Henrik Sedin is just over 50 points away from hitting the centurian mark, so naturally he’s injured now (and there’s no telling whether it’s something serious or not, which could be something huge for the club). 

The game could easily be blamed on the loss of a twin, but the Flyers have simply been good for spurts this year – and this was one of those games. The Canucks weren’t a mess, particularly on offense – but they ran into a strong Steve Mason (whose early year struggles have been all but erased by this point in the season) and Jacob Markstrom allowed just two too many goals. 

Should the team be unhappy with this game? To an extent. 

The first goal was practically a fluke; no one was even sure it was in until the replay, when Raffl was awarded his fourth goal of the year. That’s tough to overcome momentum wise, although the team did it’s very best – Daniel Sedin and Alex Edler each took seven shots on net, while Radim Vrbata followed up with six shots of his own – and although Markstrom had what many would consider a solid game, it just wasn’t enough for the team to walk away with a win. 

The second goal sealed the deal, and that was that. 

The Canucks kept with the Flyers for the entire game; that’s a hard loss to overcome, although it’s certainly not an indicator of something severely wrong within Vancouver’s system. There wasn’t a whole lot that could be considered a “high” point, but the offensive possession numbers certainly get that honor. 

Uh… the loss of one of the Sedin twins is always a low point, even if he did manage to play five minutes and even if the club looked strong offensively without him. It was a close game, and there’s always going to be that wonder: would having Henrik in the game have been enough to win the contest? 

Look, this sucks. I know it does, you know it does. The best thing to do is just shake it off and remember – at least we aren’t Anaheim.