7:30 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, SNP
Should we talk in length about the joy I feel when the Canucks beat the Bruins? Should we hold a ritual after shutting out Boston? Should we talk about the lack of offensive effort by the Canucks? 2 out of 3 ain't bad....right, Meatloaf? Brock was back last night and it wasn't the best way to start again. I don't mean him playing on the 3rd line, I mean the multiple penalties. The Canucks continue with their home-away-from-home trip in Pittsburgh tonight to face a Penguins team that they already beat this year 4-3 in Vancouver.
I really wonder what happens when Demko gets back. Lankinen has played his ass off and deserves to keep going until the wheels fall off, but I have a feeling that was Thatch gets between the posts, he will get 70% of the games. Silovs will get the bus ride to Abby.
Canucks management get another look at Pens defensemen for a possible trade, as it seems they tried to get a Blue Jacket d-man, but the deal went kablooey. (Tech term)
Game Day Lineups
Canucks projected lineup
Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Kiefer Sherwood
Dakota Joshua -- Pius Suter -- Conor Garland
Danton Heinen -- Teddy Blueger -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Aatu Raty -- Arshdeep Bains
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Erik Brannstrom -- Tyler Myers
Carson Soucy -- Noah Juulsen
Arturs Silovs
Kevin Lankinen
Scratched: Max Sasson
Injured: Derek Forbort (knee), Vincent Desharnais (lower body)
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Anthony Beauvillier -- Evgeni Malkin -- Philip Tomasino
Michael Bunting -- Blake Lizotte -- Drew O’Connor
Matt Nieto -- Noel Acciari -- Kevin Hayes
Owen Pickering -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea -- Jack St. Ivany
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Ryan Graves, Matt Grzelcyk, Jesse Puljujarvi, Valtteri Puustinen
Injured: Cody Glass (concussion)
Status report
The Canucks did not hold a morning skate following a 2-0 win at the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. ... Silovs could start after Lankinen made 32 saves at Boston. ... Tomasino is expected to make his Penguins debut after being acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators on Monday for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft. ... Lizotte will be a game-time decision; he has missed five games with a concussion.
Game Day Chatter
Hey drivers, when driving, why do you not use your turn signals, why are you like this. I mean it’s right there, you flick one switch. How hard is that
— Andy Cole (@AndyCole1984) November 27, 2024
Not hockey related, but on a daily basis I yell at 5 people who don't signal. Fuckers.
Game Day Battle Hymn
Under pressure previews sometimes leaves me scrambling for a song to entertain the masses. So instead I will go with a song that is hard to get out of my head.
Go Canucks Go!