To say that I’m completely surprised that the Canucks won’t be winning the Stanley Cup this year would be a lie.  They really didn’t have a whole lot going for them in the way of depth, grit or firepower.  If you told me in September that the Canucks wouldn’t even make the playoffs though?  With Bobby Lu in net?  I’m floored.

If you look at his numbers, Roberto Luongo actually still had a pretty darn good year (season-ending 7-1 loss notwithstanding).  His stretch run was nothing less than horrible, going 1-7 in his last 8.  I guess having a baby can be emotional and all but, ew.

Looks like I’ll be cheering for the Canadiens and the Flames.  That would be an awesome rematch of a final (see ‘85-’86 and ‘88-’89).  The past three finals have featured a Canadian team so hopefully this year will be no different.