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Canucks’ Leevi Merilainen making most of unexpected opportunity

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from Sportsnet, by Iain MacIntyre,

VANCOUVER — The last time Leevi Merilainen had the stage to himself, the goalie stepped through a trap door and fell all the way back to the minors.

With the Vancouver Canucks , the 24-year-old is coping better with the spotlight, as unexpected as that bright beam has been.

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