The Vancouver Canucks squandered a 2-0 lead and lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a game marked by turnovers and complacency.
The Vancouver Canucks never got the memo that a 2-0 lead is the worst lead in hockey. Through the first twenty minutes of Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins , the Canucks were clearly the better team. They took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission and were comfortably in control of the game. It looked like they would cruise to an easy win. That’s the trap that a 2-0 lead can lull you into.
The old cliché rang true on Tuesday, as the Canucks’ complacency cost them in the second period and that two-goal lead disappeared within the first ten minutes. “If we had the mentality of winning the game today, we could have killed them in the second period,” said J.T. Miller. “Instead, we let them back in the game.” Like Lit, the Canucks were their own worst enemy in this game, giving the puck away like it was a promotional t-shirt. “It was a lot of turnovers,” said head coach Rick Tocchet. “It was self-inflicted.” “You’re flipping a coin when you play games like this, who’s gonna win,” he added. “To me, the turnovers were just unacceptabl
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