GDT: WCQF GM04 | Vancouver Canucks @ Nashville Predators | Sun. Apr 28th | 2:00PM PST | SNP/CBC | Don’t Panic

[Vector]

WHEN: April 28th, 2:00PM PST
WHERE: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, USA
TV: CBC/Sportsnet Pacific
RADIO: Sportsnet 650

Series
Canucks Lead 2-1

Canucks Line-Up:
Suter-Miller-Boeser
Joshua-Lindholm-Garland
Höglander-EP40-Mikheyev
Di Giuseppe-Blueger-Lafferty

Hughes-Hronek
Soucy-Myers
Zadorov-Cole

Silovs

Predators Line-Up:

TBD

Saros

Pre & Post-Game Coverage
Video
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Canucks Army
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Rinkwide Vancouver
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Donnie & Dhali (/w John Garrett)
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Sportsnet 650
Halford & Brough
Drance
Satiar & Dan

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[Vector]

 

[RussianRacket]

Get that Dub.

 

[Kryten]

Canucks lead 2-1 @Vector you f***ing pheasant

 

[krutovsdonut]

why would we panic?

 

[Vector]

Canucks lead 2-1 @Vector you f***ing pheasant

Fixed! It was literally the first thing I did after waking up.

 

[TruGr1t]

Totally useless stat time, believe the Canucks are 4-1-3 in afternoon games this season.

 

[Vector]

why would we panic?

Have you read nearly ever post since Demko’s injury announcement?

 

[krutovsdonut]

Have you read nearly ever post since Demko’s injury announcement?

demko is injured? wow. i just figured tochett was playing a hunch starting desmith.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Jeez, I don't think I realized this was going to be a 2:00PM game. At least it's not the dreaded morning start.

Really need to knuckle down and grind this one out. Coming back to Vancouver up 3-1 would be unbelievably massive.

Game 4 always feels like the biggest game in a series to met (other than Game 7, I guess). Either someone's going home, another team's got another in a choke hold, or it's all tied up.

 

[Nopefully]

Oh, these f***s again

 

[krutovsdonut]

Game 4 always feels like the biggest game in a series to met (other than Game 7, I guess). Either someone's going home, another team's got another in a choke hold, or it's all tied up.

game 4 is where the guys playing hurt or over their heads on adrenaline start to wear down. mcdonaugh's minutes going up each game so he is now playing 25 minutes a night is what i am watching. if he breaks down the preds are done.

 

[Kryten]

Petey Miller Boeser
Joshua Lindholm Garland
Suter Blueger Mikheyev
PDG Lafferty Hoglander/Podz

 

[LemonSauceD]

Load up the lines imo

Miller/Lindholm-Boeser
Joshua-Petey-Garland
Hoglander-Blueger-Lafferty
Mikheyev-Suter-PDG

I really don’t like Hoglander with Pettersson. I just don’t think it works, Hoglander is much better with guys he can forecheck and crash and bang with as he’s not the greatest puck handler.

As much as Lindholm has been fine as of late, I think it’s a waste of his talents to keep playing him as the 3C. Playing wing + with Miller and Boeser should allow him to open up more offensively.

 

[RussianRacket]

Jeez, I don't think I realized this was going to be a 2:00PM game. At least it's not the dreaded morning start.

Really need to knuckle down and grind this one out. Coming back to Vancouver up 3-1 would be unbelievably massive.

Game 4 always feels like the biggest game in a series to met (other than Game 7, I guess). Either someone's going home, another team's got another in a choke hold, or it's all tied up.

I don't think the start time is a big deal in this case. Obviously it played a role in the Minnesota circus but that was during a stretch of the season where they were bouncing between timezones and game times. During the 10 day stretch before they went from EST to CST to PST back to CST with start time all over the place. Much easier when both teams are on the same schedule.

 

[Grumbler]

Hope it was just because of the flu last game, we are not winning this game with another mere 12 shots on goal.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

why would we panic?

de smith got this

 

[Nucker101]

I'd be down to try:

Hoglander - Pettersson - Lindholm
Suter - Miller - Boeser
Joshua - Blueger - Garland
Mikheyev - Lafferty - Podkolzin

or:

Hoglander - Pettersson - Podkolzin
Suter - Miller - Boeser
Joshua - Lindholm - Garland
Mikheyev - Blueger - Lafferty

If you prefer PDG over Mikh or Lafferty for PK, that's fine too.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Hope it was just because of the flu last game, we are not winning this game with another mere 12 shots on goal.

never should have taken that detour to utah on the way to tennessee to pick up pizza

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

re: lindholm, i think the reason we have won two games so far is center depth.

so i would keep lindholm on his own line, although i wouldn’t be averse to swapping dak and garland to petey’s line and hog and mik to lindholm’s.

i also wouldn’t mind bringing pod in for pdg and going

suter jtm boes
josh petey garland
hog lindholm pod
mik bluegers laff

although that would be more of a home ice sub than something i’d try on the road after an emotional win

 

[valkynax]

14:00? What kind of horseshit start time is this...

I'll be on the road toward whistler with my wife...

 

[TruGr1t]

Load up the lines imo

Miller/Lindholm-Boeser
Joshua-Petey-Garland
Hoglander-Blueger-Lafferty
Mikheyev-Suter-PDG

I really don’t like Hoglander with Pettersson. I just don’t think it works, Hoglander is much better with guys he can forecheck and crash and bang with as he’s not the greatest puck handler.

As much as Lindholm has been fine as of late, I think it’s a waste of his talents to keep playing him as the 3C. Playing wing + with Miller and Boeser should allow him to open up more offensively.

I like trying Pettersson with Joshua-Garland, though I wish it was trialed earlier in the year. I'd do this:

Suter-Miller-Boeser (no reason to break this line up)
Joshua-Petterson-Garland
Hoglander-Lindholm-Mikheyev
PDG-Blueger-Lafferty (this line has also been performing well in managed minutes)

 

[alternate]

Really don't see Tocchet breaking up the 3rd line when he's using them as his match up line. Would be nice to have some more options for playing beside Petey, as neither Hogs or Mikh have been consistent offensive threats.

Alas, this is what we have to work with. Just need to hope that each game of experience helps this group be that much more effective.

Lotta pressure on Nashville for this one. Need to ride the initial storm, and find a way to score first. RoR won't be fazed, but hopefully some other Preds will start squeezing their sticks too tight and make some dumb decisions.

 

[Nopefully]

I thought Hoglander showed some signs of life last game, after being totally invisible the first two games

 

[olafsson]

Need a full 60 min effort like the other games. None of this sleepwalking 3rd period shit. That needs to go, I damn near had a heart attack watching that 3rd period last game