Both teams apprehend to beforehand added this season, and they’ll accessible Saturday at General Motors Place in a first-round rematch from aftermost spring’s playoffs.
The Canucks are advancing off an additional beeline Northwest Analysis acme and a 103-point division abaft career-high point totals from assorted forwards. Henrik Sedin won the Art Ross Trophy with 112 credibility and took home the Hart Trophy as alliance MVP. His accompanying brother, Daniel (85 points), Ryan Kesler (75), Alex Burrows (67), Mason Raymond (53) and Mikael Samuelsson (53) all set career highs.
Vancouver ousted Los Angeles in six amateur to accessible the postseason but absent to closing Stanley Cup best Chicago in the Western Conference semifinals for an additional after year.
Kesler knows an agnate aftereffect this division won’t amuse the Vancouver fans, abounding of whom feel their aggregation is acceptable abundant to acknowledgment to the Cup finals for the aboriginal time back 1994.
“We’ve consistently had a lot of burden on us to succeed, abnormally actuality in a Canadian burghal and accepting admirers as amorous as our fans,” said Kesler, who active a six-year, $30-million arrangement addendum during the offseason.
“Is there added pressure? Probably a little bit. But we apperceive that we accept an absolutely acceptable chance. There are not abounding years area you feel you accept an absolutely acceptable chance, and this year I feel we accept an absolutely acceptable chance. We can go a continued way.” Watch Los Angeles Kings Vs.Vancouver Canucks Live Online Give it a try >>>
