THE MOJ: Canucks need to get ready for challenge of heavy hockey

There’s a reason the President’s Trophy winner doesn’t often win the Stanley Cup

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“I wish we were a little bit better on the boards (and) be a better wall team. We want to make plays. We want to scoot and play fast but I think if everyone can get better by five per cent…we’ve got some guys that will never be great wall guys – let’s face it – and that’s okay. But can they play five or ten per cent better on the wall or win the battle? That’s the way we are approaching it here. I think if everyone can get better, that’s how we can get better as a team.” - Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet. Vancouver Canucks photo

The Vancouver Canucks are a very good hockey club.

That’s been evident throughout the course of the season as the Canucks have been near or on top of the NHL’s overall standings.

But winning the President’s Trophy as the best regular season team doesn’t always translate into a Stanley Cup championship or even a deep playoff run.

Since the turn of the century, only four teams that have finished first in the overall standings have managed to win it all – the Colorado Avalanche in ‘01, the Detroit Red Wings in ’02 and ’08 and the Chicago Blackhawks in ’13.

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THE MOJ: Canucks need to get ready for challenge of heavy hockey

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