TheGuardian_ Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 While the Canucks battled hard in Edmonton and showcased their better AHL players and future prospects the Blues and Hitchcock especially, rested up in Vancouver and watched the game last night. While not being a long road trip, it is still travel and disruption. St Louis is in the fight for 1rst in the west and home ice advantage, losers of their last two and looking poorly at that, I expect Hitchcock watched and studied the Canuck game with all the new pieces. Hitchcock will have discovered more than a few, lets say, non-strengths in the Canuck line up. St Louis plays a different game than the Oil, their game has a wee bit more truculence involved, a tiny bit more physicality and a whole lot more pretending to be the "telephone" man, you know, "they reach out and touch someone". Combine that with the resolve of getting over their embarrassment's of the last two games, the fight for first and this being Hitchcock's last year of his current contract I expect the twin towers and the twins are going to be tested against the boards. The last few games have been relatively light in the hitting department and fairly free wheeling open affairs often looking more like exhibition games but not tonight, the Blues will clog up the middle, get on the rookie dmen and generally try to impose their will on a less skilled/experienced and tired Canucks. What do the Nucks need to do or what can they do? Survive and learn. 6-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Green Building Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm looking forward to this one. Get to see the young guys play a much better team that Edmonton on the second night of a back to back. Miller probably gets the start. Who slots in for Vrbata if he can't go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernzie71 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Hoping for a win and iam hoping for a loss hopefully an OT loss 2-3 is my prediction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedintwinpowersactivate Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Big heavy team against our kids. Prediction: Happy Tankers! I hope nobody gets hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 29 minutes ago, Green Building said: I'm looking forward to this one. Get to see the young guys play a much better team that Edmonton on the second night of a back to back. Miller probably gets the start. Who slots in for Vrbata if he can't go? Isn't Hansen ready to go for today? Willie suggested he might be back in the line-up on either Friday (which he wasn't) or Saturday. 4-3 Blues. Horvat and Tarasenko drop the gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jiggs50 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Willie gonna steer it the right way dw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Green Building Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 13 minutes ago, Odd. said: Isn't Hansen ready to go for today? Willie suggested he might be back in the line-up on either Friday (which he wasn't) or Saturday. 4-3 Blues. Horvat and Tarasenko drop the gloves. Vancouver Canucks ✔@VanCanucks Coach Desjardins said Hansen suffered a setback and won't play this weekend. #Canucks 12:19 PM - 17 Mar 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 The Canucks offence will explode in tonight's game. Blues win 5-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCanuck5 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 42 minutes ago, Riviera82 said: The Canucks offence will explode in tonight's game. Blues win 5-2. hah! i'll take not getting shutout again as a "moral victory" anything over five against though is just gonna be silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm one of the few, if the only, that likes David Backes, but I hope he gets smeared by a big Russian if he performs his usual antics against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Bo, Baer, and Gaunce finished the game together, and controlled the play. The Twins finished with Virtanen and controlled the play. I expect WD will start with those two lines together. If WD lets those two lines play together, we will score at least 3, providing Hutton plays while Hank's line is on, and Tanev plays while Bo is on. ALF HAS SPOKEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John.Tallhouse Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 3-2Van Kesler Bieksa Luongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 If we lose this game we drop from the 6th to the 5th pick, Tanking past CGY because of our wonderfully pathetic ROW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo2337 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Quote IT'S GAMEDAY!One losing streak will come to an end tonight at Rogers Arena when the Canucks host the St. Louis Blues. Who ya gonna call? Slumpbusters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 is the k-wings roster depleted from call ups replacing all the call ups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 34 minutes ago, Alflives said: Bo, Baer, and Gaunce finished the game together, and controlled the play. The Twins finished with Virtanen and controlled the play. I expect WD will start with those two lines together. If WD lets those two lines play together, we will score at least 3, providing Hutton plays while Hank's line is on, and Tanev plays while Bo is on. ALF HAS SPOKEN I'm pretty sure Gaunce, Horvat, and Virtanen were together at the end of the game, and Baer was given a shot with the Sedins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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