[GDT] Vancouver Canucks vs. Vegas Golden Knights | August 29th, 2020 | 6:45pm PT, SNP | R2G3

[Mackcanuck]

 

[Mackcanuck]

Refs tonight

 

Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks
9:45 PM EDT

REFEREES
	Dan O’Rourke #9			Chris Rooney #5
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO)	61 / 10			61 / 11
Career Games (Reg/PO)	1077 / 138			1223 / 121
First NHL Game	10/2/99			11/22/00
Birthplace	Calgary, AB			Boston, MA
Goals/Gm	6.0 (22)			5.7 (36)
PP/Gm	2.9 (24)			3.5 (4)
Penl/Gm	3.5 (33)			4.7 (2)
PIM/Gm	7.9 (35)			11.7 (1)
% of Penl on Home	48.0% (18)			49.0% (9)
More Penl on Rd %	8.0% (21)			3.0% (31)
Home Win %	54.0% (24)			54.0% (24)
Home Rec.	33-28			33-28
OT/SO Games	18.0% (40)			25.0% (16)
Calls by Period	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
2019-20	30%	36%	34%	33%	34%	33%
Team Records	19-20	18-19	17-18	19-20	18-19	17-18
VGK Playoffs	4-1 0-0	1-3 –	2-1 –	1-2 3-0	2-3 –	2-2 –
VAN Playoffs	2-1 2-1	2-4 –	1-4 –	0-2 3-0	4-1 –	1-2 –
LINESMEN
	Scott Cherrey #50			Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO)	63 / 11			64 / 11
Career Games (Reg/PO)	891 / 99			540 / 27
First NHL Game	10/6/07			1/21/13
Birthplace	Drayton, ON			Cloverdale, BC

 

Refs Dan O’Rourke and Chris Rooney worked one game in Round 1 and have been paired for Round 2. O’Rourke previously worked with Marc Joannette, while Rooney was with Jon McIsaac.

O’Rourke/Rooney
Round 1: STL/VAN Gm6 (VAN W 6-2)
Round 2: DAL/COL Gm2

O’Rourke (with Joannette)
Round-Robin: STL/COL
Qual: ARI/NSH Gm2, EDM/CHI Gm3, VAN/MIN Gm4 (VAN W 5-4OT)
Round 1: ARI/COL Gm1 , VAN/STL Gm2 (VAN W 4-3OT), DAL/CGY Gm4

Rooney (with McIsaac)
Round-Robin: VGK/STL (VGK W 6-4), VGK/COL (VGK W 4-3OT)
Qual: WPG/CGY Gm1, CHI/EDM Gm2, MIN/VAN Gm2 (VAN W 4-3)
Round 1: VAN/STL Gm1 (VAN W 5-2), CGY/DAL Gm3, VGK/CHI Gm4 (VGK L 1-3)

Tonight is playoff game #100 for linesman Scott Cherrey.

 

Standby Officials: Brad Meier #34, Mark Shewchyk #92
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

[CRAZY_4_NAZZY]

45 minutes ago, Robert Long said:

I think we know Marky doesn't do well in b2b's tho. Just my 2 cents but I'd like to see Demko on Sunday. 

I feel if we plan to go on a long run, you need guys fresh, including Marky.  Hasn't had a break since this all started.  Gotta have two functioning goalies ready to go and that includes giving Demko a start.  Like you said, Sunday most ideal start in a b2b.

[oldnews]

58 minutes ago, grandmaster said:

For those on sports radio and perhaps on this board mentioning a potential Demko start in one of these games; 

hell no!

 

Marky is our MVP all season and has been great all playoffs (love saying playoffs by the way, been too long).

 

This is no time to provide “experience”. Every game is a do or die and things can swing on you before you know it.

 

Marky needs to play each and every game, including every back to back (unless he gets injured and requires the rest of course).

I'm not sure you can determine that ahead of time.

Ie the last game he faced a whole lot of shot attempts (the vast majority may have been low grade with limited grade A chances, but) - he was probably nevertheless exhausted.

