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16. Vancouver Canucks, 34-26-12
Last week: 16
Mirtle rank: 17
Dayal rank: 16
At the start of this week, Canucks fans were getting ready to fire up the old draft lottery simulator again. Their playoff hopes looked dead after two devastating losses to the Blues and Rangers, not to mention the injuries to Elias Pettersson, Nils Höglander and Filip Chytil.
The undermanned Canucks are still alive, however, thanks in large part to Thatcher Demko’s return from IR. Vancouver’s star netminder has been limited to just 19 games this season due to multiple injuries, but he returned on Monday against the Devils and has backstopped the club to two massive victories. The odds are still stacked against the Canucks, but a Demko heater could be exactly what the doctor ordered.
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