So I just got home from a disappointing evening watching the Canucks lose yet another game. Tonight was especially painful because we are now officially eliminated from the playoffs. I had such high hopes at the beginning of the season but as games were played and injuries were compiled, my high hopes began to fade. Still, I had faith in my boys pulling it out at the end of the season. Even when we lost those three games in a row, a little part of me still thought that our last four games of the season would be the saving grace. Afterall, we were at home and we were awesome. The first game bolstered my confidence in the Canucks, when we laid the smackdown on Calgary. But then two nights later, we got owned by Colorado. But still, we had two games left against Edmonton and Calgary. Surely, we could win those.

Nope.

Edmonton, already out of the playoffs, played better than us tonight and they looked like the team trying to make it into the playoffs (even though it was really us). I guess we don’t deserve to be in the playoffs; during that last stretch, we just didn’t look like we wanted it enough. Hopefully this will give the Canucks a kick in the ass and they do much better next year. Although seriously, that won’t happen unless we do some major moves in the off-season. Nonis, I’m looking at you.

The only silver lining I see in tonight’s loss (and the elimination from the playoffs) is that hopefully I move up quite a bit on the waiting list for season tickets. The Canucks might not play like they want it, but I’ll still support the home team because “we are all Canucks”.

Much like the Canucks this off-season, I’ll be playing a lot of golf (of the virtual variety).