By virtue of beating the Sharks today, the Canucks locked up the Northwest Division title and the third seed in the Western Conference.  They will now face the Dallas Stars in the first round.  The bad news is that Marty Turco has an insanely good record against Canadian teams.  The good news is that he's saddled with the reputation of a lack of playoff success.  There was a chance that the Canucks could have drawn the Sharks in the first round, but based on the physical beating the Sharks put on the Canucks today, it's probably good they won't be facing them in the first round.  

The save-of-the-year candidate by Luongo (mentioned above) apparently was on Ryane Clowe with an open net.  Luongo had lost his stick in the crease and went back to retrieve it, then made a paddle save about a fraction of a second later.  

By the way, twenty minutes are over with in Saint Louis and it's a scoreless game between Boston College and Michigan State.  Vancouver goalie prospect Cory Schneider plays for BC, though  being a goalie prospect in the Canucks' system won't get you anywhere for the next three years barring an injury to Luongo or unforeseen suckitude.  Schneider was in the net for that horrible giveaway goal behind the net in the North Dakota game.  That was bruuuuuuuutal.  

The link be here.  

"The Leafs are done like dinner!"  --Tom Larscheid

Hilarious.  Montreal and Toronto don't make it.  The CBC is crapping their pants right now.  They're realizing they have to rely on Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver for their playoff ratings.  Gasp!  Haha.