Would he have recovered well enough to go the next night?   Maybe - but 4 x in 5 nights?   I imagine there might be a game in there where it could be closer to a "game day decision".

And there's no bigger Markstrom homer on these boards than me - I've loved him since the day he arrived, and wanted him when he was a Panther - but if he needed a rest, I think the team really could not be in better backup hands than Demko.  He looked good in those wee 8 minutes he's played - but he's big, he's calm, he's probably confident beyond his years, and he's had a great fighter as a starter to play behind - so if they have to go to Demko for a game, I'd feel really confident in him - and it might cue the team to tighten it up that much more.

[Boudrias]

It is a best of 5 series now so I expect Marky in on both games. Canucks have to score first to rein in Vegas. 

[yes we can nucks]

4 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said:

I feel if we plan to go on a long run, you need guys fresh, including Marky.  Hasn't had a break since this all started.  Gotta have two functioning goalies ready to go and that includes giving Demko a start.  Like you said, Sunday most ideal start in a b2b.

I'm down with that...unless of course Markie is lights out tonight. In which case, he plays again tomorrow.

[Whalespray]

I think we just ride Markstorm into the sunset! 

[Rindiculous]

11 minutes ago, Mackcanuck said:

Refs tonight

 

Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks
9:45 PM EDT

REFEREES
	Dan O’Rourke #9			Chris Rooney #5
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO)	61 / 10			61 / 11
Career Games (Reg/PO)	1077 / 138			1223 / 121
First NHL Game	10/2/99			11/22/00
Birthplace	Calgary, AB			Boston, MA
Goals/Gm	6.0 (22)			5.7 (36)
PP/Gm	2.9 (24)			3.5 (4)
Penl/Gm	3.5 (33)			4.7 (2)
PIM/Gm	7.9 (35)			11.7 (1)
% of Penl on Home	48.0% (18)			49.0% (9)
More Penl on Rd %	8.0% (21)			3.0% (31)
Home Win %	54.0% (24)			54.0% (24)
Home Rec.	33-28			33-28
OT/SO Games	18.0% (40)			25.0% (16)
Calls by Period	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
2019-20	30%	36%	34%	33%	34%	33%
Team Records	19-20	18-19	17-18	19-20	18-19	17-18
VGK Playoffs	4-1 0-0	1-3 –	2-1 –	1-2 3-0	2-3 –	2-2 –
VAN Playoffs	2-1 2-1	2-4 –	1-4 –	0-2 3-0	4-1 –	1-2 –
LINESMEN
	Scott Cherrey #50			Kiel Murchison #79
Games ’19-20 (Reg/PO)	63 / 11			64 / 11
Career Games (Reg/PO)	891 / 99			540 / 27
First NHL Game	10/6/07			1/21/13
Birthplace	Drayton, ON			Cloverdale, BC

 

Refs Dan O’Rourke and Chris Rooney worked one game in Round 1 and have been paired for Round 2. O’Rourke previously worked with Marc Joannette, while Rooney was with Jon McIsaac.

O’Rourke/Rooney
Round 1: STL/VAN Gm6 (VAN W 6-2)
Round 2: DAL/COL Gm2

O’Rourke (with Joannette)
Round-Robin: STL/COL
Qual: ARI/NSH Gm2, EDM/CHI Gm3, VAN/MIN Gm4 (VAN W 5-4OT)
Round 1: ARI/COL Gm1 , VAN/STL Gm2 (VAN W 4-3OT), DAL/CGY Gm4

Rooney (with McIsaac)
Round-Robin: VGK/STL (VGK W 6-4), VGK/COL (VGK W 4-3OT)
Qual: WPG/CGY Gm1, CHI/EDM Gm2, MIN/VAN Gm2 (VAN W 4-3)
Round 1: VAN/STL Gm1 (VAN W 5-2), CGY/DAL Gm3, VGK/CHI Gm4 (VGK L 1-3)

Tonight is playoff game #100 for linesman Scott Cherrey.

 

Standby Officials: Brad Meier #34, Mark Shewchyk #92
Series Supervisor: Don Van Massenhoven

Amazing O’Rourke is still reffing after that horrendous game 2 vs St. Louis.

