[GDT/PGT] Vancouver Canucks @ Ottawa Senators l April 28, 2:30 p.m. l SNP

[-SN-]

[-Vintage Canuck-]

This is a very strange start time on a weekday.

[Nucker 67]

Boys are tired. 

 

VAN - 1

OTT - 4

[TGT68]

Would be nice to see Rathbone and Lind. 

[-AJ-]

Could be a make or break day for the team. If the same thing happens as on Monday (we lose in regulation, Montreal wins), we go down to needing about an 11-2-0 record to make it in, nearly impossible. Currently, we're at about a 10-4-0 record needed.

 

If the best case scenario happens, we go to needing about a 9-4-0 record (8-4-1 if you want to be optimistic).

[LionofJudah]

Team looks exhausted. Part of me wants them to keep roating guys in to keep some fresh but even the new faces didn't look all that fresh last game. Still proud of them. Kept it within striking distance.

 

Strap in though, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

3-1 final (undecided who wins though)

[Nucker 67]

You know who's not tired? Lind and Rathbone   

[nux4lyfe]

Stop teasin' me, Bring that 'A' game!

[EmilyM]

It's an afternoon game. Against Ottawa. We're a fatigued team. We shouldn't have a chance here. 
So of course we're gonna win tomorrow.

[BPA]

Just win.

[SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME]

39 minutes ago, TGT68 said:

Would be nice to see Rathbone and Lind. 

 

22 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

You know who's not tired? Lind and Rathbone   

Yup. And no shortage of current lineup players who could be swapped out in favour of them, whether due to game performance/results, fatigue, or just using player rotation as a responsible strategy to manage the team’s post-Covid recovery.

 

Really no excuse for not rotating these guys (and others) through the lineup, IMO.

[nuck-lifer]

1 hour ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

This is a very strange start time on a weekday.

Not sure why, but I'm going to blame it on the Leafs AKA center of the universe.

 

[Googlie]

And will there be a Madison Bowey sighting?

 

Rathbone and Bowey would need the paper transaction to move from the Taxi squad to the roster, and that would mean moving 2 from the active roster to the squad.  Bowey could replace Chatfield as both are right Ds, but realistically to make room for Rathbone it would be Juolevi who would move and I can't see that happening.  Of course a forward could be taxied (Michaelis?)

 

I would imagine there is some discussion around resting Edler in the back-to-backs which might give Rathbone a look, but he would need to be assigned to the roster first 

 

It may be that Bowey was acquired just to have a defenseman who met the expansion criteria, allowing us to protect Myers, Schmidt and Juolevi,  and we might never see Madison in a Canucks sweater

 

 

[Dannydog]

I'd give eddy a day to rest.

[Arrow 1983]

100-0

The  win is so big that the league rewards 4 points to the Canucks 

Edited April 27, 2021 by Arrow 1983

[Ghostsof1915]

Game will be over by the time I'm done work. Maybe that's a good thing. 

 

[lmm]

good to see Rooster back in there

I thought the injury looked more long term

[rekker]

36 minutes ago, lmm said:

good to see Rooster back in there

I thought the injury looked more long term

Absolutely. I really felt for Antoine there. Hoping for a speedy recovery. 

[wallstreetamigo]

The Canucks need a jolt of energy. Is a good time to give a couple of young guys a shot. And by shot i dont mean play them 5-7 minutes in a sheltered role. See what they actually have.

 

Wouldnt mind seeing:

 

On D

Hughes-Hamonic

Rathbone-Schmidt

Juolevi-Myers

Rest Edler

 

On F

Pearson-Horvat-Hoglander

Lind-Miller-Boeser

Motte-Sutter-Hawryluk

Roussel/Highmore-Boyd-Virtanen

Vesey out

[wallstreetamigo]

I doubt they will want to use Lind at center. I say start him on the wing with Miller and Boeser.