"Roberto Luongo says his mystery ailment is better and he's again ready to play but, unless Cory Schneider face-plants in Denver, Luongo will watch tonight's Vancouver Canuck-Colorado Avalance clash wearing a ball cap.

Schneider is coming off a superb 28-save performance against the Ottawa Senators and head coach Alain Vigneault obviously doesn't want to switch horses with his team stumbling around the NHL's nether regions.

Vigneault will become the winningest coach in Canuck history with his next victory – he's currently tied with Marc Crawford at 246 – and he didn't win all those games by being a dunce."