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Ben Kuzma says even if Jake Virtanen and Jordan Subban are playing well, there are hurdles to jump to get to the NHL (The Province)

The Canucks “success” should be tacked onto these 10 things according to Jason Botchford (Vancouver Sun)

The Canucks rise in the standings can be attributed to their youth, explains Chris Oddo (FanRag Sports)

Bo Horvat was selected to his first all-star game, and he is both the present and the future says Trevor Connors (The Hockey Writers)

The 2015 Draft Class is at a crossroads as the Canucks must decide who to sign to ELC’s before June 1st. Ryan Biech takes a look at who to sign (Canucks Army)

The Adidas takeover happens at the end of the season. Ari Yanover takes a look at this from a Flames perspective (Flames Nation) while Matthew Henderson took a look at it from a Canucks perspective. (Canucks Army)

What is the value of a shootout specialist? Andrew from Original Six Analytics takes a look over at Wings Nation. (Wings Nation)

The five best moments from the now defunct Breakaway Challenge (The Hockey News)

Hayley Wickenheiser retired this week, a legend of the sport of hockey. (Sportsnet)