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Game Preview / Gamethread #4: Canucks vs Florida

October 17, 2024
- Westy

CANUCKS (0-1-2) at PANTHERS (3-2-0)

7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, SNP

The Canucks continue to look for their first win of the year. Maybe they should start playing well instead of just looking for the win.

Who predicted this start? Kent...put your hand down.

The Canucks have played worse in every game and tonight they skate into the home of the Stanley Cup Champs. And while the Canucks were undefeated against the Panthers last year, I don't have high hopes today, as this Canucks team really struggles to get any offence going. The Nucks are 31st in the league when it comes to shots for/game. (25.7) Want to see some fun numbers over 3 games....

Petey 5 total shots

Huggy 4 total shots

Sprong 2 total shots

Heinen.......0 shots....playing with J.T. and Brock

So, I am no expert, but to win games you need to score goals and to score goals, you need people to shoot the puck on the net. (Or have the other team "Loui" pucks in to their own net.) I wouldn't hold my breath for the 2nd option, so maybe the practices should focus on getting the puck towards the net and getting some dirty goals.

I could into the stats for 5vs5 points....but why pour more salt into the wound.

LINEUPS

Canucks projected lineup

Danton Heinen -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser

Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Daniel Sprong

Nils Hoglander -- Teddy Blueger -- Conor Garland

Nils Aman -- Pius Suter -- Kiefer Sherwood

Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek

Carson Soucy -- Tyler Myers

Erik Brannstrom -- Vincent Desharnais

Kevin Lankinen

Arturs Silovs

Scratched: Arshdeep Bains, Derek Forbort, Noah Juulsen

Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Dakota Joshua (testicular cancer recovery)

Panthers projected lineup

Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Sam Reinhart

Carter Verhaeghe -- Sam Bennett -- Evan Rodrigues

A.J. Greer -- Jesper Boqvist -- Mackie Samoskevich

Jonah Gadjovich -- Patrick Giles -- Uvis Balinskis

Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola -- Dmitry Kulikov

Adam Boqvist -- Nate Schmidt

Sergei Bobrovsky

Spencer Knight

Scratched: None

Injured: Aleksander Barkov (lower body), Matthew Tkachuk (illness), Tomas Nosek (upper body)

Status report

The Canucks did not hold a morning skate Thursday. ... Lankinen is expected to start after Silovs made 23 saves in a 4-1 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. … Brannstrom was recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Thursday after forward Aatu Raty was reassigned to the AHL on Wednesday. ... Forbort, a defenseman, is away from the team for personal reasons. … Barkov, a center, could be out as long as two weeks, Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. ... With Barkov and Tkachuk, a forward, not playing, Florida has had to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen the past three games. ... Balinskis, a defenseman, has been playing right wing on the fourth line.

GAMEDAY CHATTER

This signing and Boston's Swayman, will have repercussions for Demko and the Canucks next year, when conversations turn to an extension.

GAME DAY BATTLE HYMN

I am not sure there is a song that gets me hyped up for another potential loss. But I do have to remember that this is a team that could wake up at any moment and maybe it's better to get the shit play out of the way early. The Canucks have to find a way to learn from these games and roll with it, so they can start playing well. (I still put it at 10% that Oasis ever make it to their tour)

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