As the Blackhawks/Canucks series got under way almost two weeks ago, I settled my nerves down with this one thought: May the best team win. And so they did. Vancouver wilted in the face of everything Chicago had to offer, from the hockey staples of offense and defense, to the intangibles of simple willpower and grit. Unlike St. Louis who simply ran out of gas against the Canucks after a valiant few months of scratching and clawing their way into contention, Vancouver was just plain outmatched ...
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