<p style="text-align: center; "><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/a3/c0/article_a3c08da2-7e85-4113-af95-673ebc9493e2.jpg" alt="article_8b8e916a-d91a-4c12-adc5-22c8cc057724" width="600" height="426"></p>
<p>Our man with the pre-game plan Always90Four is sick. I&#8217;m sick and tired of this season. I&#8217;m sure you are too. With that in mind, let&#8217;s keep this pregame short, shall we?</p>
<p></p>
<h2>Broadcast Info:</h2>
</p>
<p>TV: Sportsnet Pacific // Radio: TSN 1040 // Start Time: 7:00 PM</p>
<h2>Line Combos</h2>
<p><b><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/41/vancouver-canucks">Vancouver Canucks lines</a> courtesy of Daily Faceoff</b></p>
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<table>
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<th>LW</th>
<th>C</th>
<th>RW</th>
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</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1492/daniel-sedin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SedinDaniel.png" alt="Daniel Sedin"> <br />Daniel Sedin</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1493/henrik-sedin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SedinHenrik.png" alt="Henrik Sedin"> <br />Henrik Sedin</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1470/jannik-hansen"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HansenJannik.png" alt="Jannik Hansen"> <br />Jannik Hansen</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2122/sven-baertschi"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Baertschi-Sven_1.png" alt="Sven Baertschi"> <br />Sven Baertschi</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2584/markus-granlund"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Granlund-Markus.png" alt="Markus Granlund"> <br />Markus Granlund</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2072/linden-vey"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Vey-Linden.png" alt="Linden Vey"> <br />Linden Vey</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/591/chris-higgins"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HigginsChris.png" alt="Chris Higgins"> <br />Chris Higgins</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2528/bo-horvat"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Horvat-Bo.png" alt="Bo Horvat"> <br />Bo Horvat</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1904/emerson-etem"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Etem-Emerson_2.png" alt="Emerson Etem"> <br />Emerson Etem</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2910/jared-mccann"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/McCann-Jared.png" alt="Jared McCann"> <br />Jared McCann</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2405/brendan-gaunce"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Gaunce-Brendan.png" alt="Brendan Gaunce"> <br />Brendan Gaunce</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1461/alexandre-burrows"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/BurrowsAlex.png" alt="Alexandre Burrows"> <br />Alexandre Burrows</a></td>
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<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Defensive Pairings</th>
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</thead>
<tbody>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1469/dan-hamhuis"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HamhuisDan.png" alt="Dan Hamhuis"> <br />Dan Hamhuis</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1498/chris-tanev"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/TanevChristopher_1.png" alt="Chris Tanev"> <br />Chris Tanev</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2911/ben-hutton"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hutton-Ben.png" alt="Ben Hutton"> <br />Ben Hutton</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3001/nikita-tryamkin"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Tyramkin-Nikita.png" alt="Nikita Tryamkin"> <br />Nikita Tryamkin</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/102/matt-bartkowski"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Bartkowski-Matt.png" alt="Matt Bartkowski"> <br />Matt Bartkowski</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/150/alex-biega"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Biega-Alex.png" alt="Alex Biega"> <br />Alex Biega</a></td>
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<p>It doesn&#8217;t sound like there&#8217;s a ton of change coming in the lineup. Sven Baertschi&#8217;s lower body injury will be looked at today; if it&#8217;s bad, the Canucks will play seven defencemen, with one possibly going up to forward. It wouldn&#8217;t be the first time it happened; Andrey Pedan&#8217;s first game this year was played on the wing.</p>
<p>Ryan Miller is expected to start in goal.</p>
<p><b><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/13/anaheim-ducks/">Anaheim Ducks lines</a> courtesy of Daily Faceoff</b></p>
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<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>LW</th>
<th>C</th>
