Pre-Game Talk: Canucks @ Dallas Tuesday, 5:30PM, SNV.

[The Stig]

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Projected Line-ups (subject to change)

Canucks

Dank - Hank - Vrby
CHiggy - Bonner - Dat Weasel Guy
Hollywood - Linden - The Rustler
Doorknob - Luongos Payback - Honey Badger

A&E - Tanner
Bubbleface - Boom Boom
7th man - Scapegoat
Frankie C

Miller Time
Stork

(Injuries: Horvat (in Utica), Stanton "Day to day", Sestito "bruised ego")

Dallas
(taken from their last GDT)
(which took forever cuz apparently no-one calls people by their actual names anymore)

Jamie Benn-Tyler Seguin-Colton Sceviour
Erik Cole-Jason Spezza-Aleš Hemský
Antoine Roussel-Cody Eakin-Ryan Garbutt
Shawn Horcoff-Vern Fiddler-Patrick Eaves

Alexander Goligoski-Trevor Daley
Jordie Benn-Brenden Dillon
Kevin Connauton-Patrik Nemeth

(injuries: Sergei Gonchar IR Ankle, Valeri Nichushkin Day-to-Day Groin, Rich Peverley IR Heart-related Issue)


GO GO!​

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[Wang Gretzky]

First real test for Miller lets see how he does. I see us getting lit up we have no counter for that first line.

 

[CCF]

Another good test for this team. Dallas has a talented and likely underrated set of forwards.

These are the games early in the season that matter come game 82. It's plausible that we could be battling a team like the Stars for a playoff position.

 

[Zombotron]

On aggregate, Dallas's offense isn't really a huge step up from Tampa's, awesome as Benn and Seguin are. Their D is worse, too. It could be another really fun game.

 

[MISC*]

Seguin and Benn destroy us.

 

[canuck4life16]

Dallas D is weak...........take advantage of that and should win. Goal is to shutdown Benn and Seguin......and perhaps Spezza/Hemsky as well

 

[kanucks25]

Our D-men and goalie can handle their elite forward group, but our forwards have to do a much better job than they did against Tampa.

Dallas's team defense is weak. Good opportunity for our bottom-9 to contribute.

 

[El Duderino]

Can I get a translation of the nicknames in the line up please

 

[kanucks25]

Can I get a translation of the nicknames in the line up please

Sedin - Sedin - Vrbata
Higgins - Bonino - Burrows
Richardson - Vey - Kassian
Dorsett - Matthias - Hansen

Edler - Tanev
Hamhuis - Bieksa
Sbisa - Weber
(Corrado)

Miller
Lack

*OP has Weber and Sbisa on opposite sides

 

[Pip]

Let's not give Seguin or Benn a breakaway right away

 

[vanarchy]

God I hate their first line. The Dmen will have to be up to the task or we'll be lit up like a Christmas tree.

 

[Phenomenon13]

If hamhuis isn't up to par like his normal self. That first line is going to run us out of our own building. Not to mention the trouble Edler is going to have fighting off Spezza.
The top 9 of the Stars is going to deadly. It's stronger than Tampas but their blueliners are weaker. Our defense has to hold up.

 

[vanarchy]

Connauton

I forgot about you, pal.

 

[BassMason]

Aww man, I thought this game was today. One of the announcers was talking about a 3 in 4 nights starting this passed Friday's game.

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

Well I'm predicting a loss given the talent dallas has upfront

 

[BobbyJazzLegs]

Watch out for the PP.

Sestito "bruised ego"

 

[MrShift4]

Like score more goals than them and stuff

 

[polarbearcub]

Dallas offensive group is as good as any in the league. Just a sick lineup

 

[LiveeviL]

Colton Sceviour first line, how long has it been that way? I really do not know as I care so little for Dallas.

 

[Steveorama]

Colton Sceviour first line, how long has it been that way? I really do not know as I care so little for Dallas.

Colton (and most of the other Dallas young players) played for Willie D in the AHL. Hopefully, Willie can take advantage of his knowledge of their habits and systems.

 

[BobbyJazzLegs]

PS I'm putting in Corrado over Weber since he got called up. No one but Stanton is injured, right?

 

[Reign Nateo]

Colton Sceviour first line, how long has it been that way? I really do not know as I care so little for Dallas.

They've tried a few things since Nicushkin has been hurt. Obviously he'd be on that line if healthy. Sceviour has been a healthy scratch and played on other lines so I think they're just juggling though. They just need someone to fetch pucks out of corners on that line anyway.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

Apparently the Stars practiced today with a 1st line of Benn-Seguin-Spezza

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Good lord. No thanks ^

 

[Nuckles]

https://twitter.com/ElliottPap/status/524238244687663104

Nux shuffle third and fourth lines at practice today, Linden Vey to fourth line and Shawn Matthis to third: 27-15-9; 51-7-36. #Canucks