Post-Game Talk: Oilers def. Canucks - 3-2 (Di Giuseppe, Miller)

[Mr. Canucklehead]

WHEN: October 9th, 2021, 6:00PM PST
WHERE: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
TV: Sportsnet
RADIO: Sportsnet 650

Vancouver Canucks' Starting Lineup: (unconfirmed)

Garland - Pettersson - Chiasson
Pearson - Horvat - Hoglander
Petan - Miller - Podkolzin
Di Giuseppe - Dickinson - Dowling

Ekman-Larsson - Myers
Hughes - Poolman
Rathbone - Schenn

Demko
Halak




Edmonton Oilers ’ Starting Lineup:

Hyman - Nugent-Hopkins - Yamamoto
Foegele - Ryan - Puljujaarvi
Benson - McLeod - Sceviour
Perlini - Shore - Turris

Keith - Ceci
Koekkoek - Bouchard
Lagesson - Russell

Koskinen
Skinner​

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[Mr. Canucklehead]

Lineup based on yesterday’s practice;

 

[Grub]

Basically the full team minus Boeser?

The new Linden Vey, Granlund:

Petan

Want to see Podkolzin get in the score sheet. If only we had Hamonic to start the season that D does not look that bad..

 

[VanillaCoke]

Pre-Season Finale Finally*

 

[Bankerguy]

I wouldnt put too much stock in Petey playing with Garland. He's just the top6 filler while Boeser is out.
Once Boeser is back i have a feeling they'll move someone else up to 1LW

 

[BWJM]

OEL & Hughes both playing in the same game! I hope we get a lot powerplays. Will be interesting to see what Green does.

 

[Hammman]

I wouldnt put too much stock in Petey playing with Garland. He's just the top6 filler while Boeser is out.
Once Boeser is back i have a feeling they'll move someone else up to 1LW

Wouldn't that be Chiasson acting as placeholder on Boeser's right wing, not Garland on the left?

 

[Grub]

I wouldnt put too much stock in Petey playing with Garland. He's just the top6 filler while Boeser is out.
Once Boeser is back i have a feeling they'll move someone else up to 1LW

Hopefully Garland breaks out and becomes a PPG player just like Miller did here.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Excited to see our powerplay with Hughes and OEL

 

[JumpierPegasus]

Feels like we will ice our game 1 lineup tonight. Crazy to think the Juolevi experiment is over. Imagine by the day we need to be roster compliant they will waive MacEwan, Bailey, Juolevi, and Burroughs and run 13F and 8D

 

[wonton15]

Forwards look pretty set. 6th D is still up in the air. I could see a Juolevi trade attempt before the season.

 

[tantalum]

Focht and Lockwood sent down. Announced a few minutes ago. How Focht stuck around that long is an unknown.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Focht and Lockwood sent down. Announced a few minutes ago. How Focht stuck around that long is an unknown.

How the Focht did that happen?

 

[Bankerguy]

Hopefully Garland breaks out and becomes a PPG player just like Miller did here.

He looks good! On the upswing too. Fingere crossed

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I thought that Lockwood had a great camp..There's no doubt in my mind that he will be called up to the main squad during the season.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Focht had a delayed start to camp, and I think the team wanted to get a look at him. Good for his development, so I don’t have an issue with it, really.

Lockwood impressed. I think he’ll see some spot duty this year.

Signing Chiasson to a deal seems like a sure thing now. I don’t really have a problem if he comes in under $1m - he’s a versatile guy that can slide up and down a lineup (preferably down).

 

[RussianRacket]

Feels strange to not have regular season NHL hockey by thanksgiving saturday, especially now that sports are operating so close to in normal fashion.

 

[Deeds26]

Get to see OEL vs McDavid and have a true test of where OEL is in terms of talent left in the tank. Too bad Myers is gonna ruin it for OEL.

 

[WishfulThinker]

I might be in the minority here, but if Hamonic is a no show, I feel that based off the preseason it should be:

OEL - Myers
Hughes - Poolman
Rathbone - Bowey
Juolevi

Schenn has been a disappointment and Hunt seems redundant.
Of all the times for management to remove the long leash they’ve extended Juolevi, pretty funny that this is the time they might give up on him.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Get to see OEL vs McDavid and have a true test of where OEL is in terms of talent left in the tank. Too bad Myers is gonna ruin it for OEL.

I didn't think Myers played too bad alongside OEL last game....but there's always time.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Its a pain in the ass that Hamonic isn't playing..He balances out the D...

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I didn't think Myers played too bad alongside OEL last game....but there's always time.

Myers tries his bag off. I can at least respect that about him. He’ll do anything to try to help his team win, he’s a hard worker, and his raw athletic ability is incredible.

But man alive, usually once or twice a game, he makes a catastrophically stupid decision.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Myers tries his bag off. I can at least respect that about him. He’ll do anything to try to help his team win, he’s a hard worker, and his raw athletic ability is incredible.

But man alive, usually once or twice a game, he makes a catastrophically stupid decision.

Yes..he needs more brain, less neck.

 

[VanJack]

I might be in the minority here, but if Hamonic is a no show, I feel that based off the preseason it should be:

OEL - Myers
Hughes - Poolman
Rathbone - Bowey
Juolevi

Schenn has been a disappointment and Hunt seems redundant.
Of all the times for management to remove the long leash they’ve extended Juolevi, pretty funny that this is the time they might give up on him.

I'd like to see Green roll the dice again on that Rathbone-Bowey pairing again tonight.....thought they were very effective together up in Edmonton.

The Schenn signing is still a bit of mystery to me, particularly the second year.....although it's barely above the league minimum, so I guess the Canucks can live with him as a depth defender. But expecting him to be a partner for Hughes in a top four pairing, is a mistake imo.

The big surprise for me is Bowey. His career cratered in Detroit and then was traded twice in a calendar year to Chicago and Vancouver, who didn't play him in a single game down the stretch. And Seattle wouldn't touch him in the expansion draft either.

He's still a likely candidate for waivers and ticketed for Abbotsford, but he's looked good with Rathbone. Would be huge if they could ever form a reliable third pairing.

 

[Zippgunn]

Myers tries his bag off. I can at least respect that about him. He’ll do anything to try to help his team win, he’s a hard worker, and his raw athletic ability is incredible.

But man alive, usually once or twice a game, he makes a catastrophically stupid decision.

I've liked him fine this pre-season; every time he makes any kind of mistake this whole board loses their minds. Funny how that doesn't happen with, say, Hughes. I mean, really, CATASTROPHICALLY? But that contract...