GDT: WCSF GM07 | Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers | Mon. May 20th | 6pm PST | SNP/CBC | Just Win, Baby

[arttk]

Or Suter and Pettersson switch. Who knows

Oh god please no more of that Petey-Mik pairing

 

[Tact]

Oh god please no more of that Petey-Mik pairing

It would be Hog-Petey-Lafferty no Mik

 

[VanJack]

And for the love of god, get the first goal!

I think the Oilers have scored first in every game in this series. But slow starts aren't just a problem in these playoffs. It's something that has plagued the Canucks all season long.

It's imperative that the Canucks come out the way Oilers do at home, like they're shot out of a cannon.. Theoretically, starting Skinner in the deciding game should be a huge advantage for the Oilers, given his playoff experience. But that's not the way this season has unfolded.

If the Canucks can one or two early, the floodgates could open.

 

[I am toxic]

The atmosphere before the game is going to be . . .

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

For the lines im guessing;

Pettersson - Miller - Boeser
Joshua - Lindholm - Garland
Hoglander - Suter - Lafferty
PDG - Blueger - Aman

Pod+Mik scratched

I hate the lotto line. Hasn't worked much the entire season...

FAQ is the true winner this series.

 

[Canuckle1970]

Tocchet "We need a Hero"

Power play.

 

[arttk]

It would be Hog-Petey-Lafferty no Mik

That’s not any better lol

I hate the lotto line. Hasn't worked much the entire season...

FAQ is the true winner this series.

12k!?

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

It certainly seems like Mikheyev getting back in - and being on Petey’s wing - is a possibility.

 

[vancityluongo]

tyler myers in OT let's go

losing so badly last game might be a blessing in disguise. skinner sucks. he didn't have to make many saves, but he can't be confident going into this given how game 3 went. i think this could be a high scoring game, but i'm very confident that we can get more past skinner than they can past silovs.

you guys are talking about game to game momentum, but that's not really an observable factor. know what is? the penalty kill. we've successfully stifled the best powerplay in history for two games in a row with some significant adjustments. we also all know game 7 will likely see the whistles go away other than for undeniable calls. that bodes very well for us because it's unlikely that this becomes a special teams match up.

excited for tomorrow. much more on the line for the oilers. yeah, this might be joshua or zadorov's last game as a canuck. it might be draisaitl's last as an oiler.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

I hate the lotto line. Hasn't worked much the entire season...

FAQ is the true winner this series.

To be fair, we haven't actually used it for more than 1-2 shifts a game. I don't love them potentially going to another new line at the last moment but this comes back to poor preparation on Tocchet for not experimenting almost at all earlier in the season or even in the playoffs once we were up. The fact it took until game 6 of the second round for him to break up Petey and Mik is, frankly, ridiculous.

That all said, we really don't have many options. I'm still tempted to keep Blueger with Garland and Joshua but oh boy did they look cold together. Which I didn't expect. So maybe putting them back with Lindholm is the better idea.

Alas, that leaves the Lotto line or Petey centering Hoglander and someone who hasn't scored (Pod) or a conga line of players who have no business anywhere on his wing (Mik, Lafferty).

I'd almost dare to try putting PDG with Petey. Or maybe we go back to the early season and roll PDG with Miller/Boeser and move Suter to Petey's line.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

I hate the lotto line. Hasn't worked much the entire season...

FAQ is the true winner this series.

12k? Would have to be a very lonely millionaire to buy that lmao.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

It certainly seems like Mikheyev getting back in - and being on Petey’s wing - is a possibility.

I hate that I agree with you but I'm dreading that very outcome too. I can't for the life of me understand why Tocchet is so bloody obsessed with this combination when it's failed pretty much all season. In fact, is there a single stretch where Petey and Mik have looked good together?

 

[valkynax]

12k? Would have to be a very lonely millionaire to buy that lmao.

Team owner sure, but he will buy one just to show people that he's not poor.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

If there is a Canuck OT winner to be had, I’m calling Ian Cole. All that bad luck has to even out sometime!

 

[crazychimp]

I guess the one upside with Mikheyev is the speed factor his ass better be back checking all day.

 

[arttk]

tyler myers in OT let's go

losing so badly last game might be a blessing in disguise. skinner sucks. he didn't have to make many saves, but he can't be confident going into this given how game 3 went. i think this could be a high scoring game, but i'm very confident that we can get more past skinner than they can past silovs.

you guys are talking about game to game momentum, but that's not really an observable factor. know what is? the penalty kill. we've successfully stifled the best powerplay in history for two games in a row with some significant adjustments. we also all know game 7 will likely see the whistles go away other than for undeniable calls. that bodes very well for us because it's unlikely that this becomes a special teams match up.

excited for tomorrow. much more on the line for the oilers. yeah, this might be joshua or zadorov's last game as a canuck. it might be draisaitl's last as an oiler.

No OT please, heart will explode

I guess the one upside with Mikheyev is the speed factor his ass better be back checking all day.

He better f***ing forecheck like crazy and win all the board battles.

 

[Bleach Clean]

For the lines im guessing;

Pettersson - Miller - Boeser
Joshua - Lindholm - Garland
Hoglander - Suter - Lafferty
PDG - Blueger - Aman

Pod+Mik scratched

Sure seems like this is what they will do.

Lotto has to overwhelm RNH-McDavid-Hyman. Now or never.

 

[Vector]

If there is a Canuck OT winner to be had, I’m calling Ian Cole. All that bad luck has to even out sometime!

Uwe Krupp level of unexpectedness.

 

[Tact]

Sure seems like this is what they will do.

Lotto has to overwhelm RNH-McDavid-Hyman. Now or never.

Lindholm will have to take on Draisaitl

 

[EpochLink]

Haven’t had alcohol yet.

 

[Vector]

 

[Peen]

The Hoglander - Suter - Lafferty trio was effective in the first half of the season.

I think the best case scenario for this lineup is similar to the performance we had in game five, but I don’t see it having a higher ceiling.

 

[M2Beezy]

I should stay away from this forum until game time. Every time today I read this thread or the main boards one I get crazy butterflies in the stomach, heart racing, crazy stress... Gonna ko before puck drop

 

[Tact]

The Hoglander - Suter - Lafferty trio was effective in the first half of the season.

I think the best case scenario for this lineup is similar to the performance we had in game five, but I don’t see it having a higher ceiling.

Tocchet saying Mik is healthy enough to play game 7.

Not sure what the lines will be now

 

[canuckking1]

Boeser out for game 7