HowYaDrouin Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Markstrom gets the start in Miller’s old stomping grounds Surely Ryan Miller is gutted. Iain MacIntyre asked Canucks coach Willie Desjardins after Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Bruins if he’d give Ryan Miller a second start in two days; the coach was pretty direct, replying “probably not.” The stats agree with him. Goalies playing two games in two straight days see a 20 point drop in their save percentage. But the heart still wonders if Miller should’ve been given a shot to play in the town where he made his mark. Plus, his only previous start in Buffalo against his old team was last season’s 3-2 heartbeaker, where Rasmus Ristolainen scored with 16.8 seconds left in the third to snatch a win for the Sabres. Miller was hurt in 2014-15 when the Canucks visited Buffalo and the Blues didn’t play there after he was traded by the Sabres late in the 2013-14 season. Markstrom continues to have plenty to prove Could the opposite have been done — starting Markstrom in Boston on Saturday so Miller could play in Buffalo? Sure, but then again the Canucks aren’t exactly heaping confidence in the 27 year old. Markstrom has been very good, but for a team which struggles to score goals, only standing on his head would probably have made a difference. He has just two wins in his last six starts: Jan. 25 against the hapless Avalanche in Denver, and a 42-save performance on New Year’s Eve in Edmonton. In that span, only the snoozer against New Jersey has seen him face fewer than 30 shots. Miller is slightly ahead of Markstrom in save percentage on the season, but it’s also worth noting Miller has given up 4 goals or more in four of last ten starts. The Canucks have a pair of decent goalies, but have been reluctant to play Markstrom. Miller was white-hot after Christmas and carried the Canucks into the playoff picture. But with the team on the precipice of falling out of the playoff race — they’re now six points back of both the Kings and Predators, who hold the two wild card spots — and with Miller having fallen back to earth somewhat, surely it’s time for the Canucks to give Markstrom a bigger share of the load. He’s got a future to play for, after all. Sabres best Buds Buffalo beat the Leafs at the ACC on Saturday night. They lost to the Ducks on Thursday. They beat the Sharks in OT on Tuesday. They lost to the Devils 2-1 on Monday. They beat the Senators 4-0 last weekend. You get the point. This isn’t a rested team. This is an up-and-down team who are on the edge of the playoff race. Sound familiar? What about that Kane guy You’ve heard about him plenty. On the ice, he’s scored 18 goals in his last 33 games — he was goalless in the first 11 games on the season — skating mostly with Zemgus Girgensons and Brian Gionta. He’s back to being the watch-out guy for the Sabres. He’s scored 17 times at even strength this year. A peaceful rest One good thing about the Canucks playing midday in Boston in the modern era is Buffalo is just a one-hour flight away via charter. In the olden days, when teams flew commercial…well it would be an ugly trip. Anyway, the team will have had a solid night’s sleep last night, an important thing when you have to turn around inside a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedintwinpowersactivate Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Scarlett Johansen. Is all I got out of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 5-3 Nux win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Hope we can swing a deal soon only thing left to get excited for have no hope for a Willy led team if we had an experienced coach I'd be all for the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Scouting The RefsVerified account @ScoutingTheRefs 2m2 minutes ago More Refs for #Canucks #Sabres are Kelly Sutherland (#11) and Garrett Rank (#7). Tonight's officials: http://scoutingtherefs.com/2017/02/17609/tonights-nhl-referees-linesmen-21217/ … Kelly Sutherland, YEESH!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickels Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Would like to see Willie give Eriksson a 4-5 game look w/Bo. (and prob Hansen) They will be 2 of our top 6 for the next 4-5 years...why not see if they have the makings of a new 1st line. Also...always liked Burr w/Sutter as a tuff shutdown line to play against other teams #1. Sedin Sedin Granlund Loui Bo Hansen Sutter Burrows Plug in the plugs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowYaDrouin Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 minute ago, nickels said: Would like to see Willie give Eriksson a 4-5 game look w/Bo. (and prob Hansen) They will be 2 of our top 6 for the next 4-5 years...why not see if they have the makings of a new 1st line. Also...always liked Burr w/Sutter as a tuff shutdown line to play against other teams #1. I wouldn't want that at all. Bo is making Hansen and Burrows look like studs right now. Stay the course till the trade deadline, Maximize value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Interesting match up, just based on tank vs rebuild styles. I will be watching to project the future curves of these two rosters. I say Buffalo wins. Jack is a stud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhdlois Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Marky should have played yesterday giving Millsey another day's rest.....IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I'm liking Granlund with the Sedins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderline Canuck Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Hansen elevates any line he plays on, but I'd like to see him playing with Sutter. They've had great chemistry together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Buffalo played last night vs the Laughs so you know they'll have some momentum heading into this one. Looking forward to the game and hope we get the much needed 2 points. We have to dig deep and grind out a win. 2-1 Canucks Bo, Sutter Kane GCG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panelguy Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Please keep the give aways to a minimum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 As a long-time Giants supporter, I sure hope Kane is maturing into the man and player he's supposed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcasgonewild Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Just now, Jack Fig said: As a long-time Giants supporter, I sure hope Kane is maturing into the man and player he's supposed to be. I think he is and playing alongside eichel will finally give him a playmaker. Kane and eichel will be dominant next season of they stick together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo fan Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Thought the boys played a pretty good game against Boston yesterday - sure there was some mistakes but we have a pretty inexperienced D so we should expect that. Hope they bring the same intensity to Buffalo Go Canucks Go Horvat/Granny and Hanson with the goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 4-3 OTL BECAUSE Sutherland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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