Ohlund in 2004 Article in Straight

Found an article in the Georgia Straight in 2004 by Jeff Paterson. Here's a snippet.

DEFENCE: Better play in their own zone was one of the Canucks' goals heading into the season, and here at the midway mark they've been true to their word. Much of that has been a renewed commitment to their play without the puck, particularly from the forwards helping out the defence. On the blue line, there can be no doubt that Mattias Ohlund is the leader of the group. He is not only the best defensive defenceman on the team, but he has now reached a point where he can be mentioned among the top stay-at-home guys in the league. Ohlund faces the other teams' best players each and every night, and more often than not he wins those battles. If anyone on the Canucks deserves Norris Trophy consideration, it's Ohlund, not Ed Jovanovski, who earlier in the year was getting mentioned as a contender for the league's top defenceman award. Jovanovski has struggled mightily since mid-November to the point where on many nights he's hurting the team more than he's helping. Bryan Allen and Sami Salo have both brought their games along in the first half of the season, while Marek Malik and Brent Sopel could use a little more consistency and Jiri Slegr could simply use more ice time. GRADE: B+

MIDTERM MVP: Markus Naslund, who scored his 20th goal of the year last Saturday in Calgary, continues to prove he's the leader of this team and is among the best players in hockey. Honourable mention goes to Cloutier, who is a big reason why the Canucks are where they are in the standings, and Ohlund doesn't get enough credit for the job he's done this season.