ROCKIES DEFEAT STARS, PREPARE TO HOST CANUCKS

 

Denver

 

The schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Rockies this week. After a crucial win against Minnesota, the Rockies will have to play the Vancouver Canucks. A win for Vancouver would see them leapfrog Colorado in the Campbell Conference standings. The Canucks are winners of 8 of their last 10 with the Rockies going 4-3-3.

 

This will be the last of four games played this season between the two monster rosters. Each team is loaded with talent and the season series has been a statement thus far with each team holding a 1-1-1 record. If the cards fall as they should, this could very well be a playoff match up in the second round.

 

GM Mike Smith said, “I think Vancouver is a franchise in the verge of success. And they’ve been stuck in that groove for a few years now. I have seen management do everything in their power to help get the right mixture of players. It just hasn’t happened. But they have the horses. Don’t kid yourself.” 

 

It’s going to be a statement game, regardless of the outcome.