Calgary’s home win streak just ran to 10 games, a club record, and understandably they’re feeling cocky and ready to beat anyone, particularly the ever-beatable Vancouver Canucks.

But they’d be wrong — Vancouver should kick their asses tonight.*

The other side of the equation is that Calgary has not won a road game since November 11th (when they beat on the Canucks… but let us just ignore that inconvenient fact). Meanwhile, the Canucks themselves are on fragile but steady streak of improvements. Scoring a few goals and sticking with some new lines for longer than 2 shifts, they should be equipped with more confidence.

Finally, I’d expect Roberto Luongo to be looking to make a statement with tonight’s game. We’ve all had enough of the Northwest Division making the Canucks look like a freakin’ expansion team — I bet Yo! Luongo has finally had enough of it, too.

P.S. Reps of Todd Bertuzzi and Steve Moore are meeting with Gary Bettman to possibly negotiate some resolution to their legal battles. Perhaps the end of this sad story is finally near? (Link found via Kukla’s)

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*yes, it’s entirely possible I’m full of crap…