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Game Preview / Gamethread #18: Canucks vs Rags

November 19, 2024
- Westy

RANGERS (11-4-1) at CANUCKS (9-5-3)

10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNP, MSG

Will the Canucks come to the rink tonight? That is the only question I have for tonight's game. It seems that a few players come to play each night, but not the whole team. Petey has come to play, while JT and his noticeably injured body and mind, was benched for part of the last game. Not even going to speculate what's going on with J.T., just hope he gets well. This version of the defensive core is not it. There has to be an upgrade in the bottom four and I think Hogs might be the bait. It has been frustrating to watch over this home stand the lack of intensity for long stretches each game.

And yet this team is still in 3rd place in the division. Having to struggle early is not a bad thing. Having injuries early on in the year and still being in a competitive spot has been nice. This team just has to find a way to win enough games against average and below average teams, so that when Demko comes back.....Brock comes back (he skated today) and Miller gets healthy, this team can start working towards being a strong playoff team.

Until we get this unicorn of a lineup, we are left with this team who will have to face a good Rangers team. The Rags have only lost 5 of 16 games all year and yet they are 4th in the Metro division. I would also argue that New York has been getting average goaltending from Igor so far, which doesn't bode well for his opposition for the rest of the year, as he looks to secure a big free agent year contract. The Canucks and Rangers split the season series last year as each team won their home game. I wouldn't bet on that pattern this year. In fact, in honor of that fucker Messi.... I guarantee a home loss. There....I said it

GAME DAY LINEUPS

Rangers projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Vincent Trocheck -- Alexis Lafreniere

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Reilly Smith

Will Cuylle -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Kaapo Kakko

Adam Edstrom -- Sam Carrick -- Jimmy Vesey

K'Andre Miller -- Adam Fox

Ryan Lindgren -- Jacob Trouba

Zac Jones -- Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin

Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Jake Leschyshyn

Injured: Filip Chytil (upper body)

Canucks projected lineup

Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Kiefer Sherwood

Dakota Joshua -- Pius Suter -- Conor Garland

Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki

Arshdeep Bains -- Aatu Raty -- Nils Hoglander

Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek

Carson Soucy -- Tyler Myers

Erik Brannstrom -- Noah Juulsen

Arturs Silovs

Kevin Lankinen

Scratched: J.T. Miller (personal leave)

Injured: Vincent Desharnais (undisclosed), Brock Boeser (upper body), Derek Forbort (lower body), Thatcher Demko (lower body)

GAME DAY CHATTER

GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN

It's amazing what one can find on the internet to help us express our feelings in a musical manner.

I give you Muse.

Go Canucks Go!

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