If the Vancouver Canucks are ever going to dig out of this deep pit, they will need all manner of contribution from just about every player, every line, not just the Kesler and Sedin units.
And they are going to need all those little things going right for them. And here we speak of the trio comprising Samme Pahlsson, Chris Higgins and Jannik Hansen, reunited with the return to the lineup of Daniel Sedin after their outstanding play down the stretch — when essentially their line, Henrik Sedin and the goaltending were responsible for all those wins against mostly non-playoff teams.
Through much of that stretch Pahlsson took the defensive zone faceoffs to the left of the Vancouver goalie and while he didn't win them all, the line was certainly outstanding — not just in their main role as a checking unit, but also taking to the attack and providing that always needed secondary scoring. Hell, during that stretch...
