Now It Begins. Roadtrip Rebuild Nights.

CANUCKS (2-2-0) at HURRICANES (2-1-1)

7 p.m. ET; HHN, CARNHL, SNP

From the league that brought you Gary and the Salary Cappers, it's a battle of the best versus the worst. Cup champs against the basement boffins. Just how we like it.

This game will be a good benchmark of how far the Nucking rebuild has progressed in just four games. Is it too soon for benchmarks and comparisons? Sure is.

Canucks projected lineup

Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki

Paul Cotter -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser

Liam Ohgren -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson

Arshdeep Bains -- Drew O'Connor -- Aatu Raty 

Zeev Buium -- Filip Hronek

Jamie Oleksiak -- Tom Willander

Elias Pettersson -- Victor Mancini

Kevin Lankinen

Leevi Merilainen

Scratched: Brendan Gallagher, Guillaume Brisebois

Injured: Thatcher Demko (hip), Filip Chytil (shoulder)

Hurricanes projected lineup

William Carrier --  Sebastian Aho  -- Andrei Svechnikov

Taylor Hall -- Logan Stankoven -- Jackson Blake

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Jordan Staal -- Jordan Martinook

Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Mark Jankowski -- Eric Robinson

Jaccob Slavin -- Jacob Chatfield

K’Andre Miller -- Sean Walker

Shayne Gostisbehere -- Mike Reilly

Brandon Bussi

Pyotr Kochetkov

Scratched: Nicolas Deslauriers, Juuso Valimaki

Injured: Seth Jarvis (shoulder)

Status report

The Canucks held an optional morning skate. … Gallagher, a forward, and Schenn, a defenseman, skated with the extras; each played in Vancouver’s first four games. … Jarvis participated in the Hurricanes morning skate without a yellow noncontact jersey for the first time; the forward has been practicing with the team since the start of training camp.

GAME DAY CHATTER

But... they're so young!

Lankinen injury night upcoming... he's going to get F'n shelled. Canes shoot from everywhere and routinely put up 30+ shots, they might hit 45-50 SOG tonight.

Yikes.

--Petrishriekandgo on BSky

Eye on the prize!

GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN

80s fun is over. It was so much fun... Welcome back Cotter, to the multiple road loss kitchen - start cooking for draft time glory.

Go Canucks Go.