GDT: GAME #41: Canucks @ Flames | The Halfway Point / Sven and Troy return! | 7:00 p.m. PST

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[Elias GOATtersson]

5 goals for pettersson incoming

 

[ErrantShepherd]

Douse them, burn them, do something to the Flames to make it a good game, please.

I mean, like on the scoreboard, not the Tortorella special.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Good to see that the Canucks are finally starting to get most of their bodies back from injury...They're going to need them..After the Flames game,its 3 games in 4 nights (NJD,OTT,MON).

Flames have just come off of a victory against the Jets, in the Peg...so they have to be feeling pretty good about themselves...Hopefully,the Canucks have a solid outing,I would take great pleasure from a Canuck win tonight

 

[CherryToke]

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Good to see that Sven Baertschi is playing, the downside is that he always plays his worst hockey against his former team.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Eriksson-Horvat-Virtanen
Goldobin-Pettersson-Boeser
Baertschi-Granlund-Leivo
Roussel-Beagle-Motte

Edler-Tanev
Hutton-Stecher
Pouliot-Gudbranson

Markstrom

Gaudette,Schaller,Sutter,MDZ,Biega

Lineups in practice this morning:

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Good to see that Sven Baertschi is playing, the downside is that he always plays his worst hockey against his former team.

13GP, 0G, 2A and a -7. Yikes. Hopefully he can turn the tide on that starting today.

 

[NoShowWilly]

So has Gaudette been reassigned?

 

[bobbyb2009]

So has Gaudette been reassigned?

It is a question I would like answered too.

You know, I think he has been getting better and adapting well recently. But I hope he has been reassigned if they are going to sit him out over Granlund, etc. types.... He needs to play in some offensive situations and continue to take steps.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

It is a question I would like answered too.

You know, I think he has been getting better and adapting well recently. But I hope he has been reassigned if they are going to sit him out over Granlund, etc. types.... He needs to play in some offensive situations and continue to take steps.

Being a healthy scratch serves him no good right now - Gaudette should go to Utica. It’ll be good for his development, and the Comets could use the boost.

 

[bobbyb2009]

Being a healthy scratch serves him no good right now - Gaudette should go to Utica. It’ll be good for his development, and the Comets could use the boost.

I completely agree!

 

[Laterade]

Would rather waive granlund tbh

 

[ErrantShepherd]

Being a healthy scratch serves him no good right now - Gaudette should go to Utica. It’ll be good for his development, and the Comets could use the boost.

He really should, for that and just for basic player management. I've liked Gaudette up here, but the Gagner situation was embarrassing...

Guess Stecher can't go on IR... so for 23 limit

Goldy - EP - Boeser
Loui - Bo - Virtanen
Sven - Granlund - Leivo
Roussel - Beagle - Motte
Schaller
IR- Sutter

Edler - Tanev
Hutton - Gudbranson
Pooh - Stecher
MDZ Biega

Markstrom
Nillson

...Sutter can't get back in soon enough so we can waive Schaller.

Over/under on Boston picking him up via Waivers?

 

[ErrantShepherd]

Would rather waive granlund tbh

Gaudette is good, but his development is still better served in Utica.

Schaller deserves a waive over Granlund. Neither of them should be in when Sutter is back imo.

 

[M2Beezy]

Granlund should sit instead of Gaudette but doubt it happens

Baertchi Horvat Virtanen
Goldobin Pettersson Boeser
Leivo Gaudette Roussell
Eriksson Bealge Clamato

Edler Tanev
Hutton Stecher
DelZotto Gudbranson

Markstrom

 

[Hit the post]

Schaller deserves a waive over

...anybody. Heck, I'd rather have even Guds in the lineup over Schaller (despite the different positions).

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

Honestly Granlund and Gaudette are performing in the same level at the moment, of course Gaudette is gaining momentum and will surpass Granlund who after that one season is showing less and less ( still good enough to be in the NHL IMO )

Gaudette will likely be kept in the lineup for this road trip to switch in and out of games until Sutter is back ( which may be as soon as next game ) in which case let Gaudette go center an offensive line in Utica and let him work on his scoring. The kid is on the same trajectory as McCann and Virtanen if you let him just tread water

Virtanen 13 points in 45
McCann 18 points in 69
Gaudette 6 points in 31

 

[Josepho]

Schaller's probably been worse than Granlund this year but at least we haven't been given 3 seasons to evaluate him like we have with Granlund.

I never want to see Markus in this lineup again.

 

[VanJack]

Did I read the lineup card correctly? Are they really going with Pouliot and Gudbranson as a d-pairing? Yikes!

 

[Josepho]

whoops

 

[geebaan]

Did I read the lineup card correctly? Are they really going with Pouliot and Gudbranson as a d-pairing? Yikes!

Against the hottest team in the league....

 

[Canuckle1970]

I guess this one is going to come down to goaltending. It's going to be a lot tougher with Rittich in goal, but Marky has played so well lately - very focused.