CANUCKS (19-36-7) at JETS (25-26-10)

7 p.m. ET; SNW, SNP

Post TDL Canucks are on their revenge tour. Watch out tank commanders, the unrestrained, untraded Nucks are posed to win all their remaining games to finish 25th and pick 15th. How scary would that be?

The strategic Canucks can stop that timeline today. Sure, they could beat the struggling Jets, but for what? We've had our winning endorphin rush. We're good. For another 10 games.

Better to keep the tank tracks on track - lose graciously and keep the heat on the incomplete rebuild. To ensure this management regime doesn't get the chance to set the franchise back another decade. Setting us back the current decade will suffice, thanks.

GAME DAY CHATTER

As it stands right now, NINE of the top 50 picks in this summer's NHL draft are owned by the #Canucks or #Flames. The rebuilds are in full swing in Western Canada.

— Noah Strang (@noahstrang.bsky.social) March 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM

And they still won’t get first over-all pick.

— Ronin Goaltender (@roningoalie.bsky.social) March 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM

GAME DAY LINEUPS

Canucks projected lineup

Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Nils Hoglander

Liam Ohgren -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser

Evander Kane -- Aatu Raty -- Drew O’Connor

Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Linus Karlsson

Elias Pettersson -- Filip Hronek

Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Zeev Buium -- Victor Mancini

Kevin Lankinen

Nikita Tolopilo

Scratched: Curtis Douglas

Injured: P.O Joseph (upper body), Filip Chytil (facial fracture), Thatcher Demko (hip surgery), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo

Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Gabriel Vilardi

Gustav Nyquist -- Jonathan Toews -- Isak Rosen

Cole Koepke -- Morgan Barron -- Brad Lambert

Dylan Samberg -- Elias Salomonsson

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo

Haydn Fleury -- Jacob Bryson

Connor Hellebuyck

Eric Comrie

Scratched: Ville Heinola

Injured: Nino Niederreiter (knee), Neal Pionk (undisclosed), Colin Miller (knee), Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body)

Status report

The Canucks did not hold a morning skate following a 6-3 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. … Lankinen could start after Tolopilo made 20 saves at Chicago. ... Douglas, a forward, is not expected to play after being claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. ... Bryson and Rosen each is expected to make his Jets debut after being acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. ... Morrissey, who missed five games, was activated off injured reserve Friday; he sustained an upper-body injury playing for Team Canada at the Olympics. ... The Jets loaned defenseman Isaak Phillips and forward Walker Duehr to Manitoba on Friday.

GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN

We've had out little laffs in the hymnal section. Now it's time to notice every second. Every moment. Every hour as we travel closer to the grail.

No, not that grail - just yet. The FIRST Pick Overall Grail. We're racing the wind and the fickle lotto balls of fate. Hope you're holding on.

Enjoy Endure the HNIC nonsense and enjoy the way too early for a Saturday night game loss. We're counting on you, Kevin.