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EDITORIAL: We are all... paying very close attention

For the next couple of weeks, the Lower Mainland will grind to a halt as Canuck fever overtakes the region.

For the next couple of weeks, the Lower Mainland will grind to a halt as Canuck fever overtakes the region.

The colours blue, white and green will dominate the horizon as everyone dons their Canucks jerseys in a show of support for the once hapless team. Is this the year Vancouver finally reaches the pinnacle of hockey accomplishments? Will the Stanley Cup finally ride beside captain Henrik Sedin in the back of a convertible in a ticker tape parade?

The anticipation is palpable. No conversation starts without a reference to the Canucks and television watching, normally a solitary pastime, is now a social event.

In the meantime, any thoughtful planning and critical decision-making will have to wait. Grass will not be mowed and summer will be pre-empted for one final, glorious - victorious? - blast of winter.