SENATORS (31-22-9) at CANUCKS (19-36-8)

9 p.m. ET; RDS, Prime

When we first saw the season schedule many or a few of us saw this 8 game homestand and thought to ourselves, "This is where the team solidifies its playoff spot". Now, we know this is where the Nucks solidify their last place spot. Basically the same thing. Just inverted a little.

Could there be a worse way to start an eight game home losing streak than on Prime? No, there isn't. Mondays are for recovering from infractions, indiscretions of the weekend, not for more drinking and forehead slapping while yappy Muricans ruin our game just by making mouth noises.

Oh well... no one said that losing would be much fun. We can only hope that thousands of fans stay home and the ROG sets a new record for low attendance. That might motivate Franny to fire the incompetent management he hired. Or just rearrange the deckchairs in his restaurants.

We might see our new hockey giant, six foot-nine, Curtis Douglas in the lineup. Kane would have to be scratched for that to happen. Would that be so bad?

GAME DAY CHATTER

As per #Canucks Adam Foote, Kane, Boeser and Douglas are game time decisions. Will have to wait for warmups to see which two are playing.

— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) March 9, 2026 at 10:13 AM

Bench Kane for the rest of the season, please.

— Vern Faulkner (Part owner of Canada) (@vernfaulkner.bsky.social) March 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM

Will #Canucks official attendance dip below 18,000 tonight for the first time this season? They posted a season-low 18,004 last game against Carolina and have their three lowest totals of the year in their last three games. Something to watch.

— Noah Strang (@noahstrang.bsky.social) March 9, 2026 at 6:58 AM

It’s so juvenile for Allvin to go for big man to protect young men. And wasn’t Kane supposed to be that guy? Anyway, I don’t know Douglas. Surprise me Allvin, make me happy…or at least make me less disgusted.

— 🇨🇦Cathy Canucks(🇬🇱🇺🇦) (@cathyrd.bsky.social) March 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM

GAME DAY LINEUPS

Senators projected lineup

Drake Batherson -- Tim Stutzle -- Claude Giroux

Brady Tkachuk -- Dylan Cozens -- Ridly Greig

Nick Cousins -- Shane Pinto -- Michael Amadio

Warren Foegele -- Lars Eller -- Fabian Zetterlund

Thomas Chabot -- Artem Zub

Nikolas Matinpalo -- Nick Jensen

Tyler Kleven -- Jordan Spence

James Reimer

Linus Ullmark

Scratched: Stephen Halliday, Kurtis MacDermid

Injured: Jake Sanderson (upper body)

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 Nils 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)

Status report

Sanderson, a defenseman, is week to week, Senators coach Travis Green said. Sanderson was injured by a hit along the boards in the second period of a 7-4 win at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Chabot moves up into Sanderson’s spot on the top pair, and Matinpalo will enter the lineup for the first time in 12 games. … Reimer will start in goal for the first time in six games. … Kane, a forward, was not at the morning skate and Boeser left early, but Canucks coach Adam Foote said they were “just taking care of a couple things” and “should be fine.” … Douglas, a forward claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, skated on the right side of Kane’s line at the morning skate and will make his Vancouver debut if either Kane or Boeser can’t play.

GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN

Bring it on home! Nothing says last place better than the blues. Not those Blues!

Go Canucks! F*ck Fascists and their billionaire supporters like Bezos.