This season has been… let’s call it… challenging for the Canucks.

One doesn’t need to get into the details, but suffice to say: Eight.  Fourteen.  Two.

Maybe November didn’t go so well.  And maybe it’s a little curious that there has been no leadership change in the light of the catastrophe.

But let’s focus on the positive: two big W’s this week on the road!

Our boys eked out a 2-1 victory against the Canadiens at Centre Bell on Monday, and truly trounced the Senators 6-2 on Wednesday.

But as they bring the momentum back for a six game homestand, the question is: can they keep it up?  The answer so far seems to be: hopefully.

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First up are the Penguins (10-8-5) tonight at Rogers Arena.  The last time the Pens and the Canucks faced off, the 4-1 outcome in favour of Pittsburgh was a little gory, but assistant coach Travis Green isn’t focusing on the negative.  “Let’s not worry about needing to get on a roll,” he said, “let’s worry about playing well the next game.”

There was a little bit of buzz on Canucks Twitter Friday, with Travis Hamonic apparently having been both called up from Abbotsford and put right back over the course of one business day.

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— Jess Balzer (@Balzer_Jess) December 4, 2021

While there’s plenty of loud speculation in the Canucks’ Twitter-verse as to why, a reasonable take might be that the team doesn’t want to change the lineup that worked for them on the road.

Following the Pittsburgh matchup, the LA Kings (9-9-4) come up North for their first game against the Canucks this season.

I can empathize to some extent with each and every fan of this dynamic team, because I grew up a Calgary Flames fan.  In the years following the playoff unpleasantness of aught four, that particular designation became incredibly embarrassing.

But the pain goes away, dear reader, as every team finds its way and gets its ducks in a row.

Its Canucks in a row, perhaps?