GDT: WCSF GM06 | Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers | Sat. May 18th | 5pm PST | SNP/CBC | Finish Them

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Seems more and more likely Skinner will start

Why? Pickard actually played quite well last game.

Scratch Cole. Play Demko as a defenseman. If Silovs implodes, he can quickly change and go in net.

Is that even allowed?

Put Demko on D in oversized players gear and just have him stand beside Silovs all game.

 

[TruGr1t]

Why? Pickard actually played quite well last game.

He's basically their version of DeSmith. There's a reason Tocchet went away as soon as he had another viable option. These veteran journeymen aren't starters.

 

[Another Empty Netter]

how will the last change by oilers affect Toch strategy ? They’ll be wanting to take advantage of mismatches so anyone guess lineup changes for us tonight ?

Also surprised about Skinner

 

[Vector]

If the Oilers have any hope of competing this year it has to be with Skinner. Pickard has been good but he will get exposed and his ceiling is quite low. Despite what we’ve seen from Skinner, he can be very good. So might as well start to tonight because you have to go with him at some time anyway.

 

[Nucker101]

Why? Pickard actually played quite well last game.

He did, but he looked very shaky doing it. Soucy goal was weak, and on a few occasions the guy was flopping around wildly in his net.

One made me laugh, it was the Miller shot on the powerplay that went over the net and out of the play, Pickard basically threw himself at the shot, basically if JT faked the shot, he'd have an empty net to shoot at because of how much Pickard over committed.

 

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[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I don't see them going back to Demko unless Silovs has a bad game.

If he gets lit up tonight, it's Demko in Game 7. Even if he's rusty, that's your best chance to win.

 

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[Vector]

So no line-up changes for the Canucks.

 

[Vector]

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

It doesn't take rocket appliances to figure out that as soon as Mikheyev is out of the lineup, they look like a contender.

 

[crazychimp]

Demko in next game, regardless of whether it's this round or the next.

Not a fan of throwing Demko in cold if this goes 7, if we make it to the next series sure but it’s not fair to either goalie if it were to happen in this series.

 

[Vector]

As far as I can tell, the Oilers didn't practice yesterday and didn't practice today. I have no idea what to make of that. I know when the Canucks have an optional skate after a loss, every player attends unless injured.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Nucks went 1-1-1 against the Stars this year.

A very tough team but the Canucks can hang

Yep. And finished 2 points up on Colorado and only 4 points behind Dallas. We would be underdogs for sure against either team but a healthy Demko playing well could make for a great series.

 

[TruGr1t]

As far as I can tell, the Oilers didn't practice yesterday and didn't practice today. I have no idea what to make of that. I know when the Canucks have an optional skate after a loss, every player attends unless injured.

They're extremely banged up. Only half joking, the list of Oilers players "dealing with an injury" is now longer than the healthy list.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Is the injury a bad case of Crestitis that causes him to always shoot at the goalies’ crest?

 

[I am toxic]

Canucks don't need to win tonight, they just need to compete, hammer Drai and McBaby, and force up their minutes

The fix will be in for the oil, if you thought the reffing in Denver was bad last night . . .

 

[M2Beezy]

 

[Vector]

Skinner confirmed to be starting tonight.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Yep. And finished 2 points up on Colorado and only 4 points behind Dallas. We would be underdogs for sure against either team but a healthy Demko playing well could make for a great series.

Demko is the wildcard there. If he comes back at full force, Canucks can hang with any team in the league. If he gets hurt again, you know Silovs is capable of stepping in.

Silovs has done an incredible job getting us to this point, but eventually he's going to turn back into a pumpkin.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Reminiscing about the last time this team was beyond the first round with fans in the buildings (2011). My oldest was only 18 months old, my youngest wasn’t born yet. My Grandparents were still around and I cherish the memories of watching some of those games with them.

Hard to believe it’s been 13 years. Would love to experience a deep run with my boys now that they’d old enough to understand it - and with my folks as well.

Hoping we have a bit more magic in the tank tonight. Big game time.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Skinner confirmed to be starting tonight.

Brock Boeser just went from 6 to midnight.

Reminiscing about the last time this team was beyond the first round with fans in the buildings (2011). My oldest was only 18 months old, my youngest wasn’t born yet. My Grandparents were still around and I cherish the memories of watching some of those games with them.

Hard to believe it’s been 13 years. Would love to experience a deep run with my boys now that they’d old enough to understand it - and with my folks as well.

Hoping we have a bit more magic in the tank tonight. Big game time.

I was 21 and in college, that was the greatest summer of my entire life. Once in a lifetime experience.

 

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[TruGr1t]

Getting Mikheyev and Lafferty out of the line-up is an underrated move.

 

[crazychimp]

Demko is the wildcard there. If he comes back at full force, Canucks can hang with any team in the league.

Silovs has done an incredible job getting us to this point, but eventually he's going to turn back into a pumpkin.

Not sure where this narrative is coming from Silovs hasn’t turned into a pumpkin since he was put in, even in the regular season he played great with those minimal games. In fact he’s looked more confident in each game he’s played. That game he chased the puck and got there before Kane showed how confident he really is.

Nonetheless this is a great problem to have though two really good goalies unlike the other end with what the Oilers are dealing with.