<th>RW</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/316/brandon-pirri"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Pirri-Brandon.png" alt="Brandon Pirri"> <br />Brandon Pirri</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/17/ryan-getzlaf"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/GetzlafRyan_2.png" alt="Ryan Getzlaf"> <br />Ryan Getzlaf</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/368/chris-stewart"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Stewart-Chris_2.png" alt="Chris Stewart"> <br />Chris Stewart</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1285/jamie-mcginn"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/McGinn-Jamie_1.png" alt="Jamie McGinn"> <br />Jamie McGinn</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2069/rickard-rakell"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/RakellRickard.png" alt="Rickard Rakell"> <br />Rickard Rakell</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/36/corey-perry"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/PerryCorey_2.png" alt="Corey Perry"> <br />Corey Perry</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/527/andrew-cogliano"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/CoglianoAndrew_1.png" alt="Andrew Cogliano"> <br />Andrew Cogliano</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1473/ryan-kesler"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kesler-Ryan_2.png" alt="Ryan Kesler"> <br />Ryan Kesler</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2089/jakob-silfverberg"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SilfverbergJakob_1.png" alt="Jakob Silfverberg"> <br />Jakob Silfverberg</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2117/ryan-garbutt"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Garbutt-Ryan_1.png" alt="Ryan Garbutt"> <br />Ryan Garbutt</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1398/nate-thompson"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Thompson-Nate.png" alt="Nate Thompson"> <br />Nate Thompson</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/541/shawn-horcoff"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Horcoff-Shawn.png" alt="Shawn Horcoff"> <br />Shawn Horcoff</a></td>
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</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Defensive Pairings</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2331/hampus-lindholm"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Lindholm-Hampus.png" alt="Hampus Lindholm"> <br />Hampus Lindholm</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2803/josh-manson"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Manson-Josh.png" alt="Josh Manson"> <br />Josh Manson</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/16/cam-fowler"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/FowlerCam.png" alt="Cam Fowler"> <br />Cam Fowler</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2544/shea-theodore"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Theodore-Shea.png" alt="Shea Theodore"> <br />Shea Theodore</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/827/clayton-stoner"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Stoner-Clayton.png" alt="Clayton Stoner"> <br />Clayton Stoner</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2088/sami-vatanen"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/VatanenSami.png" alt="Sami Vatanen"> <br />Sami Vatanen</a></td>
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</tbody>
</table>
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<p>The Ducks are living proof that, if given enough time, puck luck will usually prevail. The team that everyone was shocked to see near the bottom of the standings is now a legitimate threat to win the Pacific. How do the Californian teams end up 1-2-3 in that division while Canada can&#8217;t ice a single playoff caliber club? It&#8217;s crazy. No wonder the Jets are <b><a href="http://jetsnation.ca/2016/3/31/jets-to-move-back-to-atlanta-after-nhl-spirit-group-trigger-escape-cluase">moving back to Atlanta</a></b> and the league is <b><a href="http://wingsnation.com/2016/4/1/nhl-to-introduce-wildcard-lottery-system-to-decide-playoff-spots">implementing a wildcard lottery</a></b>.</p>
<p>John Gibson is expected to start in goal.</p>
<h2>Reasons to Watch This Game</h2>
</p>
<ul>
<li>Your TV is broken and won&#8217;t change channels
</li>
<li>You&#8217;ve somehow been locked *into* your house
</li>
<li>You want to drink away your sorrows but the only bar you can get into is the Boston Pizza in the Stadium District
</li>
<li>You really, really miss Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa
</li>
<li>You&#8217;re really sick of your hair, but you can&#8217;t decide between the Ryan Getzlaf cut and the Thomas Drance cut
</li>
</ul>
<h2>What They&#8217;re Saying</h2>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: The Canucks will send Jake Virtanen and Jared McCann back to junior this weekend <a href="https://t.co/nIe9CwF8Vw">https://t.co/nIe9CwF8Vw</a> <a href="https://t.co/CkbGoPNTWO">pic.twitter.com/CkbGoPNTWO</a></p>
<p>— CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/715798727773040640">April 1, 2016</a>
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<p>Huge if true.</p>
<h2>My Take</h2>
<p>I&#8217;m actually in town for the next two weeks. This is the third year in a row that I&#8217;ve spent time here and I appreciate it more and more. I especially appreciate it now; how can a city this beautiful have a team this ugly?</p>
<p>Expect the Ducks to continue reversing that bottom-tier shooting percentage with another win. As in, &#8220;Run Miller out of the net&#8221; level win. Hey, at least it would be a boost to the lottery odds, no?</p>

