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Tim KavanaghESPN.com
CloseTim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York.
On Dec. 5, 2021, the Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Travis Green and GM Jim Benning. The club was in last place in the Pacific Division, and second-to-last in the Western Conference, with a record of 8-15-2.
That day, they hired Bruce Boudreau, and how their fortunes have changed. In the 39 games since, they’ve gone 22-11-6, good for a .641 points percentage in that span; to put that in perspective, on a season-long level, a .641 points percentage would be 10th in the NHL.
But can this resilient bunch make the playoffs, after GM Patrik Allvin trimmed from the edges at the trade deadline, but avoided dealing away players like J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser?
FiveThirtyEight projections give them a 9% chance at making the playoffs heading into Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche. That will be a tough one, as the Avs continue to overpower most opponents….
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