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Canucks at Blackhawks 7PM Central NHL Network
THE BUZZ
My fellow blogger, Jay Zawaski, had a good piece today on whether the Hawks-Canucks rivalry is dead.
In my opinion: Dead? No. But Dying? Yes. As long as the Sedins, Duncan Keith, and Alex Burrows are still around (and Burrows is out tonight), there's going to be some bad blood there.
But the bottom line in any rivalry is typically geography (not a factor here) or intense competition in the standings. the fact is, while the Hawks have remained at or near the upper echelon of the NHL, the Canucks have slipped.
FOR THE CANUCKS
Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin Jannik Hansen Chris Higgins Ryan Kesler Mike Santorelli David Booth Brad Richardson Zack Kassian Tom Sestito Zac Dalpe Dale Weise
Dan Hamhuis Chris Tanev Andrew Alberts Kevin Bieksa Yannick Weber Jason Garrison
Eddie Lack
FOR THE HAWKS
Patrick Sharp Jonathan Toews Marian Hossa Kris Versteeg Michal Handzus Patrick Kane Bryan Bickell Andrew Shaw Brandon Saad Brandon Bollig Marcus Kruger Ben Smith
Duncan Keith Brent Seabrook Niklas Hjalmarsson Johnny Oduya Nick Leddy Mike Kostka
Antti Raanta
Talk to you all tomorrow,
JJ