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"Right now, we're a little bit slow." ~ Elias Lindholm
"You’ve got to deal with the pressure." ~ Coach Taco
Every player will go through a slump and sometimes multiple players go into a slump which leads to a team going into a slump. Slumps don't necessary have to be offensive ones, as players could be missing defensive assignments or taking too many penalties. 82 games is a long season and so it shouldn't be a surprise to see this team hit this brick wall.
Recently, I have been firing shots at Petey for his performance. I am not the only one and surprisingly, Thomas Drance was playing the role of bodyguard for Petey:
The wonderful things about stats is that I too can cherry-pick them. In 6 games against Colorado, Boston, Winnipeg and Vegas, Petey has 0 points and is -8. Each one of those has been a "big" game. To cherry-pick again, during this 4 game losing streak, Petey has 1 point and is -5. This team absolutely needs Petey to get going again. I will say this, for the most part, Petey has been better against teams that he has faced more than once as he must study what they do against him and he adjusts.
So let's hope Petey has been siting in front of screen to see how to break through against Boston. The Canucks have faired pretty well against Boston over the past 5 years, with last year being the only time the Canucks lost.
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Charlie Coyle -- Danton Heinen
Jake Debrusk -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
James Van Riemsdyk -- Morgan Geekie -- Anthony Richard
Trent Frederic -- Jesper Boqvist -- Justin Brazeau
Parker Wotherspoon -- Charlie McAvoy
Mason Lohrei -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Oskar Steen, Ian Mitchell
Injured: Jakub Lauko (upper body), Hampus Lindholm (undisclosed), Matt Grzelcyk (lower body)
Canucks projected lineup
Arshdeep Bains -- J.T. Miller -- Brock Boeser
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Lindholm -- Elias Pettersson
Pius Suter -- Teddy Blueger -- Conor Garland
Ilya Mikheyev -- Nils Aman -- Sam Lafferty
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Ian Cole -- Tyler Myers
Nikita Zadorov -- Noah Juulsen
Thatcher Demko
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Phillip Di Giuseppe
Injured: Dakota Joshua (upper body), Carson Soucy (hand)
Status report
The Bruins did not hold a morning skate Saturday. ... Mitchell, a defenseman, was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Grzelcyk is day to day after being injured on his first shift during a 6-5 overtime loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday; the defenseman took part in the morning skate but did not play in a 3-2 overtime loss at the Calgary Flames on Thursday. ... Di Giuseppe, a forward, took part in an optional practice Friday after missing a 5-2 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Thursday for personal reasons, and could replace Lafferty or Mikheyev in the lineup. ~ NHL.COM
Game Day Battle Hymn
Shout out to our guy Kent, as he recovers from his surgery. Devil music for you my friend.
Go Canucks Go!
