10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, CITY, MNMT2
"I just can’t do another fucking tear down. I’m old. I’m tired. I’m probably going to die in the first days of the American invasion. And I will never see the Canucks win a cup and that just blows." -Kent
If there were awards given to positivity, our man Kent, well....nevermind. And I will add that Kent is a fucking liar. He can't quit the Canucks. None of us oldtimers can. Even if management blows up this team, we will be here to see the tire fire of an organization.
Now, I will express my frustration at the fact that this team is a hot steaming pile right now. This structure that Coach Taco keeps talking about is made out of Play-doh or else players have selective amnesia almost every game. I am also frustrated listening to the younger generation of Canuck fans and their quick fix solutions. They also have so many fingers pointing blame that you would think they are carnies.
I think we all know that Petey and JT are checking Twitter every 15 minutes.
Canucks play some team from the U.S. tonight. Their top player is a Russian who loves Putin.
GAME DAY CHATTER
“Today is a new game. We know we can play against them, but we just got to bring it.”
🗣️ Forward Elias Pettersson speaks to the media ahead of tonight’s match with the Capitals.#Canucks | @TheProvince pic.twitter.com/JO3qlMI1yt
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 25, 2025
“We’ve got to at least get back the structure and go from there.”
🗣️ Head Coach Rick Tocchet meets with the media prior to tonight’s game.#Canucks | @TheProvince pic.twitter.com/645da98TFd
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) January 25, 2025
LINEUPS
Washington projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin -- Dylan Strome -- Connor McMichael
Aliaksei Protas -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Tom Wilson
Taylor Raddysh -- Lars Eller -- Ethen Frank
Brandon Duhaime -- Nic Dowd -- Andrew Mangiapane
Rasmus Sandin -- John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun -- Trevor Van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary -- Matt Roy
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Alexander Alexeyev, Dylan McIlrath, Jakub Vrana
Injured: None
Canucks projected lineup
Danton Heinen -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Linus Karlsson
Jake DeBrusk -- Pius Suter -- Conor Garland
Max Sasson -- Teddy Blueger -- Phillip Di Giuseppe
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Elias Pettersson -- Carson Soucy
Derek Forbort -- Vincent Desharnais
Kevin Lankinen
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: Mark Friedman
Injured: Kiefer Sherwood (lower body), Dakota Joshua (lower body), Noah Juulsen (undisclosed)
Suspended: Tyler Myers
Status report
Lindgren will start consecutive games for the first time this season after making 22 saves in a 3-0 win at the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, his first start since sustaining an upper-body injury during a 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 10. … Pettersson the defenseman is making his NHL debut for the Canucks. … Sherwood, a forward, will be a game-time decision after blocking a shot in the second period of a 6-2 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. ... Joshua, a forward, will miss his 10th straight game but skated with teammates for the first time Saturday morning and coach Rick Tocchet said he could return in one of the following two games.
Game Day Battle Hymn
Kent isn't the only one who hates the idea of watching a midget team play in Rogers. My anger comes with loud, obnoxious noises that will punish everyone.
Only John Tesh might be able to save us.....maybe.
Go Coconuts Go!