<p style="text-align: center; "><img src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/a3/c0/article_a3c08da2-7e85-4113-af95-673ebc9493e2.jpg" alt="article_8b8e916a-d91a-4c12-adc5-22c8cc057724" width="600" height="426"><br></p><p>Our man with the pre-game plan Always90Four is sick. I'm sick and tired of this season. I'm sure you are too. With that in mind, let's keep this pregame short, shall we?</p><h2>Broadcast Info:</h2><p></p><p>TV: Sportsnet Pacific // Radio: TSN 1040 // Start Time: 7:00 PM</p><h2>Line Combos</h2><p><b><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/41/vancouver-canucks">Vancouver Canucks lines</a> courtesy of Daily Faceoff</b></p><div><table>
<thead><tr>
<th>LW</th>
<th>C</th>
<th>RW</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1492/daniel-sedin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SedinDaniel.png" alt="Daniel Sedin"> <br>Daniel Sedin</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1493/henrik-sedin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SedinHenrik.png" alt="Henrik Sedin"> <br>Henrik Sedin</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1470/jannik-hansen"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HansenJannik.png" alt="Jannik Hansen"> <br>Jannik Hansen</a></td>
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<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2122/sven-baertschi"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Baertschi-Sven_1.png" alt="Sven Baertschi"> <br>Sven Baertschi</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2584/markus-granlund"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Granlund-Markus.png" alt="Markus Granlund"> <br>Markus Granlund</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2072/linden-vey"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Vey-Linden.png" alt="Linden Vey"> <br>Linden Vey</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/591/chris-higgins"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HigginsChris.png" alt="Chris Higgins"> <br>Chris Higgins</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2528/bo-horvat"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Horvat-Bo.png" alt="Bo Horvat"> <br>Bo Horvat</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1904/emerson-etem"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Etem-Emerson_2.png" alt="Emerson Etem"> <br>Emerson Etem</a></td>
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<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2910/jared-mccann"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/McCann-Jared.png" alt="Jared McCann"> <br>Jared McCann</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2405/brendan-gaunce"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Gaunce-Brendan.png" alt="Brendan Gaunce"> <br>Brendan Gaunce</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1461/alexandre-burrows"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/BurrowsAlex.png" alt="Alexandre Burrows"> <br>Alexandre Burrows</a></td>
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</tbody>
</table></div><p></p><div><table>
<thead><tr><th colspan="2">Defensive Pairings</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1469/dan-hamhuis"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/HamhuisDan.png" alt="Dan Hamhuis"> <br>Dan Hamhuis</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1498/chris-tanev"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/TanevChristopher_1.png" alt="Chris Tanev"> <br>Chris Tanev</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2911/ben-hutton"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Hutton-Ben.png" alt="Ben Hutton"> <br>Ben Hutton</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/3001/nikita-tryamkin"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Tyramkin-Nikita.png" alt="Nikita Tryamkin"> <br>Nikita Tryamkin</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/102/matt-bartkowski"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Bartkowski-Matt.png" alt="Matt Bartkowski"> <br>Matt Bartkowski</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/150/alex-biega"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Biega-Alex.png" alt="Alex Biega"> <br>Alex Biega</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div><p>It doesn't sound like there's a ton of change coming in the lineup. Sven Baertschi's lower body injury will be looked at today; if it's bad, the Canucks will play seven defencemen, with one possibly going up to forward. It wouldn't be the first time it happened; Andrey Pedan's first game this year was played on the wing.</p><p>Ryan Miller is expected to start in goal.</p><p><b><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/13/anaheim-ducks/">Anaheim Ducks lines</a> courtesy of Daily Faceoff</b></p><div><table>
<thead><tr>
<th>LW</th>
<th>C</th>
