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The Vancouver Canucks know the task is simple: Defend better.
That’s something they’ve talked about all season. It’s hardly rocket science at this point.
Both the players and the head coach have talked more than once about their own mental frailty.
Bruce Boudreau mentioned it again after their 6-2 loss Tuesday vs. the New York Islanders.
“I thought the first period was as good a period as we’ve played. (But) as soon as something bad happens to this team, the adversity, we cannot handle and it seems like ‘oh, here we go.’ And then that’s it,” he said.
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