Bourne Blog: Chatting with Jeff Tambellini about Canucks' Cup chances, skating with Sedins and downplaying shootout mastery

Jeff Tambellini has found himself as a winger for the Vancouver Canucks this season, a considerable change after spending parts of the past five seasons with the New York Islanders. He's even had the opportunity to play alongside the Sedin brothers on occasion; if you've heard of them before, you're aware that's a pretty good arrangement."Tamby," as he's been creatively nicknamed, is one of the NHL's most dangerous players in the shootout, with a career shooting percentage around 61.5 percent (8/13). That's "decent," but not quite as good as the time he scored seven straight in the AHL. Dude can shoot it. His scary accurate (and heavy) snapshot combine with his speed make him a constant threat, and the ideal trigger-man to play with the type of players who can naturally dish the puck. In his 36 games played this season he's a goal short of ten, and doing a nice job to solidify his role on the playoff-bound Canucks. Q. First and for...