Post-Game Talk: Canucks 3, Avalanche 2; Shane O'Brien unable to find the cure for Roxy flu

[petrishriekandgo]

Higgins with the Twins should be fun... he's a gritty, smart, shifty player who's about the same speed as the Twins.

 

[John McClane]

I've always wanted to see Higgins with the Twins. Did he play with them against LA? I missed that game.

 

[M A K A V E L I*]

Burrows demoted. He's been playing bad for a while.

Probably playing through a minor injury. Vigneault was saying a few days ago there were some banged up players, but wouldn't say who.

 

[Pip]

Higgins with the Twins should be fun... he's a gritty, smart, shifty player who's about the same speed as the Twins.

I agree with this, could be a good match, or at least it will be interesting to see how it works out

 

[Love]

I think Higgins fits with the twins well. Smart player with underrated finishing ability.

 

[yoss]

Higgins with the Sedins! Yes! I'm not sure why but i love this.

 

[yoss]

Probably has something to do with the fact that I'm a big Higgins fan and also it hasn't been tried before hence maybe it will work?

Another important 2 points, please get the win.

 

[petrishriekandgo]

Higgins has done everything for this team this year... Unsung hero for sure (maybe Tanev and Higgins share it?).

 

[StringerBell]

I've always wanted to see Higgins with the Twins. Did he play with them against LA? I missed that game.

No. He was on shut down duties with Ebbett and Weise.

 

[PG Canuck]

We're extremely beat up right now, hoping we can get healed before playoffs. Almost time to recall the whole Chicago Wolves roster just to the let the Canucks roster heal.

 

[absolute garbage]

Probably playing through a minor injury. Vigneault was saying a few days ago there were some banged up players, but wouldn't say who.

Burrows has been playing like crap for a while now. Was actually disappointed that AV didn't demote him earlier. Don't know about injuries but it's concerning with the new deal and everything.

 

[Addison Rae]

Alberts and Barker playing tonight

 

[absolute garbage]

Alberts and Barker playing tonight

At least Ballard is at forward; half of the defense being useless pylons would not end well.

 

[Addison Rae]

At least Ballard is at forward; half of the defense being useless pylons would not end well.

Ballard>>Barker>Alberts

 

[luongo321]

Higgins with the Twins? I've been wanting to see that.

Ballard as a forward again?! Hell yeah! So excited. I really liked how he played the last time he was put as a forward.

 

[RobertKron]

Weise out with shoulder injury, so Ballard's back in, but that's not the weirdest thing about tonight's lines...

Burrows has been struggling, and on top of that it's the second of back to back, 3rd game in 4 nights, 5th game in 7 nights, and it's at altitude in Denver. Anything they can do to spread things out and roll the lines as much as possible is a bonus. Especially when you've got howevermany call-ups and a defenseman playing forward.

Anyway, the Avs are bad, but the Canucks should lose this one. Hoping they can tough out a win, but 5 games in 7 nights, with all those injuries, is really brutal.

 

[luongo321]

Sweet! Didn't know where else to put it but Nolan was fined for his cross-check on Henrik Sedin. Good to see that they didn't completely ignore it. Damn right!

 

[canuck4life16]

if burrows is injuried he should sit instead of playing we need healthy bodies in the playoffs

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Sweet! Didn't know where else to put it but Nolan was fined for his cross-check on Henrik Sedin. Good to see that they didn't completely ignore it. Damn right!

Just saw that, too.

Blake Price ‏@blakeprice1040 7m
Jordan Nolan fined $1436.94 for cross checking Henrik Sedin yesterday. That'll send a message. especially since we round up now, so $1436.95
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Not exactly going to hurt Nolan's wallet, but at least the NHL noticed. Although I'm trying to figure out who the bigger coward on that play was; Nolan for nailing Henrik while he was down, or Doughty for plastering Henrik and proceeding to high-tail it off the ice as fast as possible.

 

[luongo321]

if burrows is injuried he should sit instead of playing we need healthy bodies in the playoffs

If all of our injured players sit out, we probably won't make the playoffs.

 

[BusterBluth]

Almost time to recall the whole Chicago Wolves roster just to the let the Canucks roster heal.

The Chicago Wolves roster would still beat the Aves

 

[RobertKron]

if burrows is injuried he should sit instead of playing we need healthy bodies in the playoffs

It's the NHL. Pretty much everyone is injured by now.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Can't believe AV is using Ballard at forward instead of Alberts or Barker. Alberts was horrendous last game.

AV should have tried Ballard with the Twins though.

 

[PG Canuck]

Can't believe AV is using Ballard at forward instead of Alberts or Barker. Alberts was horrendous last game.

AV should have tried Ballard with the Twins though.

Either way you shake it, Alberts and Barker are bad option on forward or defense. There's really no winning.

 

[BoHorvatFan]

LMAO at our 2% PP in March... time to get that going somehow.