Quinn Hughes stole the show for the Vancouver Canucks with a ridiculous assist against the St. Louis Blues.
At least, it isn’t worth celebrating unless you haven’t done it in nearly two months. At that point, you take your celebrations where you can get them.
The Vancouver Canucks last won two games in a row on December 1, when they beat the Detroit Red Wings one game after a win over the Buffalo Sabres. Even then, those two wins both came in overtime; the last time the Canucks won two games in a row in regulation was a couple of games earlier when they beat the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins on November 23 and 26.
Since December 1, the Canucks went 7-10-7 before finally picking up two wins in a row against the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues. It was a painful, borderline unwatchable, stretch of hockey. It’s not just that the Canucks finally ended the drought by winning a second game in a row on Monday night against the Blues; it’s how they won. It wasn’t just luck or a dominant goaltending performance or Quinn Hughes taking over the game.
Heading into this season, regularly winning two games in a row was a baseline expectation. This was supposed to be a surefire playoff team and a borderline Stanley Cup contender. They were supposed to win two games in a row several times in a row a bunch of times throughout the season. All I’m saying is that, like Princess Ariel, I want more. But who cares? No big deal. I watched this game.
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