GDT: [GM67] Vancouver Canucks vs Utah HC | Sun, Mar. 16th | 5pm | SNP | These Games Are Too Meaningful!
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Not feeling good about this game. This team had done this so many times this year where it looks like they've turned a corner only to take 6 steps back. They seem to get over confident every time they do something well. And honestly, they have been better, EP40 has been better, but still haven't seen many 60 minute team efforts.
Hope I'm wrong, but don't think this group can put together ten good periods in a row never mind 10 good games.
Hope I'm wrong, but don't think this group can put together ten good periods in a row never mind 10 good games.
To no surprise, Chytil is out tonight.
I imagine Aman slides to middle, Suter slides in as 2C, and Lekk slides in.
I imagine Aman slides to middle, Suter slides in as 2C, and Lekk slides in.
Today’s Game
- Have to use the bench and manage the puck; quick turnaround game
- Utah is a really good rush team and countering on turnovers
- Have to play smart and need the guys with high hockey IQ to perform today
- Playoff-style game
- Talked to him today; felt okay but nothing great
- Is going through concussion protocol
- Sometimes concussions can clear up quickly so need to stay positive
- If you see the players name on their jersey, you need to abort the hit or let up
- Have faith that the DPOS knows what they are doing and need to continue educating players that you can’t do these type of hits
- Knows people have made a lot of the Canucks lack of response but points out that Dickinson didn’t play another shift
- A couple of the Canucks said something to the Blackhawks’ bench
- Want to be a tough team to play against and don’t want liberties to be taken against your team
- Will play centre
- Name drops Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz and Logan Cooley as particularly dangerous off the rush
- Have had a lot of draft picks over the years and have hit on a couple; eventually these young guys are going to start to play well
- Keller is a hockey nerd; spends a lot of time on the ice; works with a skills coach and never takes the summer off
- Talked about calling someone up but only have so many recalls and need to be careful you don’t burn them
- Feels Lekkerimaki can come in and do a nice job
- Don’t want to shuffle the lines too much
- Lekkerimaki will stay on the right side and will form a line with Aman and O’Connor
- Tough call choosing between Junior and Mancini; when things are even you tend to go with handedness but that isn’t a hard rule; no wrong answer with either player
I think once the TDL has come and gone, it isn't as easy to shuttle players back and forth between the NHL and the AHL. And each team is limited in the number of recalls they can actually make.
In fact I think the only recourse left for a lot of NHL teams to bring up players is under 'emergency recall'. If a team runs into a spate of injuries, or loses one of their goaltenders, then they can dip into their farm team.
With the Canucks, the only two guys who are currently injured are Demko and now Chytil. So I'm not sure if that would enable to the Canucks to promote anybody under 'emergency conditions'.
I couldn't imagine why on earth they would play Joshua at center. They have actual centers.
Im pretty sure he was a C in STL and was a 4C for us when he started here. Our current C depth is Petey, Suter, Blueger, Aman
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I think Raty has taken a step this year, he should be on the roster going forward and especially with Chytil out.
Exactly. He's not a center. It's not a time to try random shi!t out. He hasn't played there in years now. It's not like he's been on fire and giving them a reason either.
All of Karlsson / Raty / Bains will no longer be waiver exempt next season. I can't see all 3 being on the roster. I would make sense to keep Raty as he's the youngest.
Me too.
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They've decided they rather play Mancini over him just for the right/left balance.
Junior didn't do anything to come out of the lineup but it's just a numbers game.
I agree with Tocchet that there isn't really a wrong choice when deciding between D-Petey and Mancini. Won 2 in a row with Mancini, so makes sense to ride it a little longer.
But at some point, one probably needs to go back to Abby to get both on the ice. Mancini was the only one of the 2 papered down iirc, so that decision has already been made.
But at some point, one probably needs to go back to Abby to get both on the ice. Mancini was the only one of the 2 papered down iirc, so that decision has already been made.
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