February 5
Vancouver Province
columnist Jason Botchford
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The ongoing cross-country Olympic relay isn't the only torch being passed. Just look at the Canucks. They can win even when Roberto Luongo is not playing out of his mind. In the past 10 games, Luongo has been hooked twice, has a 2.86 GAA and a .901 save percentage. In the not-too-distant past, that spelled doomsday. But the Canucks are 7-3 in their past 10, and, if not for Jaroslav Halak, could be going into their game against the Ottawa Senators Thursday with eight straight wins. This is a good thing. Luongo has never been on a team that can score like this one. When he's been off during the past month, the forwards, especially the top line, has picked him up and bailed him out. It should ..."