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

[Mr. Canucklehead]

WHEN: January 13, 2021, 7:00PM PST
WHERE: Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet 1, TVSA2
RADIO: Sportsnet 650

Vancouver Canucks’ Starting Lineup (unconfirmed)

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

Edler - Schmidt
Hughes - Hamonic
Myers - Juolevi

Holtby

The Canucks will be without JT Miller and Jordie Benn on this trip due to a rumoured potential COVID exposure.



Edmonton Oilers’ Starting Lineup (unconfirmed):

Nugent-Hopkins - McDavid - Kassian
Kahun - Draisatal - Yamamoto
Archibald - Turris - Puljujaarvi
Ennis - Khaira- Chiasson

Nurse - Bear
Jones - Larsson
Russell - Barrie

Koskinen




Relax, have fun, and Go Canucks Go!​

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[WetcoastOrca]

Feels weird to have the season starting mid January but glad to have hockey back!
Five new players to watch this year. Only one at forward but half the D and a new goalie. Hoping the D changes result in better play in our own zone and less reliance on our goalies.

 

[Canucks LB]

GIF PARTY TIME!

GINGER WHERE YOU AT?!

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Feels weird to have the season starting mid January but glad to have hockey back!

I'll believe the game is going ahead when the puck drops. LOL. But man, I'm excited to watch some hockey again.

 

[Canucks LB]

I'll believe the game is going ahead when the puck drops. LOL. But man, I'm excited to watch some hockey again.

I am so damn excited, Because I can legit watch every game this year.
2021 is not so bad!

 

[canuckking1]

Haven't been this pumped for a season in a long time. Canucks can beat every team in the Canadian division.

 

[ChilliBilly]

Haven't been this pumped for a season in a long time. Canucks can beat every team in the Canadian division.

Yes, I think they will beat every team in the division. They will also loose to every team in the division. I doubt there will be one sweep for any of the teams.

 

[canuckking1]

Yes, I think they will beat every team in the division. They will also loose to every team in the division. I doubt there will be one sweep for any of the teams.

I was referring to a playoffs setting

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Man I know it's early but it sure looks good seeing Hoglander penciled alongside Horvat!

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Somehow I actually like the look of this lineup more than last year. Alot will depend on goaltending but I'm optimistic!

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Man I know it's early but it sure looks good seeing Hoglander penciled alongside Horvat!

Definitely pumped to see what he can do. Also excited to see Juolevi getting a shot on the back end.

 

[Tables of Stats]

If anybody thinks our bottom six looks rough please take a look at what the Oilers might be rocking. Even the players that can score did so in vastly more minutes than they're likely to see this season. For example, Turris, Ennis, and Chiasson all played between 13 and 15 minutes per game - with 2 minutes of that being on the PP - last season and I don't suspect that they'll see the same this season. I guess we'll have to see how their defensive games hold up to really judge though.

 

[canuckking1]

That Edmonton Defence is atrocious might be the worse in the division depending on how highly you rate Morrissey and Chabot.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Man I know it's early but it sure looks good seeing Hoglander penciled alongside Horvat!

Meant to reply to your second post about liking this lineup more than last years.
Half the D has been turned over from last year. That’s a pretty major change in one off season and it certainly needed to be revamped.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

If anybody thinks our bottom six looks rough please take a look at what the Oilers might be rocking. Even the players that can score did so in vastly more minutes than they're likely to see this season. For example, Turris, Ennis, and Chiasson all played between 13 and 15 minutes per game - with 2 minutes of that being on the PP - last season and I don't suspect that they'll see the same this season. I guess we'll have to see how their defensive games hold up to really judge though.

Their bottom six personal is pretty rough, true, but I think with Dave Tippett running the bench they'll be just fine. He's good at getting a lot of mileage out of grinders that don't have a whole lot of skill to work with. Couple that with the ungodly ability of McDavid (and Draisatl), and they'll still be a tough opponent every night.

 

[Tables of Stats]

Their bottom six personal is pretty rough, true, but I think with Dave Tippett running the bench they'll be just fine. He's good at getting a lot of mileage out of grinders that don't have a whole lot of skill to work with. Couple that with the ungodly ability of McDavid (and Draisatl), and they'll still be a tough opponent every night.

If he can get the grinders to grind while McDrai ignore defense and try to carry the team it might work, but that D is suspect and that bottom-6 is putrid, especially at defense. I remain skeptical that they'll do any better than they did last season.

 

[RussianRacket]

i would not be surprised if we were good this year. i would not be surprised if we were mediocre this year. i would not be surprised if we were bad this year.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

i would not be surprised if we were good this year. i would not be surprised if we were mediocre this year. i would not be surprised if we were bad this year.

Feels like a cop out answer, but I think it depends on our health. Our starting roster is really solid top to bottom (or almost bottom) IMO.

But some key injuries can change anything, especially with this condensed schedule.

 

[Tables of Stats]

Feels like a cop out answer, but I think it depends on our health. Our starting roster is really solid top to bottom (or almost bottom) IMO.

But some key injuries can change anything, especially with this condensed schedule.

That's what parity does to most of the teams in the league. The few exceptions are cup favorites for a reason.

 

[M2Beezy]

M2Bs five keys of success to the season:

1 will Roussell get back into 2018-19 forum
2 will Gaudette more goals then assists this season
3 ajustments on the fly
5 win those faceoffs in the d zone

 

[canuckking1]

CK's five keys of success to the season:

1. Bounce back year for Horvat
2. Bounce back year for Boeser
3. 912-915 combined goaltending
4. Little to no regression from Miller
5. No sophomore slump for Hughes

 

[kcunac]

That Edmonton roster is terrible. Every forward other than McDavid, Draisatl, and RNH is a marginal NHLer. Only Larsson can play any sort of Defense, and in front of Koskinen no less. How are the media picking then to be better than the Nucks?

Now that I've fully jinxed our team I'm expecting a Kassian hatty incoming

 

[MS]

So much is dependent on goaltending.

If we have average goaltending, we will take a step back.
If we have poor goaltending and Holtby performing like the last two years and Demko like a backup, we're screwed.

If Demko can carry over his playoff performance and come close to matching what Markstrom did the past couple years, we'll be fine.

 

[Pip]

Excited to see hockey again. Assuming things will be pretty messy with no preseason but should be fun to watch. Running and gunning against the Oilers should be interesting.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

i would not be surprised if we were good this year. i would not be surprised if we were mediocre this year. i would not be surprised if we were bad this year.

..and this goes for most of the other teams in the North Division as well....