Pre-Game Talk: WQSF | Game 1 | Canucks @ Golden Knights in "Oh My God, It's a Mirage"

[PG Canuck]

How we feelin'?

EDIT:

WHEN: August 23rd, 7:30 PST
WHERE: Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, NBCSN
RADIO: Sportsnet 650

Vancouver Canucks’ Starting Lineup (unconfirmed)

Virtanen - Pettersson - Miller
Eriksson - Horvat - Pearson
Boeser - Gaudette - Sutter
Motte - Beagle - Roussel

Edler - Stecher
Hughes - Tanev
Fantenberg - Benn

Markstrom

Canucks’ Top Scorers:
Elias Pettersson - 10, 4G, 9A, 13Pts
JT Miller - 10GP, 5G, 5A, 10PTS
Quinn Hughes - 10GP, 1G, 9A, 10Pts


Vegas Golden Knights’ Starting Lineup (unconfirmed):

To Be Posted.

Golden Knights’ Top Scorers:
Mark Stone - 8GP, 4G, 4A, 8Pts
Reilly Smith - 8GP, 3G, 5A, 8Pts
Shea Theodore - 8GP, 4G, 3A, 7Pts


OPERATION 19 WINS:

Win 1:


Win 2:


Win 3:


Win 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyCHZR4w-94

Win 5:
https://youtu.be/dWnuz68ImNU

Win 6:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLo6Q6J7a_4

Win 7:
https://youtu.be/IHl-gLo1cYo

Notes in Advance of Game 1:
Canucks F Micheal Ferland is unfit to play.
Canucks F Tyler Toffoli and Canucks D Tyler Myers are both nearing a potential return.


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[Zombotron]

 

[Fairweather]

I mean they'll destroy us but I'm going to be over the moon regardless.

 

[canuckfan75]

not very good. Lets be honest. Vegas is a much superior team.

if you told me back in 1994 that Vancouver would be a severe underdog vs Las Vegas in a NHL Playoff series I would have told you to stop it with the drugs. - lol

 

[JAK]

Canucks in 7.

 

[RussianRacket]

Anything can happen with this team.

Go Canucks.

Canucks in 6

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I really doubt they advance.

But f*** it - they have zero pressure and nothing to lose.

 

[deckercky]

Overall: Vegas should be the clear favourites, though I expect it to be competitive.

On the other hand: How nice will it be to face another team whose defence isn't head and shoulders better than the Canuck's back end?

 

[Tim Calhoun]

We’re going to get murdered. Mark Stone makes Ryan O’Reilly look like a chump.

 

[The Poacher]

Having Toffoli back for game 1 would be huge.

 

[deckercky]

We’re going to get murdered. Mark Stone makes Ryan O’Reilly look like a chump.

Mark Stone is amazing, but he has never had a series where he dominated as much as ROR just did against the Canucks.

 

[Bonham]

They will need Myers and Toffoli back but it should be a series. With goaltending like Markstrom right now nothing would surprise me.

 

[TheCrazedMadman]

Feel like I havent posted on these boards for years (just too much negativity during the rebuilding years), but its great to be back! This series is going to be tough, but the boys showed their true colours when the pressure was on. I say Canucks in 7. Biggest question mark for me is their goaltending, havent looked too much a Lehner this season, is he really good this year or something? Maybe I can't shake my opinion of him in Buffalo and bouncing around between teams a ton.

 

[Peen]

How do we beat these guys? They have two good goalies.

Goaltending was equal in two of the games and severely in our favor in the four wins against the blues.

 

[BB06]

Really depends. To win we need


-Boeser from Wild series and tonight to show up

-Virtanen from the past 2 games

-scoring depth from the bottom 6 in the last few games

-playoff Horvat

-Hughes and Pettersson to keep up their current level

-Markstrom to keep up his goaltending

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Idm if we can crush tbh....ok maybe I do

Ryan Reeves would be a PROBLEM
Roussel and Sutter need to protect our stars
Hopefully Myers is back soon

 

[Flik]

I think we're absolutely going to get murdered, but I also don't care and I wanna see what this team can do because f*** it, why not?

 

[Nolan Bombgardener]

I would like the Canucks to win please.

 

[Fire Benning]

This would be one of the biggest accomplishments in franchise history if they pull this off.

 

[Bourdon]

Win or lose, this playoff run has been invaluable to our young core. This team will be more prepared for the challenges of playoff hockey in the future and hold themselves and one another to a higher standard.

We won't be missing the playoffs next season. They will expect themselves to be back here.

 

[MikeK]

Win or lose I'll be cheering every game.

 

[PG Canuck]

I think the Canucks having absolutely zero pressure on this series, could be a huge thing for them. Massive underdogs who can just play hockey.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

We always play better as underdogs. Canucks in 6

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Vegas is good but beatable imo. We just knocked off the top team in the West and Vegas was third. So another tough series and they will probably have better goaltending than the Blues but I still think we have the better goalie.

 

[valkynax]

I think the Canucks having absolutely zero pressure on this series, could be a huge thing for them. Massive underdogs who can just play hockey.

Should always play to win, but also treat this as an invaluable learning opportunity. Like you said, you rarely get these chances on the big stage with no pressure to actually win.

I do hope that we don't get slaughtered TOO badly.