[GDT] Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks | Oct. 07, 2017 | 7:00 PM PT | CBC

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

7 minutes ago, Qwags said:

The hype train has no brakes.

[pluralsight]

10 - 1 Canucks. 

[-Vintage Canuck-]

Predicting a 3-2 win for the Canucks.

 

Goals by all the newcomers - Vanek, Gagner, Burmistrov.

[vancouvercanucks2010]

The Oilers are on a row, McDavid is hot.  7-2 Oilers.  Horvat scoring two goals while McDavid scoring 4

[PistolPete13]

I’m turning down the volume on the tv if they start gushing about the Soilers. I’ll listen to the radio or play some tunes.

Good times. 3-2 Canucks.

[PhillipBlunt]

4-2 Canucks. 

[shiznak]

Not looking forward to McDavid bursting past our defensemen.

[Zoolander]

Not complaining, but where is Virtanen? 

[PhillipBlunt]

18 minutes ago, shiznak said:

Not looking forward to McDavid bursting past our defensemen.

I'm looking forward to Gudbranson taking him out of play. 

[Mattrek]

Has anyone else been counting down the days until the season has started? My god off-season is too long for us hockey fanatics. I want a Boeser hatty and a Mcdavid flatty (as in Dorsett flattening him with a clean hit. Welcome to the new season buddy). Other then that a Canucks win. Make it happen boys! Go Canucks Go! 

[kenhodgejr]

Sam Gange with the hat trick against his old team and he fights Zack Kassian! 

[Hairy Kneel]

I would put Virtanen on McDavid every shift. Take him out of the game.

[khay]

5 hours ago, J-23 said:

I am hoping Eriksson and Boeser get swapped. Eriksson has played well with Granlund in the past.

I agree. I don't know why it is not clear to the coaching staff. 

 

Start with the pairs:

 

Baertschi-Horvat-?

Sedin-Sedin-?

Eriksson-Granlund-?

?-Sutter-Dorsett

 

then, simply fill in the question marks using Gagner, Vanek, Burmistrov, Virtanen, Boeser.

 

Boeser, Vanek, Gagner, Burmistrov/Virtanen.

 

 

[mll]

6 minutes ago, khay said:

I agree. I don't know why it is not clear to the coaching staff. 

 

Start with the pairs:

 

Baertschi-Horvat-?

Sedin-Sedin-?

Eriksson-Granlund-?

?-Sutter-Dorsett

 

then, simply fill in the question marks using Gagner, Vanek, Burmistrov, Virtanen, Boeser.

 

Boeser, Vanek, Gagner, Burmistrov/Virtanen.

 

 

Granlund is likely not on a pair - he's the most versatile player on the team.  There seems to be 3 pairs set - Sedins, Baer-Horvat and Sutter-Dorsett.

[spook007]

Nux to win 4-3 in O.T. 

Dorsett to have a fight and Gudbranson to nail Lucic.

 

Baertschi to score first Nux goal of season and Bo to win it in OT...

 

On a side note... Oilers spent over a decade ruining youngsters... see they are starting Yamamoto right away, have they not learned anything?

Just wonder how long it'll be before he'll get crushed on the ice???

[Mattrek]

1 hour ago, khay said:

I agree. I don't know why it is not clear to the coaching staff. 

 

Start with the pairs:

 

Baertschi-Horvat-?

Sedin-Sedin-?

Eriksson-Granlund-?

?-Sutter-Dorsett

 

then, simply fill in the question marks using Gagner, Vanek, Burmistrov, Virtanen, Boeser.

 

Boeser, Vanek, Gagner, Burmistrov/Virtanen.

 

 

 

After the preseason we just witnessed I think Gagner and Virtanen need to be together.

 

I'd prefer this:

 

Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser

Sedin-Sedin-Granlund

?-Gagner-Virtanen

?-Sutter-Dorsett

 

And put in a mixture of Vanek, Burmistov, Eriksson in either spot.

 

Also Granlund and the Sedins started to find some chemistry last year and I think it would be good to try to see if it can revitalize the Sedins this year.

[HorvatToBaertschi]

I may be a fool, but that edmonton lineup doesnt scare me one bit. Box mcdavid out as best as you can, and if you can contain him to even just 1 goal, you win the game pretty much. We have a pretty decent 4 line rolling lineup. I like our chances. I repeat, the oilers really dont scare me, only mcdavid does. 

[CeeBee51]

5 hours ago, Virtanen#18 said:

If either Vanek or Gagner scores tomorrow, I'm gonna strip and run naked on the streets....

Could you name the streets so we know where to go to get pictures?

[Nuxfanabroad]

So McD can wheel/score at 40 kmh..big deal(whoop-di-do,eh?). We got some guys who can shoot the biscuit FASTER than that!

 

Van wins 5~3 to shock the trolls! Bo with 2, Danny, Stecher & LE will frackthe Oil. Half that toxic sludge will be pipelined to the AHL..ferget'aboutit!

[DrJockitch]

8 hours ago, Erik Karlsson said:

Sitting Virtanen is going to be a mistake. We need his speed for this game.

Was exactly what I was thinking.  Take Vanek out and let him play.  Bringing Vanek in only made sense as a place filler for Brock or Jake if they were going to be in the AHL.