Vancouver Canucks coach Willie Desjardins rolled four lines for much of the regular season, and he doesn't plan on changing that philosophy in the playoffs. A day after his team dropped its playoff opener at home 2-1 against the Calgary Flames, Desjardins defended how he distributes ice time, especially when it comes to his star players. Henrik and Daniel Sedin each played under 18 minutes Wednesday night, with the latter getting just 16:14 of playing time. The twin stars each played under five minutes in a third period in which the Flames scored twice - less than the line of Bo Horvat, Jannik Hansen and Ronalds Kenins, which was on for Kris Russell's winner with 29.6 seconds left in regulation.
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