GDT: Canucks @ Kings, 7:00 p.m. on CBC (first road game of the season) (link in post #195)

[Zombotron]

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[DL44]

I like our bottom 6 better than theirs.
I like our D depth better than theirs.
I like our goaltending better than theirs.

Just win now.

 

[Saturated Fats]

... Remember when games against the Kings were frightening? Beg for the OTL-territory?

Well...

Their first line left winger is Dwight King.
Their second line right winger is Devin Setoguchi. And last I checked, this isn't 2010
Their goalie is Peter. Budaj.

This is the kind of game this Canucks team needs to grab two regulation points from if they're serious about the playoffs.

 

[Zombotron]

If Vancouver can pull this off, they go up to 5-0-0 on the season, and LA can start with a 1-4-0 record

 

[David71]

this is the type of game the sedins will probbaly run their magic.

 

[valkynax]

this one i doubt we can win.

LA will be far more motivated to grab the W.

3-1 Kings?

EDIT: I do hope our offense can start producing tangible results.

 

[Huggy]

5-0.

 

[The Stig]

Kings are ripe for the picking. Take em down and put some more points between us and them. All points matter, you take any ground you can boys!

 

[Pip]

Definitely not a must win obviously but this kings team looks very beatable right now and we need all the points we can get early. Hopefully we can put out a strong performance.

 

[kanucks25]

... Remember when games against the Kings were frightening? Beg for the OTL-territory?

Well...

Their first line left winger is Dwight King.
Their second line right winger is Devin Setoguchi. And last I checked, this isn't 2010
Their goalie is Peter. Budaj.

This is the kind of game this Canucks team needs to grab two regulation points from if they're serious about the playoffs.

Amazing what some terrible management moves (and some bad luck with Voynov) has done to this power-house.

Winnable game when you consider how both teams have started the season, but the Kings are at home and still have incredible talent at the top of their lineup so in no way will this be an easy game.

 

[tc 23]

Definitely not a must win obviously but this kings team looks very beatable right now and we need all the points we can get early. Hopefully we can put out a strong performance.

I concur. Two points here would go a long way for this team's playoff aspirations. Starting 5-0 would be sick too.

 

[Hyack57]

this one i doubt we can win.

LA will be far more motivated to grab the W.

3-1 Kings?

EDIT: I do hope our offense can start producing tangible results.

I agree.
3-1 Kings
First road game of the season. Pressure of continuing an unbeaten streak. Brown, Kopitar, Toffoli and Doughty love playing Vancouver. And the Canucks always seem to make average back up goalies, who are beatable, look unbeatable.

And then probably a 4-0 loss to Gibson and Anaheim on Sunday. Gibson already has 2 shutouts in 4 games against Vancouver - career. 1.26gaa / .945sv%

Buuuuttt Budaj's numbers vs Vancouver career are 5-5-1 with a 3.08gaa and .887sv%.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

Be interesting to see how thing go for the Canucks now that Willie "Line Matcher" Desjardins no longer has the last change.

I'd like to see Virtanen draw back in.

 

[Hyack57]

Be interesting to see how thing go for the Canucks now that Willie "Line Matcher" Desjardins no longer has the last change.

I'd like to see Virtanen draw back in.

Didn't even notice he was missing last night. He's been about as effective as Skille has been.

 

[DL44]

Sweep the weekend boys

 

[Brock Boeser]

Canucks primarily under Willie had been a better road team than home, think we pull this one .


3-2 OTW

Loui, Edler, Granlund

 

[thepuckmonster]

Make it 5. Make it 5.

 

[Boose Brudreau]

Be interesting to see how thing go for the Canucks now that Willie "Line Matcher" Desjardins no longer has the last change.

I'd like to see Virtanen draw back in.

Yeah, but he needs to play like his hair is on fire. Can you imagine if he had the same motor as Hansen......he'd be a one man wrecking crew.

In this game I want to see:

Baertschi-Horvat-Eriksson. Sedins and Eriksson is not working and it's time to try something else.

Conventional PP with 2D (Hutton-Larsen) and Sedin-Sedin-Sutter up front. Sutter has a great shot...more one timers from the left circle please. Larsen is a really good option to onetime or distribute from the right point. I like Hutton over Edler on the left point because he is just way quicker at this point and he seems less likely to punish shin guards.

2nd PP unit would be Granlund-Horvat-Eriksson with Edler and Tanev. Baertschi needs a wake up call.

 

[TheWanderer]

I hope Miller shuts them out so they want to trade for him

 

[PM]

The second line (Granlund-Sutter-Hansen) has looked great so far but do we revisit Hansen with the Sedins at some point? I'm not really digging the first line right now at even strength. I'd even try Burrows back there for a game.

 

[Boose Brudreau]

The second line (Granlund-Sutter-Hansen) has looked great so far but do we revisit Hansen with the Sedins at some point? I'm not really digging the first line right now at even strength. I'd even try Burrows back there for a game.

yeah, and that would free up Eriksson to play with Bo. I think they could be a great fit together because bo goes hard to the net, has a heavy shot and Eriksson is a ****ing shark with a serious hankering for rebounds.

 

[Goon42]

play virtanen pls

 

[Samzilla]

That march 21st, 2015 game against the Kings was the day I got married....and we won! If only I could get married every game day. Time to move to Utah, I suppose.

 

[thepoeticgoblin]

Put Virtanen back in for one of the two games this weekend please.

Do we go Marky or Miller for LA?

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

This LA team is....yikes
Bottom 10 on paper