<th>RW</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/316/brandon-pirri"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Pirri-Brandon.png" alt="Brandon Pirri"> <br>Brandon Pirri</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/17/ryan-getzlaf"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/GetzlafRyan_2.png" alt="Ryan Getzlaf"> <br>Ryan Getzlaf</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/368/chris-stewart"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Stewart-Chris_2.png" alt="Chris Stewart"> <br>Chris Stewart</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1285/jamie-mcginn"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/McGinn-Jamie_1.png" alt="Jamie McGinn"> <br>Jamie McGinn</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2069/rickard-rakell"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/RakellRickard.png" alt="Rickard Rakell"> <br>Rickard Rakell</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/36/corey-perry"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/PerryCorey_2.png" alt="Corey Perry"> <br>Corey Perry</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/527/andrew-cogliano"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/CoglianoAndrew_1.png" alt="Andrew Cogliano"> <br>Andrew Cogliano</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1473/ryan-kesler"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Kesler-Ryan_2.png" alt="Ryan Kesler"> <br>Ryan Kesler</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2089/jakob-silfverberg"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/SilfverbergJakob_1.png" alt="Jakob Silfverberg"> <br>Jakob Silfverberg</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2117/ryan-garbutt"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Garbutt-Ryan_1.png" alt="Ryan Garbutt"> <br>Ryan Garbutt</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/1398/nate-thompson"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Thompson-Nate.png" alt="Nate Thompson"> <br>Nate Thompson</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/541/shawn-horcoff"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Horcoff-Shawn.png" alt="Shawn Horcoff"> <br>Shawn Horcoff</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div><p></p><div><table>
<thead><tr><th colspan="2">Defensive Pairings</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2331/hampus-lindholm"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Lindholm-Hampus.png" alt="Hampus Lindholm"> <br>Hampus Lindholm</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2803/josh-manson"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Manson-Josh.png" alt="Josh Manson"> <br>Josh Manson</a></td>
</tr>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/16/cam-fowler"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/FowlerCam.png" alt="Cam Fowler"> <br>Cam Fowler</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2544/shea-theodore"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Theodore-Shea.png" alt="Shea Theodore"> <br>Shea Theodore</a></td>
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<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/827/clayton-stoner"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/Stoner-Clayton.png" alt="Clayton Stoner"> <br>Clayton Stoner</a></td>
<td><a href="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/2088/sami-vatanen"><img src="http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/media/jerseys/VatanenSami.png" alt="Sami Vatanen"> <br>Sami Vatanen</a></td>
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</table></div><p>The Ducks are living proof that, if given enough time, puck luck will usually prevail. The team that everyone was shocked to see near the bottom of the standings is now a legitimate threat to win the Pacific. How do the Californian teams end up 1-2-3 in that division while Canada can't ice a single playoff caliber club? It's crazy. No wonder the Jets are <b><a href="http://jetsnation.ca/2016/3/31/jets-to-move-back-to-atlanta-after-nhl-spirit-group-trigger-escape-cluase">moving back to Atlanta</a></b> and the league is <b><a href="http://wingsnation.com/2016/4/1/nhl-to-introduce-wildcard-lottery-system-to-decide-playoff-spots">implementing a wildcard lottery</a></b>.</p><p>John Gibson is expected to start in goal.</p><h2>Reasons to Watch This Game</h2><p></p><ul>
<li>Your TV is broken and won't change channels<br>
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<li>You've somehow been locked *into* your house<br>
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<li>You want to drink away your sorrows but the only bar you can get into is the Boston Pizza in the Stadium District<br>
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<li>You really, really miss Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa<br>
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<li>You're really sick of your hair, but you can't decide between the Ryan Getzlaf cut and the Thomas Drance cut<br>
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</ul><h2>What They're Saying</h2><center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: The Canucks will send Jake Virtanen and Jared McCann back to junior this weekend <a href="https://t.co/nIe9CwF8Vw">https://t.co/nIe9CwF8Vw</a> <a href="https://t.co/CkbGoPNTWO">pic.twitter.com/CkbGoPNTWO</a></p>— CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/715798727773040640">April 1, 2016</a>
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</center><p>Huge if true.</p><h2>My Take</h2><p>I'm actually in town for the next two weeks. This is the third year in a row that I've spent time here and I appreciate it more and more. I especially appreciate it now; how can a city this beautiful have a team this ugly?</p><p>Expect the Ducks to continue reversing that bottom-tier shooting percentage with another win. As in, "Run Miller out of the net" level win. Hey, at least it would be a boost to the lottery odds, no?</p>

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