They were by far the best team in the NHL this season, but the Vancouver Canucks somehow lost their mojo in the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Boston Bruins in Game 7. What now for the Canucks?
Tim Thomas is going to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the 2011 NHL playoffs, even if the Boston Bruins lose Game 7 to the Vancouver Canucks. But why is it such a lock?
The Vancouver Canucks have been slaughtered on the road, and hit-and-miss at home. All of that is in the past; if they play one complete game to their full potential, it's a virtual lock they'll win the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals in Game 7.
In a must-win Game 6 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, the Boston Bruins sent a message to the Vancouver Canucks in a 5-2 win to force Game 7. And it was clear what inspired such a performance: injured star Nathan Horton.
The Dallas Mavericks won the 2011 NBA championship on Sunday night, and the ensuing celebration left a lot to be desired. For hockey fans, it's a good time to take stock in the spectacle that is the Stanley Cup.
The Vancouver Canucks are one win away from hoisting the Stanley Cup, but the irony is that we've yet to see their best in the Finals against the Boston Bruins. For them, it doesn't matter how they got here. It just matters that they're here.
It's been an uphill battle all Stanley Cup Finals long for the Boston Bruins, and after their Game 5 loss against the Vancouver Canucks, they don't even have history to rely on
The Vancouver Canucks haven't dominated any game of this tied Stanley Cup Finals series. Instead, the Boston Bruins continue to dictate play. What can the Canucks do to recover their swagger before it's too late?
It's no secret: the Boston Bruins offense is on a hot streak in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Vancouver Canucks. But in Game 4, the little things also helped Boston even the series at two games a piece.
No one could have predicted Boston's 8-1 blowout over the Canucks. Will Vancouver shake it off as just a bump in the road or has Boston finally gotten under their skin?
The Boston Bruins relived the old era of the Big Bad Bruins on Monday night, putting the Vancouver Canucks on notice with a huge 8-1 win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
After two games in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final, is it time to admit that the Boston Bruins are just overmatched by the Vancouver Canucks?
The Boston Bruins had plenty to be happy with in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. However, the Vancouver Canucks are showing that they only need a few chances to come back for a win.
Though the mainstream media is enamored with the Sedins, the die-hard fans will insist that Ryan Kesler is the best player on the Vancouver Canucks. And they're right.
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final played right into the Bruins' style -- which means Vancouver's last-minute win is all the more dangerous to Boston's Cup hopes.
