GDT: GM 1 | Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers | 7:00PM PST | SPAC

[Fatass]

could'nt tell. maybe a bit of both.

If BB was being serious could this be a shot at Jake’s fitness? Because a fit Jake is actually pretty good defensively.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Why did you miss practice today? Are you playing Wednesday v the Oilers?

I thought it was an optional skate.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Sounds like from rumblings on Twitter that Miller may not be able to go tomorrow night. Virtanen skated in his place on the top line in practice, and MacEwen filled in Virtanen's spot, making the lines...

Boeser - Pettersson - Virtanen
Pearson - Horvat - Hoglander
Roussel - Gaudette - MacEwen
Motte - Beagle - Sutter

 

[Fatass]

Sounds like from rumblings on Twitter that Miller may not be able to go tomorrow night. Virtanen skated in his place on the top line in practice, and MacEwen filled in Virtanen's spot, making the lines...

Boeser - Pettersson - Virtanen
Pearson - Horvat - Hoglander
Roussel - Gaudette - MacEwen
Motte - Beagle - Sutter

Ya, guys on the radio were talking about that this morning. We are hooped without JT. This could be an ugly one in Oil country, like we used to see back in the early/mid 80’s. No Marky. No Tanev, and no Miller.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Does the TS travel with team or stay in Van?

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Does the TS travel with team or stay in Van?

I believe it's at the team's discretion, and they can do either.

 

[EpochLink]

Buddy I am still salty about that one, could barely even watch the remaining games I was so disgusted by that performance.

Trade Russ for Deshaun Watson at this point, tired of Russ choking since 2014 in the playoffs.

Well Schottenheimer gone.

 

[Canucks LB]

If they have Covid, I hope they both recover, best wishes

As for the Roster:
Yikes, And our depth is already awful.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Yikes, And our depth is already awful.
and if they have covid, I hope they both recover, best wishes

That stinks...thats 8 games...They probably don't have it, just precautionary..Better to be safe than sorry, though....Just the way it is.

 

[krutovsdonut]

well that's an ouch.

can you ltir someone on a 14 day covid isolation protocol? they're healthy but expected to miss 10 days.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

If they have Covid, I hope they both recover, best wishes

As for the Roster:
Yikes, And our depth is already awful.

Losing Miller is a big blow, for sure, but I don't think it puts our roster in crisis mode yet. And at least MacEwen will get some game action.

I don't think Benn was slotted to play tomorrow anyway, as it seems like Juolevi has leap frogged him on the depth chart.

Still - rotten news for the two of them to be out for a bit. Hopefully they're alright.

 

[krutovsdonut]

i was expecting benn to start on the right side until hamonic had a few practices and was game ready. now they either rush hamonic or start rafferty.

 

[Ginger Papa]

If they have Covid, I hope they both recover, best wishes

As for the Roster:
Yikes, And our depth is already awful.

That stinks...thats 8 games...They probably don't have it, just precautionary..Better to be safe than sorry, though....Just he way it is.

 

[krutovsdonut]

how do i know that is not a slate table?

 

[geebaan]

Losing Miller is a big blow, for sure, but I don't think it puts our roster in crisis mode yet. And at least MacEwen will get some game action.

I don't think Benn was slotted to play tomorrow anyway, as it seems like Juolevi has leap frogged him on the depth chart.

Still - rotten news for the two of them to be out for a bit. Hopefully they're alright.

I don’t know, taking basically one of our MVP forward out for 8 games makes the forward group look way less effective. And losing our only NHL depth on defence doesn’t help either.

 

[Fatass]

I don’t know, taking basically one of our MVP forward out for 8 games makes the forward group look way less effective. And losing our only NHL depth on defence doesn’t help either.

Green must be pissed he doesn’t have a new contract, because he’s got to know his team is way WAY worse now than in that bubble. No Marky, Tanev, or Tofu. Now no Miller. Can we say
Green just might be the first coach let go this season? Seriously, without Miller (and no Marky stealing games) we could very easily go 0-8 for that stretch. How much losing before JB has to pull the old “change the coach” try to salvage the year?

 

[VibinCanuck]

Miller gone for 8 games... brutal start for the season. Boeser's time to carry this team

 

[krutovsdonut]

Green must be pissed he doesn’t have a new contract, because he’s got to know his team is way WAY worse now than in that bubble. No Marky, Tanev, or Tofu. Now no Miller. Can we say
Green just might be the first coach let go this season? Seriously, without Miller (and no Marky stealing games) we could very easily go 0-8 for that stretch. How much losing before JB has to pull the old “change the coach” try to salvage the year?

what in tarnation.

 

[DS7]

Green must be pissed he doesn’t have a new contract, because he’s got to know his team is way WAY worse now than in that bubble. No Marky, Tanev, or Tofu. Now no Miller. Can we say
Green just might be the first coach let go this season? Seriously, without Miller (and no Marky stealing games) we could very easily go 0-8 for that stretch. How much losing before JB has to pull the old “change the coach” try to salvage the year?

It says a lot about our roster construction if losing one 1st line player is what makes us go 0-8 but I don't think it's that dire. We can go .500. For all we know tomorrow McDavid or Matthews could have covid. This year is just so wild.

Hope Miller and Benn recover with no lingering effects.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Yes, this news of losing JT Miller for 8 games is like:

Hopefully our coaching staff can manipulate the players available to fix the issues resulting

let us pray

I’m going with optimism

 

[M2Beezy]

Hopefully there ok

 

[Fatass]

Hopefully there ok

Yup. Benning basically confirming both guys a Covid positive in his 650 interview right now.

 

[LordBacon]

Yup. Benning basically confirming both guys a Covid positive in his 650 interview right now.

Omg no.

 

[McXLNC97]

It says a lot about our roster construction if losing one 1st line player is what makes us go 0-8 but I don't think it's that dire. We can go .500. For all we know tomorrow McDavid or Matthews could have covid. This year is just so wild.

Hope Miller and Benn recover with no lingering effects.

McDavid and Matthews have both already had Covid.

 

[LuckyBoeser]

Hopefully Miller and Benn are ok. This suck though; just the Canucks luck to lose one of their best player for the first couple weeks in a shorter condensed season. Although, at least it not as bad as Dallas' situation where more than half of their roster got gutted due to COVID.