Blackhawks offense

The Chicago Blackhawks made all-world goaltender Roberto Luongo look like a garage leaguer last night. They beat him four times in the third period of an elimination game. Luongo's mates did their part offensively, they gave him a lead. But Luongo couldn't stop Chi-town's skill players. Kane and Toews are just sick. They are straight swine flu mixed with bird flu covered in sars. Kane's backhander was amazing. He cut across the ice to the right, Luongo cut off the angle perfectly. But Kane shot back against his body with a defender on him and sniped the top left corner. You just can't do that, it was worthy of his celebration after.
What the Canucks should have done is borrow a page from Anaheim's playbook. The Ducks kill skill with toughness and hustle. The Canucks just stood around while the young guns of Chicago sliced and diced their way through the Vancouver zone. The Ducks would have interfered and cross-checked them the 'hawks into a bloody pulp. They wouldn't have stood around and watched while Kane put the puck in their net. They would have put some composite lumber in his teeth. That is why the Ducks got a Cup in '07 and Vancouver has nothing.
Even the Wings figure out how to play chippy when the stakes are high. They don't do it ugly like the Ducks, but they still hit hard and keep their man from posterizing them. The Moral of the story is, Vancouver chose not to be good enough to win.