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Abbotsford Canucks can claim Calder Cup Saturday, and that would sell hope to fans
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'Enjoy this tonight but tomorrow's a new day,' Abbotsford centre Chase Wouter, who's the team captain, said Thursday of the team's mindset. 'We've got to flip the page. They're a really good team over there and it's going to be a tall task for that next game. There's still a lot of work left to do.'
Winger Arshdeep Bains added: 'I think we do a good job of just taking it one day at a time.'
Jonathan Lekkerimäki scored twice for Abbotsford on Thursday. He is the top prospect in the Vancouver system, a 2022 first-round (No. 15 overall) selection. He had struggled in these playoffs with his all-around play, and he had been a healthy scratch for five games before being reinserted in the Abbotsford line-up for Game 4.
'To me, that sums up Lekky,' Malhotra said of the two goals. 'The kid has ice in his veins. He doesn't shy away from these big moments. He had two quality looks, and he made them count.'
