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Yes, playoffs.
After all they’ve been through, believe it or not, the Vancouver Canucks are back in the playoff race. And you can say it with a straight face.
The Canucks weren’t given much chance before COVID-19 ripped through their team, and even more people wrote them off after the outbreak.
But after most of their players were barely able to get out of bed last week, against all odds, the Canucks rattled off two consecutive victories over the North Division leading Toronto Maple Leafs.
“That’s why we play the game,” said Canucks head coach Travis Green. “A lot of people were thinking that we couldn’t win either one of these games. Our team’s here to win.”