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Vancouver Canucks try to stay loose in battling for playoff position

 
VANCOUVER - Stay loose, think positively, focus on the next game, get some help. And just win, baby. That was the recipe Wednesday for the Vancouver Canucks to advance to the NHL playoffs the morning after digesting a devastating 4-2 loss to... (link)

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