Canucks VS Blue Jackets game preview

                                                                        Nucks' In A Slump

Scoring has not come naturally for the Canucks.  With all the offensive talent on their roster, you'd think they could put the puck in the net more often.  But that has not been the story, this season.  They are currently ranked 20th in NHL goals for per game.  That's no where near where they were last year, and where they should be this season.  

          Booth's Pretty Bad...

David Booth was only given one game to prove himself, by John Tortorella.  In that game all he had was one hit.  Obviously David Booth hasn't been the same since a knee-on-knee hit took, during a game against the Minnesota Wild.  Booth's on-ice play is nowhere near the $4.5 million he makes a year.  A buy-out in the off-season is obviously the route the Canucks will take.

       PowerPlay Ain't Very Powerful

Who has one of the worst PowerPlay's in the league, you guessed it, the Canucks have one if the worst man-advantages in the entire league.  Thats in the mix of Calgary, Edmonton, and Buffalo.

        Tears In Columbus 

Columbus is coming off a loss to the worst team in the league, a very, very bad loss that saw Edmonton win 7-0.  You know you suck when you lose to a team that's tanking the season.  Currently ranked 27th, the Jackets are going to fight to make the Playoffs.

   What Happened To The Vezina?

Sergei Bobrovsky is not playing like his Vezina winning, crime stopping self, as of late.  If he doesn't start changing his play, Columbus will start looking for a new goaltender.  Bobrovsky won the Vezina Trophy last season, and made it to the final round of the EA Sports NHL Cover-Vote, losing to Martin Brodeur 

Injuries And Other News

The Canucks are still without Jordan Schroeder, and David Booth is just to bad to play in the lineup.

Columbus will be hurting, missing some of their top players.  Gaborik, Horton, Calvert, and Dubinsky are all out with injuries.

                  Prediction 

David Booth flies out of the press box and scores a goal in OT, celebrates by shooting Anisimov with his stick.  The final score will be 3-2.  The Canucks will win, and all Columbuses' goals come shorthanded.