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Henrik Sedin reminds us all that he’s still quite good at hockey

Henrik Sedin

During the Vancouver Canucks series with the Nashville Predators, one of the things that stood out through the six games of that series was how little production Vancouver got out of the Sedin twins. After all when you’ve got Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin combining for two goals and five assists over six games, it makes you wonder just what their problem is.

So far through four games against the San Jose Sharks, the Sedins are writing a new story line and it’s Henrik leading the way. In Vancouver’s 4-2 win in Game 4, Henrik assisted on all four Canucks goals this afternoon. Those four assists brought Henrik’s point total against San Jose to ten (one goal, nine assists) and his playoff total to 19 points, best in the league.

One of Henrik’s assists this afternoon brought fans out of their seats as he managed to pass the puck between Antti Niemi’s legs to Alex Burrows for the finish on the goal. Henrik was a bit coy in answering how he got things done to Darren Pang after the game.

For anyone who was writing off Henrik or his brother Daniel after their less-than-stellar round against Nashville, they’re happy to be able to prove others wrong as Jason Botchford of The Province found out.

Henrik Sedin leads the NHL in postseason scoring. Daniel Sedin is second in goals.

“It’s pretty good for being the two worst playoff players in the league,” Henrik quipped.


We knew all along that the Sedins wouldn’t be able to be held back forever, but with how they’ve broken out against San Jose, Henrik in particular, it reminds us why he was the MVP last season. Getting him on this big of a stage to show what he can do is just giving a wider audience to appreciate it.

After all, it’s not as if he’s truly been bad at all in the playoffs, he did have five assists against Chicago in the opening round, it’s just that he hasn’t dominated on the score sheet the way you’d expect an MVP-caliber player to do. Playing as invisible as he seemed to against Nashville did him no favors but against San Jose he’s been virtually flawless. Henrik’s work with his brother Daniel both at even strength and on the power play are giving them a distinct advantage over San Jose as their defensemen just can’t keep up with them.

The incredible part of what Henrik is doing is that he’s doing it solely as a play maker. With just two goals through the playoffs, Henrik’s play won’t immediately jump out at you. Getting four assists in a game gets everyone to take notice and when you see Henrik atop the list of point scorers in the playoffs and doing it with 17 assists, it makes you shake your head in amazement. Henrik’s never been the goal scoring type, although he can certainly finish if needed, but he makes his living setting up his teammates. With the rate he’s doing it in the playoffs, he’s looking more and more like a playoff MVP.