I think part of Cloutier's problem is that the defense is playing too far up the ice. The Canucks are having a hard time scoring so the defense is playing up to add pressure. But when they lose control of the puck, the Wild players are getting behind them too easily. They need to start playing a controlled positional game. There's too many guys chasing the pack. Stay in position, and take the puck or the man as necessary.

ok. My prediction for the game tonight: Canucks 3 Wild 2

I was thinking that the score would be more like 3-1 for the Canucks but decided to give the Wild one more in deference to the number of goals they had already scored.

Wishful thinking...