Canucks Honor the Sedin Twins for Being the Sedin Twins

Published on 13-Feb-2020 by J Square Humboldt

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Canucks Honor the Sedin Twins for Being the Sedin Twins

Research continues on just how identical some identical twins might be.

So far, the only true believers are those who've actually witnessed something of the sort and have no other explanation for it.

 

This would include a hella lotta hockey players, who aren't the least bit surprised that the Vancouver Canucks retired their numbers in a ceremony before their clash with the Chicago Blackhawks last night.

 

Daniel and Hendrik Sedin played as if they shared one mind. Their timing and use of space has been uncanny more often than not. They turned the horizontal game into an art form.

Trevor Linden would be the first to say the twins turned him from a journeyman into a premier player.

 

The 1999 NHL Draft will never stand out as one of the league's most fertile other than the Sedins.

Still, it took some serious wheeling and dealing for GM Brian Burke to swing the deals that met the twins' intention to play on the same team:

 

Daniel is often characterized as a dimemeister, while Henrik's generally recognized as the goal-scorer. However, it's not a stretch to say each is prolific at both.

In the world's fastest team sport -- whether what they have is ESP, incredible vision, or both -- they shaved microseconds from decisions that was the difference in making magic arrive outta nowhere:

 

The Nux being the Nux, who came into existence in 1970, have still not earned a Stanley Cup. The franchise had its most successful run with the Sedins in their lineup, but even two brilliant players does not a champion make.

As Henrik Lundqvist will attest, it's even a challenge with a brilliant goalie. Odds are his best shot at the Cup came and went in 2014.

The twins best opportunity came in 2011, when they took Boston to seven games. It was one of the few times that they didn't have a shining moment.

 

Dudes had their day, though.

And now, they've had their night.