GDT: GM08 | Vancouver Canucks vs Carolina Hurricanes | Mon. Oct 28th | 7pm PST | SNP | Time for a Challenge

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Hurricanes have been blowing (har har) through all the teams on their West Coast swing. Hope we're up and ready for them.

 

[bossram]

Svechnikov - Aho - Roslovic
Robinson - Kotkaniemi - Necas
Martinook - Staal - Jarvis
Carrier - Drury - Blake

Slavin - Burns
Gosthisbehere - Walker
Orlov - Chatfield

Andersen
Kochetkov

Meh not that scary anymore

They're still a very good team. How the Canes play, they don't really need name brand players on lines 2-4. They just need guys to commit to RBA's system. And that's what they have.

People in the offseason were saying the Canes were massive losers and going to take a step back. I didn't really think so. They're 5-2 and one of those games was just a normal Canes loss where they absolutely blitzed the Blues but got goalied (both ways).

At first glance it looks like that, and they aren't what they were.

But that third line is a buzz saw with some skill and Drury and Carrier are both big, strong, and hard to create space against.

The D's demise has also been exaggerated.

I predict a win but only if we play really well, Carolina won't be handing us anything.

Drury and Carrier are low key useful players. Seth Jarvis is a two-way demon.

The blueline has basically been humming along without any interruption. If anything, Ghost gives them an element that they didn't have last season.

They play a certain way because of RBA and get the results.

 

[LordBacon]

Holy , what a call. Nailed it

Tell me the lotto numbers on your next time travel trip bro

 

[Nuckles]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850934004423287136

 

[theguardianII]

A real test.

 

[kanucks25]

I have Lankinen, Skinner and Hill in my fantasy all playing today and I have to bench one.

I don't want to bet against our dudes but we have the toughest matchup.

Oilers @ CBJ (albeit Oilers on a B2B)
Vegas hosting CAL

What do I do?

 

[ManVanFan]

I have Lankinen, Skinner and Hill in my fantasy all playing today and I have to bench one.

I don't want to bet against our dudes but we have the toughest matchup.

Oilers @ CBJ (albeit Oilers on a B2B)
Vegas hosting CAL

What do I do?

I have Horvat. He sucks.

 

[wonton15]

I have Lankinen, Skinner and Hill in my fantasy all playing today and I have to bench one.

I don't want to bet against our dudes but we have the toughest matchup.

Oilers @ CBJ (albeit Oilers on a B2B)
Vegas hosting CAL

What do I do?

I have Hill too - there’s a chance Samsonov plays so you might have to wait til closer to game time (who knows)

Otherwise, yeah I’d play Skinner and Hill. Two hot ish teams. We usually play either great or terrible against Carolina so I’d play the odds

 

[Nuckles]

Lanky with the start again

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850951195323744485

 

[Vector]

 

[Vector]

 

[Vector]

Hello old friend!



Kochetkov expected to start.

 

[Nuckles]

Hoglander is scoring this game according to the agenda. His S% is down to 15.4, well below the 20% it's supposed to be.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Rough for Forbort that his father passed away and then his spot gets taken when he is gone dealing with it... but it is the right move.

 

[StreetHawk]

I would guess Silovs gets the NJ game. No b2b for a while so need to get him into a game. Closing in on 2 weeks by then.

 

[Leif Rohlin]

Rough for Forbort that his father passed away and then his spot gets taken when he is gone dealing with it... but it is the right move.

He'll need a practice or 2 to get back up to speed. I think we'll see Forbort-Brannstrom either Wednesday or Saturday.

 

[credulous]

this will be a good test for that brannstrom/desharnais pairing. if they can be effective against the carolina forecheck they are probably for real

 

[wonton15]

this will be a good test for that brannstrom/desharnais pairing. if they can be effective against the carolina forecheck they are probably for real

Agreed. Key to success will be Desharnais getting it to Brannstrom and Brannstrom breaking it out quickly. They’ll get into trouble if they can’t get it out cleanly. Carolina loves to pressure hard and force you to dump it off the wall so they can collect it and re enter.

 

[Nucker101]

Feel like the Canes are a better opponent for Silovs to regain confidence since they tend spam more lower % shots and have less high end finishers compared to NJ but we'll see.

 

[theguardianII]

Feel like the Canes are a better opponent for Silovs to regain confidence since they tend spam more lower % shots and have less high end finishers compared to NJ but we'll see.

The stats are pretty much the same for each team but the Canes are on a road trip winning streak too.
They might feel they have done enough and relax their game a bit.

But the Canucks can't start like they have the last couple of games, this team has three lines that can score.

Forbort and Deharnais may have a tough night

 

[alicia]

Hoping to see Petey score again; get the kids confidence cooking. We need him

 

[Vector]

 

[Vector]

 

[wonton15]

Oh no Juulsen please

 

[kanucks25]

Feel like the Canes are a better opponent for Silovs to regain confidence since they tend spam more lower % shots and have less high end finishers compared to NJ but we'll see.

Fine idea but just don't see the team going away from the hot hand.

Barring a fall-off from Lankinen, I imagine Silovs gets in next Tuesday in Anaheim.