Western Conference last season a ' to plummet as the current Northwest Division leaders.

Back come the Canucks. Three of them. That was Bob Colea TMs famous and generic call from the 1994 Stanley Cup final as the Vancouver Canucks played the eventual champion New York Rangers.

This Canucksa season has borne many similarities to a natural disaster, which isna t quite as bad as it sounds.

The Detroit Red Wings face off against the Vancouver Canucks tonight ready to tangle with a team in similar straits: the 10-9-and-0 Canucks sit in 9th place in the Western Conference, with 20 points to the Wings' 19 .

Tanner Glass, who has five lifetime NHL points, was a consistent scorer in U.S. college hockey, putting up 56 points in 65 games over two campaigns with NCAA Dartmouth.

One-quarter of the way into the National Hockey League season, Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault still doesn't know what kind of team he has.

Henrik Sedin had his first NHL hat trick and Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots, helping the Vancouver Canucks snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

The Canucks have most of their injured players back, but will have to do without the one they need the most for a little longer.

THE SETUP: Two of the Western Conference's perennial top teams are in an unfamiliar position - out of a playoff berth.

Henrik Zetterberg scored midway through the third period and Jimmy Howard made 31 saves, giving the Detroit Red Wings a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Vancouver Canucks Tanner Glass tries to get the puck past St. Louis Blues goaltender Chris Mason during the first period of their NHL hockey game in St.

THE SETUP: Fresh from three off-days, the Canucks get a chance to get back on the winning track in St.

Every Monday, we break down Vancouver's schedule for the upcoming week. The Games: Tuesday at St.

The surprise was supposed to be a Daniel Sedin sighting. Instead, it was a no-show by Roberto Luongo at Vancouver Canucks practice Sunday in Dallas that stole the show.

DALLAS a ' Andrew Raycroft has been arguably the best goalie in the National Hockey League the last week, but apparently isna TMt good enough to start tonight for the Vancouver Canucks in Dallas.

Coming off a heated game against the New York Rangers, the Vancouver Canucks will look to bring that feistiness onto the road tonight as they visit the divisional rival Minnesota Wild, who are sitting at the bottom of the Northwest .

Vancouver Canucks left wing Darcy Hordichuk, 24, is congratulated by teammate Matt Pettinger after scoring against Minnesota Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom.

The natives of Livonia, Mich., could end up going head-to-head much of the game.