Pre-Game Talk: Game #37: Vancouver Canucks @ Dallas Stars - Thursday, Dec.19th 5:30PM - SNET-P

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WHEN: Thursday, December 19th, 5:30PM PST
WHERE: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
TV: Sportsnet Pacific
RADIO: TEAM 1040AM

Vancouver Canucks

Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Jannik Hansen
Chris Higgins - Ryan Kesler - Mike Santorelli
David Booth - Brad Richardson - Zack Kassian
Tom Sestito - Zac Dalpe - Dale Weise

Dan Hamhuis - Chris Tanev
Jason Garrison - Yannick Weber
Andrew Alberts - Kevin Bieksa

Roberto Luongo/Eddie Lack


Dallas Stars

Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Valeri Nichushkin
Ray Whitney - Cody Eakin - Alex Chiasson
Erik Cole - Shawn Horcoff - Rich Peverley
Antoine Roussel - Dustin Jeffrey - Ryan Garbutt

Alex Goligoski - Brenden Dillon
Jordie Benn - Sergei Gonchar
Kevin Connauton - Jamie Oleksiak

Kari Lehtonen

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[Vankiller Whale]

Nichushkin hat trick, Connauton getting primary assists on all 3 goals. One's an ENer though, so Luongo's stats continue to rise.

 

[John Cenaaaaa]

Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Valeri Nichushkin line is WAY TOO GOOD. Dallas wins 4-2. Hopefully I'm wrong though!

 

[SighReally]

Vancouver vs Dallas? More like Horvat vs Nichuskin in a battle of good and evil.

 

[DL44]

Their top players always get a lot of chances against us....

Hopefully with the way our D has been focused lately, they'll make it their mission to shut down that line... Bos/Edm/Car/Col style...

Praise broke free a few times last night for some great chances... but a little bit of re-focus here and voila..

 

[DL44]

They beat us on a let down game after a tough loss to SJ.

Minny beat us after a highly focused Boston game.

So the Stars now get us on Re-Focus night after we just had our let down game.

Romp. Canucks.

(or we don't re-focus till Chicago)

 

[BobbyJazzLegs]

We will win this. Dallas are dangerous but the Nucks will play tight.

 

[MrShift4]

Wish the schedule maker looked at a map and recongnized Min-Chi-Dal makes more sense than Min-Dal-Chi.
But hey, it's just geography, right?

 

[BC Ben]

Boom! Into the net! Yea baby, he scores!!!

 

[CherryToke]

Weber and Alberts in the lineup... uh oh.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Shootout loss 4-3
Hope nichuskun has a solid game.

 

[BB6]

Gonna need big games from our other four D while Edler and Stanton are out.

 

[Wetcoaster]

Stanton has been sent back to Vancouver for evaluation, meaning he’s out for the remainder of the trip (at Dallas on Thursday, at Chicago on Friday.) It’s likely that Andrew Alberts will draw back into the lineup.

Brad Ziemer‏@BradZiemer
Torts confirms Stanton sent back to Vancouver #Canucks

Of the hits that have been reviewed by the Player Safety Department this season, that play by Konopka was one of the most dangerous.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Poor Stanton.

 

[mrmyheadhurts]

Konopka knew exactly what he was doing too. I have a bigger issue with that play than a lot of stuff that gets suspensions to be honest.

D.S.Cherry probably went nuts when he saw it.

 

[alternate]

So just for fun, rate the order you'd take these 3 players:
Seguin
Hall
Kessel

 

[Win One Before I Die]

Alberts and Weber ? No point in even watching this one. Dallas wins in a landslide.

 

[Superpest]

So just for fun, rate the order you'd take these 3 players:
Seguin
Hall
Kessel

Kesler
Sedin
Sedin

 

[thepuckmonster]

Kesler
Sedin
Sedin

No way, it's:

Linden
Bertuzzi
Sedin (WHICH ONE THO)

 

[Superpest]

No way, it's:

Linden
Bertuzzi
Sedin (WHICH ONE THO)

Who is Linden and why would we want Bertuzzi when he's been a Red Wing his whole career?

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Alberts and Weber ? No point in even watching this one. Dallas wins in a landslide.

Yep, time to get out the lube; this one's gonna hurt.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Who is Linden and why would we want Bertuzzi when he's been a Red Wing his whole career?

Linden Vey

And excuse u but Bertz used to be an Islander for a bit k

 

[thepuckmonster]

Yep, time to get out the lube; this one's gonna hurt.

Hamhuis
Bieksa
Garrison
Tanev

... is still lightyears beyond what Dallas is icing as their D corps.

We'll be fine, I doubt Alberts and Weber see more than 10-13 mins each.

Hamhuis-Tanev
Garrison-Weber
Alberts-Bieksa

Not terrible providing Bieksa figures out that he needs to erase his performance from last game.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Hamhuis
Bieksa
Garrison
Tanev

... is still lightyears beyond what Dallas is icing as their D corps.

We'll be fine, I doubt Alberts and Weber see more than 10-13 mins each.

Annnnnd you just jinxed it

 

[thepuckmonster]

Annnnnd you just jinxed it

I am the anti-Garrett therefore I cannot jinx things.