Pre-Game Talk: Game #13: Vancouver Canucks @ Colorado Avalanche | Tue Nov 4/14 6PM PST SNPac

[thepuckmonster]

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(12GP 8-4-0 | 2nd Pacific) (13GP 3-5-5 | 7th Central)

WHEN: Tuesday, November 4th 2014
WHERE: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
TV: Sportsnet Pacific
RADIO: TSN 1040

Vancouver Canucks (unconfirmed)

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Colorado Avalanche:

Landeskog - Duchene - O'Reilly
McGinn - McKinnon - Iginla
Tanguay - Mitchell - Everberg
McLeod - Cliche - Talbot

Hejda - Johnson
Stuart - Barrie
Holden - Guenin

Varlamov
Berra

Notes:
- Bo Horvat will make his NHL debut after a two week conditioning stint with the AHL Utica Comets.
- Alex Burrows is serving the 3rd game of his 3 game suspension.
- Tom Sestito will sit due to an upper body injury.
- Kevin Bieksa is a game-time decision after having a puck deflect off the glass into his eye. He will travel with the team on the complete road trip as per Twitter.
If he can't play it is assumed the Canucks will recall a defenceman from Utica.

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[Powder]

I know these line-ups are unconfirmed, but if Vey is forced to play RW, please Willie, put him on the 2nd line at least and move Hansen down to the 4th.

 

[thepuckmonster]

I know these line-ups are unconfirmed, but if Vey is forced to play RW, please Willie, put him on the 2nd line at least and move Hansen down to the 4th.

I just moved him over to put Bo in center. I have no idea who goes where, its just my own speculation.

TPM5

 

[Nuckles]

Anything less than a triple hat trick for Bo will be a severe disappointment. He also needs to win every faceoff, even the ones he's not on the ice to take.

 

[M2Beezy]

So excited for the first game of bo. Not happy shincky is not the guy there but hoping bo makes me wrong! If works good thats a good forth line of bo vey doorset realy like that idea. 3-2 Canucks with goals by Kassian Daniel and Edler a gain

 

[Zombotron]

I notice nobody's called the GDT yet, and given that it's Bowie's first game....I call shotgun? :3

 

[medhatcanuck]

Sedins - Vrbata
Higgins - Bonino - Vey
3rd Line
Dorsett - Horvat - Hansen

Does make the most sense as per Ski Powder.

Use Vey as your rookie PP guy, Horvat as 2nd line PP and PK.

 

[yapperface]

Next four games are going to tell us a lot about this team. Canucks take this one 4-2.

 

[M2Beezy]

Anything less than a triple hat trick for Bo will be a severe disappointment. He also needs to win every faceoff, even the ones he's not on the ice to take.

Hope he does good a gainst pressure of are city and fans!

 

[yapperface]

I notice nobody's called the GDT yet, and given that it's Bowie's first game....I call shotgun? :3

You won't make it tooooooooooooo Bo-centric, will you?

 

[Addison Rae]

3-1 Canucks

 

[thepuckmonster]

I notice nobody's called the GDT yet, and given that it's Bowie's first game....I call shotgun? :3

Go for it Snickerdoodles.

 

[Powder]

I just moved him over to put Bo in center. I have no idea who goes where, its just my own speculation.

TPM5

I know it's just your speculation. But the point remains that a centre is going to have to play on the wing tonight. I agree that Vey should probably be the one pushed to the wing, but I'm hoping it's a little different.

We'll see.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

If Vey is switching to RW I hope Hansen gets shifted back to the "4th line" and Vey is on the "2nd line" with Bones and Higgy or "3rd line" with Matthias and Richardson.

 

[Nuckles]

Hope he does good a gainst pressure of are city and fans!

Since we traded Schneider straight up for him it's as if we drafted Horvat 26th overall in 2004. It's been 10 years, he should have made the NHL by now.

 

[medhatcanuck]

Anything less than a triple hat trick for Bo will be a severe disappointment. He also needs to win every faceoff, even the ones he's not on the ice to take.

let's be realistic.

Unless he scores a triple gordie howe hat trick, >70% in FO, plays >17min, and usurps Bonino as the 2nd line center, we can chalk this prospect up as an epic failure.

 

[thepuckmonster]

I know it's just your speculation. But the point remains that a centre is going to have to play on the wing tonight. I agree that Vey should probably be the one pushed to the wing, but I'm hoping it's a little different.

We'll see.

Yes, I think Vey and Bonino are a natural pair and I don't want to split up the third line which has been our best the last handful of games.

 

[wholesickcrew]

So excited for the first game of bo. Not happy shincky is not the guy there but hoping bo makes me wrong! If works good thats a good forth line of bo vey doorset realy like that idea. 3-2 Canucks with goals by Kassian Daniel and Edler a gain

"schincky" has reportedly struggled to adapt to the pace in the AHL. Give him some time down there.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Who's the last 19 year old to make the team? The only one I can actively think of is Linden.

 

[Zombotron]

Who's the last 19 year old to make the team? The only one I can actively think of is Linden.

Peter Nedved, Gino Odjick, Ryan Kesler played 28 games as a 19-year-old

 

[Powder]

Who's the last 19 year old to make the team? The only one I can actively think of is Linden.

It's official. Bo Horvat is the second coming of Trevor Linden.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Peter Nedved, Gino Odjick, Ryan Kesler played 28 games as a 19-year-old

I thought Kesler was drafted at 19 and did one year of NCAA.

Edit: well, he was two months from 19. Math is not my forte today.

 

[Mofletz]

Horvat is on a 9 game try out to make the team....

 

[Zombotron]

I thought Kesler was drafted at 19 and did one year of NCAA.

Edit: well, he was two months from 19. Math is not my forte today.

Straight to the A, called up mid-season.

Upon being drafted, Kesler considered returning to Ohio State for his sophomore season or joining the Brampton Battalion, who still held his OHL rights. However, less than two months after being drafted, Kesler signed a three-year, $2.475-million entry level contract with the Canucks, complemented by an $850,000 signing bonus.

 

[BobbyJazzLegs]

Sedin/Sedin/Vrbata
Higgins/Bonino/Hansen
Richardson/Vey/Kassian
Matthias/Horvat/Dorsett

Is my guess. Vey or Horvat maybe swapped but I see Richo most likely to move to wing - even then Bo at LW before Vey sees RW.