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Mar 24 vs Winnipeg Conventional wisdom has Holtby getting one of the back-to-backs against Montreal, but they desperately need to make up ground on the Habs. Would Green be willing to ride Demko for the entire road trip and give the March 22 game to Holtby? Missing Cup contender pieces The Canucks appear to have a number of key building blocks to become a Stanley Cup contender, even if it’s still at least two years away. Demko looks like a good No. 1 goalie. Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat are a good one-two punch at centre. Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller are legitimate top-line wingers.

Article content Oilers 1, Canucks 2 Pretty decent hockey game on the west coast on Saturday night, but a solid effort from an Edmonton Oilers club on the second half of a back-to-back fell just short in a 2-1 regulation loss to Vancouver Canucks. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Player grades: Edmonton Oilers run into hot goalie, winning streak snapped at 4 Back to video Edmonton controlled the first period but were unable to beat netminder Thatcher Demko who was strong all game in a first-star performance. The Canucks opened the scoring 33 mi...

Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Even after winning four of their last five games, the Vancouver Canucks are still a long-shot to make the playoffs. That’s an indictment of just how bad and unlucky they’ve been through the first half of the season. Despite the miraculous run the Canucks would need in order to make the playoffs, the team is beginning to tease potential. Right now, the number one reason why the Canucks can climb back into the playoff hunt is because of Thatcher Demko. He’s won four straight games, was just named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week, and is looking like an absolut...

The Canucks were so bad in the first half of the season, they'll need to win the majority of their final 28 games just to give themselves a chance at a playoff berth. So, how did they get here, and what happens now?

Gemma Karstens-Smith The puck bounces past Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) wide of the goal as Tyler Myers (57) defends and Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (34) watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Saturday, March 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck March 06, 2021 - 8:06 PM VANCOUVER - John Tavares and the Maple Leafs aren't happy with how their western road swing ended. After thrashing the Oilers three games in a row in Edmonton, Toronto struggled in Vancouver, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Canucks on Saturd...