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Published on Sunday, October 20, 2019

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Hot Goaltending In Vancouver

from Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province,

Opinion: It’s unrealistic to expect this level of goaltending from Markstrom and Demko every night over the next six months.

We wake up this morning to find the Vancouver Canucks in a playoff spot and the Calgary Flames not. Speaking of things which should make you happy, here are the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports.

• With their 3-2 win over the Rangers in Manhattan on Sunday, the Canucks have now won five of their last six outings and a win in Detroit on Tuesday will send them home from their four-game roadie with a 3-1 record.

That’s laudable. But some context is also required as the first three weeks of their season are considered.

Three of the Canucks’ five wins have come on the strength of their goaltending. That doesn’t mean their goalies have stolen wins. It does mean they’ve won because they had the better goalie for that game.

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