Pre-Game Talk: GM 58 | Vancouver Canucks @ Los Angeles Kings | Feb 26 | 7:00PM PST | SNET

[Mr. Canucklehead]

WHEN: Wednesday, February 26th, 7:00PM PST
WHERE: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
TV: HNIC/Sportsnet Pacific
RADIO: Sportsnet 650

Canucks Line-Up:

DeBrusk - Pettersson - Sherwood
O’Connor - Chytil - Boeser
Joshua - Suter - Garland
Aman - Blueger - Hoglander

Pettersson - Myers
Forbort - Hronek
Pettersson - Soucy

Lankinen

Los Angeles Kings’ Line-Up:

TBD​

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[Quinning]

After such an emotionally charged tournament, I have zero desire to sit through 2.5 hours of Canucks hockey right now....rather just catch the highlights.

 

[ExarKun80]

After such an emotionally charged tournament, I have zero desire to sit through 2.5 hours of Canucks hockey right now....rather just catch the highlights.

Watching paint dry is more exciting right now than watching Canucks hockey.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Watching paint dry is more exciting right now than watching Canucks hockey.

My life is more exciting than Canucks hockey. Haven't been able to say that in a good spell.

 

[kanucks25]

My life is more exciting than Canucks hockey. Haven't been able to say that in a good spell.

My life still isn't, so that's saying something.

I tried to avoid the game yesterday but saw on my phone that it was tied late... I turn on the TV and literally seconds later Forbort takes the penalty that led to the game winner.

If I had just stayed away I would have been okay with it despite the loss, but obviously the few minutes I watch is the part where we lose the game. -_-

 

[M2Beezy]

7-0 Canucks

1st period

8:34 Debrusk (Brock Boeser, Garland)
17:08 Chytil (O Connor, Suter)

2nd period

5:42 Joshua (Blueger, Aman)
14:16 Hoglander (Sherwood, Lankinen)

3rd period

2:50 Hronek (Myers, Soucy) SH
11:24 EPettersson2 (MPettersson, Forbort)
19:58 Lankinen (EPetterson1) PP

1st Star: Soucy
2nd star: Kopitar
3rd star: Aman

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I see Petey has endeared himself to the Canucks' media again. Oof.

Keep waiting for a statement game from him. Not just flashes, but a whole game.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Im not sure we will see that until the playoffs.

Ryan O Reilly, please come on down. Pretty please?

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Best part of last game:

Hopefully this one isn't a snoozer.

 

[VanJack]

This game has the potential to be a snooze-fest. The Kings win most of their games by giving up absolutely nothing, and closing down the ice. The Canucks can't put the puck in the ocean right now.

I could easily see another 2-1 or 1-0 game. But it'll be like watching paint dry.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Boring ass team vs another boring ass team

Lmfao I’m probably going to switch the channel after about 10 minutes.

Also I remember there was this one game against the Kings where we scored like 3 goals in the first 6 minutes of the 1st period and then Vanek scored a breakaway slapshot goal.

 

[theguardianII]

Boring ass team vs another boring ass team

Lmfao I’m probably going to switch the channel after about 10 minutes.

Also I remember there was this one game against the Kings where we scored like 3 goals in the first 6 minutes of the 1st period and then Vanek scored a breakaway slapshot goal.

LA is the second best team at shot suppression in the league.
Ought to be interesting, IMO the Canucks shoot from the center ice red line just to buildup the shot total. They often have 3+ from outside the blueline per game.
Canucks are starting to see back up goalies again.
But this is a rally important game for LA, if they win this one then the odds of the Canucks catching them are remote leaving the Canucks battling for the WC2 spot.
Calgary has a game in hand now and they have a better points % than the Canucks but have to run the gauntlet next week.

yep, a PVR game.

 

[VanJack]

Maybe I'm just conditioned from being a Canucks fan for too long, but I'm not liking the optics of this entire road-trip,now that they've lost to both Vegas and Utah.

I could easily see the Canucks limping home, below the playoff bar yet again. And if Hughes continues to languish on the injured list, then it's almost guaranteed.

At that point Allvin has some hard decisions to make on whether to be a 'buyer' or a 'seller' on March 7th. I know where I stand----sell...sell...sell!

 

[Coffee]

Boring ass team vs another boring ass team

Lmfao I’m probably going to switch the channel after about 10 minutes.

Also I remember there was this one game against the Kings where we scored like 3 goals in the first 6 minutes of the 1st period and then Vanek scored a breakaway slapshot goal.

Vanek would look nice on the powerplay right abut now

 

[Quinning]

I see Petey has endeared himself to the Canucks' media again. Oof.

Keep waiting for a statement game from him. Not just flashes, but a whole game.

He's getting dealt and I think he knows it. Just counting down the days.

 

[Soups On]

Yeah this is a skip. Boring system on a team that's too afraid to make a play. Even when Petey creates rooms, which he's done quite a bit of, the rest of the team continues to struggle getting open or capitalizing on this.

 

[racerjoe]

Vanek would look nice on the powerplay right abut now

I don't know... he is 41... might be pushing it...

 

[valkynax]

I don't know... he is 41... might be pushing it...

Let's get Eriksson and Sutter back.

FOUNDATIONAL players, they are.

 

[VanJack]

Let's get Eriksson and Sutter back.

FOUNDATIONAL players, they are.

And you can add Gudbranson to the list.....'He makes a good first pass".

 

[LordBacon]

completely unrelated,
Just realised I’m on the Kuzmenko diet.

 

[valkynax]

And you can add Gudbranson to the list.....'He makes a good first pass".

"I'm here to make the life of my opponents miserable."

That's good.

That's REALGUD.

 

[Canuckle1970]

Any word on Quinn Hughes? I hope he's truly healthy when he returns. MVP.