10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN1, SCRIPPS
"A second too late." ~ Coach Taco
You got that right coach. The passes, the shots, the checks and getting to a spot....are all looking slow right now. Players are not loose right now and the team has lost 4 out of their last 6 games, all to playoff teams.
The media did a good job of hitting on all the points that need to be mentioned. The only question that Taco seemed to have trouble with, was the one about sending a message physically when Hughes took a hit at the end of the game. I am sure the player in him, wants his players to beat the shit out of Trevor Moore, but the coach in him doesn't want any injuries like Dakota had.
This game tonight is important just to see how the Nucks rebound from a bad loss. The first thing that needs to disappear is penalties. Taco mentions Juulsen is playing to help the PK, but I would prefer that he isn't needed.
J.T. seems pretty calm about the play of the team of late, which is good to see....... I guess? We do have some players that have been in the playoffs, so hopefully he can lead by example in the next couple games to help get this team some confidence.
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault
Tomas Hertl -- Chandler Stephenson -- Michael Amadio
Pavel Dorofeyev -- William Karlsson -- Anthony Mantha
Paul Cotter -- Brett Howden -- Keegan Kolesar
Noah Hanifin -- Nicolas Hague
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Alec Martinez -- Zach Whitecloud
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched: Ben Hutton, Brendan Brisson, Jiri Patera
Injured: Alex Pietrangelo (illness), William Carrier (undisclosed), Mark Stone (lacerated spleen), Nicolas Roy (undisclosed)
Canucks projected lineup
Nils Hoglander -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Dakota Joshua -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Garland
Ilya Mikheyev -- Teddy Blueger -- Vasily Podkolzin
Pius Suter -- Sam Lafferty
Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy -- Tyler Myers
Ian Cole -- Nikita Zadorov
Noah Juulsen
Arturs Silovs
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Nils Aman
Injured: Thatcher Demko (lower body), Elias Lindholm (upper body)
Status report
Hertl will make his Vegas debut after being acquired March 8 in a trade with the San Jose Sharks. It will be his first game since playing for San Jose on Jan. 27 and having surgery Feb. 12 to clean out loose cartilage in his left knee. … Thompson will start despite leaving practice early Sunday. ... Hill, who has missed six games because of an undisclosed injury, was other goalie at the morning skate. Coach Bruce Cassidy said he wasn’t sure if Hill was healthy enough to back up, meaning Patera could be the backup goalie. … Pietrangelo, a defenseman, is not with Vegas on its two-game road trip, which includes a game at the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. … The Canucks are expected to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen, with Juulsen back in after missing three games. … Lindholm, who has missed six games, took part in the morning skate, but the forward remains day to day. -NHL.com
Game Day Battle Hymn
Today I go outside the norm....is it catchy...yes...does it have drums and guitar...sure....Is it in English...no.
I give you Argentinian 80's rock band Soda Stereo.
Go Canucks Go!