[oldnews]

8 minutes ago, Mackcanuck said:

 

Been in the heads of the coaches and goaltenders of every team they've faced.

Stalock - not a great series for Minnesota, Dubnyk lurking.... Stalock wound up sub .900.

Binningdone - got owned - had to go to Allen - still not confident enough - made the mistake of going back to Binningdone.

And now - in the head of DeBoer - and Lehner - and to add to it - Fleury's agent undermining the coach and team by going public with his protests over DeBoer's decisions.
I think they probably realize that the team they shutout - they're unlikely to see that team again - and should probably prepare to face the team that beat Lehner 5x on 27 shots.

Fleury = .905 in the regular season and .886 in the playoffs - if they can put a crack in him if he gets a starts - imo that swings an advantage to the Canucks in the critical back end.

DeBoer isn't exactly dealing in a position of strength right now imo.

[oldnews]

2 minutes ago, Rindiculous said:

Amazing O’Rourke is still reffing after that horrendous game 2 vs St. Louis.

And Rooney is right there alongside Kelly Sutherland imo - but hasn't yet been particularly horrible these playoffs - so here's hoping we get a professional performance out of them tonight - without the usually, highly predictable game management.

[HockeyHarry]

I haven’t read all 112 pages of this thread. 
 

anyword on Myers? is he skating? Is there any chance he’ll be in this playoff round or do we have to wait til next round? Or not til the final cup series?

[Jaimito]

Focus on winning game 3 in regulation. 

 

How they perform will make the decisions for game 4 a bit easier. I think this series will go 6 or 7.  You can't run your best players to exhaustion and expect to win.  Injuries will happen too. That's expected. Myers will be very helpful. No need to rush him back if he is not 100%. 

[Putgolzin]

2 hours ago, cory40 said:

I was so thinking that watching his shot and highlight reel goals from his rookie season. He is back!!!!!!!! Getting better every series. Expect him to blow a slap shot by Vegas soon.

One of those that go in off the post about 1/4” below the crossbar at 100mph. I wish he would use that more again despite the pressure.

[wai_lai416]

Lol ride markstrom till he's burned out? He's been playing every 2nd night for 1 month straight with a couple of back to back and every game he's been peppered with 30-40 shots 70+ shot attempts.. i rather play a demko somewhere in there even if he ends up losing then risk markstrom burned out and getting a season ending injury.

[stawns]

7 minutes ago, Jaimito said:

Focus on winning game 3 in regulation. 

 

How they perform will make the decisions for game 4 a bit easier. I think this series will go 6 or 7.  You can't run your best players to exhaustion and expect to win.  Injuries will happen too. That's expected. Myers will be very helpful. No need to rush him back if he is not 100%. 

agreed, games 3 and 5 are hinge games that have to be won 

[UKNuck96]

Refs from Calgary and Boston.......

 

also lets hope we don’t get pinged for being boarded this game. O’Rourke is the reason of Myers injury.

 

i would be worried about the extra curricular stuff this game 

[stawns]

2 minutes ago, wai_lai416 said:

Lol ride markstrom till he's burned out? He's been playing every 2nd night for 1 month straight with a couple of back to back and every game he's been peppered with 30-40 shots 70+ shot attempts.. i rather play a demko somewhere in there even if he ends up losing then risk markstrom burned out and getting a season ending injury.

Marky's got low mileage on him, he can handle it

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

 

Let's win this one, Go Canucks go!

[Tre Mac]

Feels like a reset, best of 5 now.  Sad that I think the biggest factor tonight is Kelly Sutherland isn't officiating so I like our chances.  Go Nucks!

[86Viking]

People clamering for Myers to be back I have this to say...when he does get back and he starts coughing up the puck and taking stupid penalties are you still going to be happy to have him in the line up...I am A Okay with him being out, was a bad signing from the get go to tie up 6m in him for 5 years.

 

GO Canucks, wish we would see Demko, but we won't! Give Markstrom and his agent 110% leverage in contract negotiations.

 

Hope Boeser gets a goal or two!