GDT: WCSF GM05 | Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers | Thur. May 16th | 7pm PST | SNP/CBC | So Tight, Almost Like a Playoff Series

[Cogburn]

Pettersson-Miller-Boeser
Joshua-Lindholm-Garland
Hoglander-Lekkermaki/Sasson-Karlsson
Suter-Lafferty-Podkolzin

Hughes-Hronek
Soucy-Myers
Zadorov-Friedman

If the lotto line can't get it done, sit Pettersson, and he, Bluger, Mikheyev, Juulsen and Cole can have a "never on this roster again" party during game 6.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

For the love of god, please don't put in Bains. Nothing against the kid but outside of his first game, he looked completely out of his depth when they called him up. I don't like the idea of him getting caught out against Draisatil or McDavid.

 

[Canucks LB]

 

[afrocentric]

The team is in good hands with 9 and 43 at the helm.

 

[I am toxic]

Best of three, home ice advantage, playing with the third string goalie and it's all house money.

The Canucks have already exposed the oil and chased skinner. Not only their Cup aspirations, they won't win the Conference final, all thanks to the Canucks.

Compete, win at home, hammer Elkholm and Drai, force them to play McCrai 25 plus minutes.

It's all gravy. Gravy.

 

[wonton15]

For the love of god, please don't put in Bains. Nothing against the kid but outside of his first game, he looked completely out of his depth when they called him up. I don't like him getting caught out against Draisatil or McDavid.

Yeah - he couldn’t even stay afloat in regular season minutes. Bains shouldn’t even get a look. I’d rather rawdog Sasson or Lekk than see Bains do nothing

 

[M2Beezy]

Best of three, home ice advantage, playing with the third string goalie and it's all house money.

The Canucks have already exposed the oil and chased skinner. Not only their Cup aspirations, they won't win the Conference final, all thanks to the Canucks.

Compete, win at home, hammer Elkholm and Drai, force them to play McCrai 25 plus minutes.

It's all gravy. Gravy.

Man I love this toxicity

 

[Snatcher Demko]

Sasson or Lekk would be interesting. Sasson is a wildcard but he has speed and finished the year strong.

Lekk doesn't know the "system" but he's a high IQ player. It's more the size/matchup that could burn him. That said he's so smart - wouldn't mind a shot.

 

[Vector]

So here's what we know of the lines for tomorrow.

Suter-Miller-Boeser
Joshua-Lindholm-Garland
XXX-Pettersson-XXX
XXX-Blueger-XXX

Hughes-Hronek
Soucy-Myers
Zadorov-Cole

Silovs

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All the players that have played NHL games that are options for those 4 spots:

Aman
Bains
Di Giuseppe
Hoglander
Karlsson
Lafferty
Mikheyev
Podkolzin
Raty

(Lekkerimaki, Klimovich, and Sasson have never played in the NHL).

Given these options, I'd insert Hoglander and Di Giuseppe again. After that, I'm willing to roll with Podkolzin and Karlsson in the last two spots but can see the argument for Mikheyev just so he can PK.

 

[crazychimp]

I mean if he had the answer this wouldn’t be a question lol

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I would love to see them give Lekkerimaki a shot. You're at home, Oilers have no read on him, put him in sheltered offensive zone minutes and heavy PP time. He can cleanly beat goalies from the blueline.

 

[Nomobo]

One thing that bugs me - when did the Canucks become so hesitant offensively? It's just a dump and board battles in 90% of the shifts, no crisp puck movement. Playing way too far outside and behind the goal line. It's a lot of wasted effort. I guess this is what is driving Tocchett mad but he's the coach.

Petterson. Enough said.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Not a fan of how he straight up refused to answer the second question.

 

[beckstreaker07]

Petterson. Enough said.

Petey's four wingers have a combined 1 assist this playoffs; It's more than just him.

 

[Diversification]

Yeesh. Not loving the body language. Kinda seems resigned to the fact that he’s in a slump. I guess that’s his coping mechanism.

 

[tantalum]

Yeesh. Not loving the body language. Kinda seems resigned to the fact that he’s in a slump. I guess that’s his coping mechanism.

He sounds and looks like I do when a flu or cold is kicking my ass and I can't sleep because I can't breathe.

 

[Nomobo]

Holy f***! Getting a response out of him is akin to getting blood out of a stone! And when he does respond, it out the book of hockey cliches. So frustrating!

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

One comment on the coverage, especially on Sportsnet: I was completely gobsmacked at how the panel spent every intermission talking about the Oilers and the Oilers alone, heaping them with praise and expanding on all of their story lines.

Like, I'm not looking for a bunch of Canuck fan service and complimentary coverage, but come on at least talk about some of the story lines for the Canucks (PP/PK struggles, Pettersson struggles, Mikeyev being awful, Hronek no points, Boeser's defensive details).

It's like the Canucks are being treated as an inconvenient roadblock on the way to a sure thing Oilers Cup.

Glad I switched to the Nuggets-TimberWolves game.

 

[AD16]

Holy hell. Petey looks absolutely defeated. Looks like he would rather be anywhere else

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I don’t think anyone should be reading too much into EP’s body language..He’s a complete introvert.

Precisely why he wouldn’t have been the first choice to captain the team.

He was excellent in the 2020 playoffs,all we can hope is that he can revert himself back into the alien.

 

[God]

I can kind of get it if Petey has COVID or is recovering from it. He doesn't really sound healthy in that presser. And I hadn't really thought about that before seeing the video.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

He sounds and looks like I do when a flu or cold is kicking my ass and I can't sleep because I can't breathe.

This is probably it…He has/ or is recovering from the flu….and he literally has no energy.

 

[tantalum]

I can kind of get it if Petey has COVID or is recovering from it. He doesn't really sound healthy in that presser. And I hadn't really thought about that before seeing the video.

That and the question was phrased sort of as a you've had it for awhile and is it still bothering you type way. Again we will have to see when the playoffs conclude. Nothing truthful will be said about being healthy or not until then.

 

[TruKnyte]

This is probably it…He has/ or is recovering from the flu….and he literally has no energy.

Hope it's not long Covid

 

[StickShift]

It is absolutely wild that we are at the point of playing a rookie for offense in the playoffs against two of the best forwards in the world.