Pre-Game Talk: [GM45] Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers | Sat, Jan. 18th | 7pm | HNIC/SNP | Doom & Gloom

[sting101]

Oilers are a train right now.

Like the Nucks, they spotted the other team a 3-0 lead.

But then they came back and won in Mile High on a back-to-back after travelling from Minny and their 3rd game in 4 nights.

Speed kills the Nucks (along with many other things).

Edmonton is going to have a field day unless a miracle happens.

Was gonna post this exact thing.

Podkolzin gets 2 goals and Oilers roll us

 

[God]

please just shoot the puck. it's stuart skinner. anything can (and will) go in.

 

[Jyrki21]

The Canuck way would be to surprise us all, and comfortably win this one 5-2 or something. Then drop the rematch next week 7-1.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Bring back Nils Aman lol Canucks seem to have like a 70% win rate when he centres the 4th line. Another weird one, Canucks have a significantly higher win percentage with a smaller 4th line than a bigger 4th line in comparison to the 1st 3 lines, in other words, Canucks like being top heavy.

 

[ManVanFan]

 

[Vector]

 

[Tact]

I would bring up Aman over Raty

 

[rypper]

Oilers will put Klingberg in their lineup and he will cost them the game.

 

[Vector]

 

[VanJack]

Canucks slow, steady descent in the Western Conference likely continues on Saturday.

Oilers are another team that gives you next to nothing, five-on-five, and the Canucks PP coming off a 0-5 showing against the Kings is in disarray right now.

Unless Lankinen returns to his early season form, fans will be dusting off the 2025 draft rankings in earnest after this one on HNIC.

 

[Quinning]

"Juulsen not on the ice" makes me happy no matter the context

 

[Zanon]

5-1 Canucks. Skinner gets pulled in the first period. Knobhead puts McDavid and Draisaitl together like usual out of desperation to no avail.

 

[wonton15]

5-1 Canucks. Skinner gets pulled in the first period. Knobhead puts McDavid and Draisaitl together like usual out of desperation to no avail.

What is it, 2024?!

 

[Coffee]

 

[supercanuck]

I would like to see Sherwood back up on EP's line. In the 15 pts in 10 game stretch, I believe it all started when Sherwood was able to insert his speed and energy on to EP/Debrusk.

As others have mentioned, Suter back with JT/Brock.

 

[Quinning]

What is it, 2024?!

I still can't believe we lost that f***ing series. Calvin goddamn Pickard won it for them and bailed out Skinner.

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

part of me wants to see the Oilers demolish us

A trade needs to happen

 

[mathonwy]

I would like to see Sherwood back up on EP's line. In the 15 pts in 10 game stretch, I believe it all started when Sherwood was able to insert his speed and energy on to EP/Debrusk.

As others have mentioned, Suter back with JT/Brock.

I would like to see our top 6 forwards play 2-way hockey.

 

[ExarKun80]

I smell a win here just like in the Leafs game. Oilers will take us lightly and give the canuck fans false hope that the team si back on track.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

One of the most dangerous teams on the rush vs a team that can't defend in transition, and has the 2nd worst rush sv% in the league - I wonder how this one goes!