Oilers at Canucks, G11, 09-10

Shawn Horcoff's NHL career has been a very successful one. When he arrived fall 2000 (and was sent down) any fool could tell he played the game with enough skill and intelligence to make the show.It didn't take him long (24 games in Hamilton) to make the grade and Horc's move up the team depth chart (4th line L to 1line C) happened in predictable fashion. His wide range of skills made him a big part of every team after the lockout, including the beauty team that went all the way to G7, SCF.Oiler fans love him (hat tip to the ladies of Hot Oil for the photo of unnamed female flying the colors) and hate hit him (talk to any Oiler fan now and there's either a degree of concern or disdain), sometimes in the same day.Shawn Horcoff is in the middle of a terrible slump to start this season. 08-09 was a solid year (depending on the person you're talking to) and we discussed it here. This is the important part of the post for today's purposes:How important is Horcoff ...