The View from Vancouver

THE PROVINCE

Jason Botchford: Kings 3 Canucks 2: Pacific Division rivals a league apart

“Maybe the game would have been different if the Canucks didn’t sit back so obnoxiously after building a two-goal lead early in the second period.”

Tony Gallagher: Canucks’ California struggles make you wonder, what would be the point of a playoff push?

“Had the Canucks won or at least registered a point by getting the game into overtime, it would have been something of a fortunate situation as the Kings also hit three posts behind Miller, shots which don’t count in the listed total but generally reflect good scoring chances.”

The Provies: Even scouts wonder ‘Where’s Kassian?’ Plus, Miller says he blew it and the SHAPYS rundown

“Not often you get a little edge from Desjardins, but he had some post game when asked if he was pleased with the way Vey played, considering he had him in the lineup ahead of Kassian.”

VANCOUVER SUN

Iain MacIntyre: Canucks kick off 2015 with 3-2 loss to Kings

“Under new coach Willie Desjardins, the Canucks have competed better against the tanned titans of the Pacific Division than they did last year under John Tortorella, when Vancouver was 2-9-3 against California.”

PASS IT TO BULIS

Harrison Mooney: I Watched This Game: Canucks 2, Kings 3

“While this wasn’t a game the Canucks should have won, it’s a game they could have won. But the whole thing fell apart, as did they, when Justin Williams picked the top corner on Ryan Miller on that late Kings powerplay.”

CANUCKS ARMY

That’s Offside!: Canucks Army Postgame: Stoll Victory From the Jaws of Defeat

“The Los Angeles Kings started the new year off by pounding the Vancouver Canucks in the closest blowout you’ll ever see.”

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