This wasn’t the Canucks’ best week. Yes, they got to beat John Tortorella in an incredibly entertaining and pleasing fashion, but also dropped three other games in the seven-day stretch. Thankfully, I’d like to think we were on point to make up for it, so here’s a look at some of our best work of the week.

“Many will argue that Kinkaid still had next to no chance of getting to the puck if Alex Burrows wasn’t there, but the NHL doesn’t deal in hypotheticals. Virtanen scored a nice goal that wasn’t created because of interference but rather, destroyed because of it. Having a goal taken away in an overtime loss stings a lot.” -Jeff Veillette

“Scandinavia struck back. Daniel and Jannik fed Henrik for his fourth of the season, and just a few minutes later, Hansen set up Brandon Sutter for a break of his own, which he capitalized on. Henrik added an empty netter, Torts was angry, and all was good with the world.” -Jeff Veillette

“I had a bad feeling about this game when Vancouver’s high-profile skilled Swedish captain lined up for the ceremonial faceoff, and was met by Ottawa’s high-profile skilled Swedish captain. Henrik Sedin didn’t even try to win the faceoff. He was intimidated by his own kind, presumably because Erik Karlsson’s hair controlled Hank’s mind.” -Jeff Veillette

“This is the most obvious of the issues that one could have with the officiating tonight. Was Ryan Miller going to get to Lupul’s shot if he wasn’t interfered with? Probably not. Did Nick Spaling turn “probably not” into “impossible”? Absolutely. He stopped Miller from having any eastward movement and pushed him to the side. This 100% should have been overturned for goalie interference; goal going in or not, that’s still an infraction that should have lead to a dead play when Lupul touched the puck.” -Jeff Veillette

“That being said, though, the 2015-16 has begun in a pretty amusing manner in terms of the choices that Benning has made. It should definitely be notable that not a single player that Benning has relinquished has come back to bite him yet. Things may be different in a couple of months, but for now we can speculate whether Benning is psychic or if he’s been using some dark magic to hinder his former players.” -Jeremy Davis

“There will be nights where the battle will be more uphill than it used to be for them a few years ago. They might not be able to rear back and throw their fastball like they used to during their peak. In totality though, they endure as not only their team’s most productive players but legitimate NHL first-liners as well by any objective measure. It’s impossible to say just how much left they have in the tank, but at this point I’ve learned to stop betting against them” -Dimitri Filipovic

“When I look at Debrincat’s performance through Benning’s eyes, I see an undersized forward with great hands, that scored a pair of opportunistic goals from real estate he’s unlikely to get at the NHL level. Based on this one game sample, this may lead Benning to conclude that Debrincat’s offensive totals aren’t as impressive as they look on paper.” -money puck

“Miller’s current situation is now complicated by the return of a healthy Jacob Markstrom—a 6’6″ behemoth whose agility and athleticism is just as impressive as his imposing natural size in the net. His run to the Calder Cup Final with the Utica Comets in the AHL last season wasn’t half bad, either, though he’s yet to establish himself as a bona fide NHL caliber netminder.” -Carol Schram