GDT: [GM52] Vancouver Canucks vs Detroit Red Wings | Sun, Feb. 2nd | 5pm | SNP | New Faces, New Friends

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Hope the home crowd boos the American anthem like they did in Ottawa and Calgary

I hope the booing continues Canadawide and they just drop the anthems altogether because of it.

 

[Tinhorn1]

Abbotsford also doesn't play until Friday (or practice for several days, I'd assume) with the AHL on their All-Star break.



I don't know that booing the anthem of nearly half the team's players is necessarily the most constructive idea.

To hell with that. Republican voters receive a diet of 100 percent propaganda, and if they hear an arena full of Canadians booing their anthem while watching a game, maybe one or two of them ask why. Also personally I find it deeply cathartic. Never felt more patriotic in my life.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

As hard as it may be in our current political climate, let's keep politics out of the forum and focus on hockey please.

 

[Tinhorn1]

As hard as it may be in our current political climate, let's keep politics out of the forum and focus on hockey please.

Realized that after posting. Sorry about that.

 

[ManVanFan]

Look how fast he is

 

[VanillaCoke]

Hoglander - Pettersson - Boeser
Debrusk - Chytil - Sherwood
Joshua - Blueger - Garland
O’Connor - Suter - Karlsson

Hughes - Myers
Pettersson - Hronek
Soucy - Forbort

Demko
Lankinen

 

[pitseleh]

I doubt Mancini plays today. Think they just want to give their new pickup time with the big club and make him feel valued.

Allvin mentioned at the press conference yesterday the plan was to get him up so he could spend some time working with the coaching staff.

 

[Deeds26]

Dragon these nuts across your face Pettersson

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Chytil is interesting because he has never really had an opportunity to be a 2C. I'd love if they just throw him in as a 2nd C and see how he matches up. If he can stay healthy and perform it lessons the massive impact at losing Miller a little bit. Big if though.

 

[VanCanFanEDM]

Absolutely cannot play Juulsen again. D Petey provides Juulsen's physical presence without the god awful decision making and puck skills

100% That last game was just a disaster for Juulsen. Get D_Petey in there and let him grow... The errors and learning can't be worse than what we say last game...

 

[BWJM]

Nice early 9pm start for me tonight

 

[VanCanFanEDM]

They should balance the top 6

Joshua - Pettersson - Boeser
DeBrusk - Chytil - Garland

Agreed. Debrusk and Boeser don't seem to compliment each other anyways...

 

[Bgav]

Excited to watch Chytil, hopefully he can create some rush chances with his speed

 

[DFAC]

As hard as it may be in our current political climate, let's keep politics out of the forum and focus on hockey please.

My bad.

Anyways what's the scouting report on O'Connor? Any chance he gets a look in the top 6?

 

[alternate]

If nothing else, we have a faster forward group today than we did before the trades. Might help our transition game, especially with a stronger back end supporting it.

Makes me want Boeser to get traded next. Tons of love for Boeser the person, and much respect for the way he has rounded out his game. But let's go full Maverick here: "I feel the need for speed!"

 

[LordBacon]

i just wanna stop seeing Juulsen playing

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Definitely think you need to put Garland with Chytil. Apparently, the kid's stupid fast. Which I think Garland will compliment.

 

[alternate]

Definitely think you need to put Garland with Chytil. Apparently, the kid's stupid fast. Which I think Garland will compliment.

Also why I want DeBrusk with him to start. One of our faster top 6 players.

 

[Zippgunn]

Hmm, non playoff Eastern team on the second of back to back road games = an almost certain Demko start tonight, despite his last game. Hope I'm wrong...

 

[wonton15]

We should see, IMO:

Hoglander Pettersson Boeser
DeBrusk Chytil Garland
Joshua Suter Sherwood
OConnor Blueger Karlsson

Hughes Myers
Pettersson Hronek
Forbort Soucy

Our coach should see how hard Hoglander is rolling again and give him the runway to play there. He belongs beside Pettersson right now IMO

 

[Lindgren]

Don't love calling up Mancini right now. Seems like a ploy to show off their shiny new toy. He should get some reps with Abbotsford to learn the systems.

Abbotsford is off till Friday—all-star break.

 

[Lindgren]

Hmm, non playoff Eastern team on the second of back to back road games = an almost certain Demko start tonight, despite his last game. Hope I'm wrong...

It would be really dumb not to go with Lankinen.

 

[VanillaCoke]

It would be really dumb not to go with Lankinen.

Lankinen already confirmed according to ben kuzma

 

[IComeInPeace]

If nothing else, we have a faster forward group today than we did before the trades. Might help our transition game, especially with a stronger back end supporting it.

It now also makes it so we have 2 d pairings that can either skate the puck out of our end or hit our forwards with a pass with their feet moving up ice.

 

[EpochLink]

As hard as it may be in our current political climate, let's keep politics out of the forum and focus on hockey please.

Don't worry, I know where to post my views on that but not here.