GDT: WCQF GM04 | Vancouver Canucks @ Nashville Predators | Sun. Apr 28th | 2:00PM PST | SNP/CBC | Don’t Panic

[DFAC]

So if Silvos gets injured in the game is it an emergency goalie who plays?

Tolopilo. He's travelling with the team

 

[StickShift]

Guys, I think I cursed us back before the trade deadline:

 

[Red]

if I'm nashville, I crash the crease hard and early. team needs to protect the goalie but refs will be looking to give us as many penalties as possible to maintain not only game management but also series management.

 

[RobertKron]

I don't know if everyone has them blocked but a blast from the past poster has crawled out from wherever they where to post again.

Weisbrod's NDA expired?

 

[Vector]

 

[Zippgunn]

I like Silovs’ chances of getting on a hot run more than CDS. He’s also probably more likely to fall apart, but whatever just roll with it.

Mostly it will depend on how the team plays in front of him, as always with this team.

 

[TruKnyte]

Wouldn’t mind seeing someone fall into Saros this game…

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Saros?

Battle of the backups?

 

[wonton15]

I got to meet Silovs on his draft day in Vancouver, and the man is a Latvian hero. I’m particularly fond of him and am choosing to believe he rises to the occasion and has a big game today.

LET’S f***ING GO, ARTY!!!! GO CANUCKS GO!

I ran into Silovs, Podkolzin, and Kuzmenko at Brown’s near the Queen Elizabeth theatre last year. Silovs was acting as the translator for Kuzmenko and took pics with every fan even when they were enjoying drinks/meal. Great kid.

 

[RobertKron]

They're going to sub in their other goalie runner since the Canucks are changing goalies.

 

[God]

it's all part of the plan

after careful consideration i retract this statement and revert to MOST CURSED FRANCHISE

 

[Vector]

I don't know if everyone has them blocked but a blast from the past poster has crawled out from wherever they where to post again.

It’s been…taken care of.

 

[alternate]

Wouldn’t mind seeing someone fall into Saros this game…

Stay classy, Vancouver.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Discipline is going to be the name of the game today.

Need to be smart, get the first goal, limit penalties for.

A win tonight isn't series clinching but it will be damn hard for Nashville to take 2 in Vancouver, even with Silovs playing every game.

 

[Zippgunn]

if I'm nashville, I crash the crease hard and early. team needs to protect the goalie but refs will be looking to give us as many penalties as possible to maintain not only game management but also series management.

Ah yes the dark conspiracy against the Canucks, I almost forgot...

 

[Jimnastic]

If you are Nashville the logical thing to do would be to have your worst player take Silovs out of the game early and have the POS suspended. No team could win a game with their top three goalies out.

 

[VanillaCoke]

I truly believe a win today and they end it back in Vancouver in game 5. A loss and this likely goes 7.

Even more true now with silovs the latvian hero, road win to go up 3-1, the home crowd in game 5 powers them to a multi goal win for sure

 

[DFAC]

Canucks trying to one up Vegas from last year with their 3rd string goalie.

 

[Blue and Green]

If you are Nashville the logical thing to do would be to have your worst player take Silovs out of the game early and have the POS suspended. No team could win a game with their top three goalies out.

Any margin between Silovs and Tolopilo is small.

 

[The Optimist]

The best positive I can find is the Predators won't have much of a scouting report on Silovs.

 

[RobertKron]

Pettersson has actually been training as a goalie all season.

 

[StickShift]

In the context of a team decision—I would prefer that they start Silovs today while they hold the 2-1 advantage, than risk further injury to DeSmith and have to start Silovs for the first time at 2-2 in Vancouver.

If you are going to start your third-goaltender. I think it is easier to do it on the road than at home.

 

[Red]

Ah yes the dark conspiracy against the Canucks, I almost forgot...

can you read? where did I say it was a conspiracy against the canucks? are you pretending refs don't engage in game management and series management? k.

 

[beckstreaker07]

Weird he wouldn't be back up if it's not that bad

 

[alternate]

If you are Nashville the logical thing to do would be to have your worst player take Silovs out of the game early and have the POS suspended. No team could win a game with their top three goalies out.

If this was "logical" why wouldn't every team do it when facing superstar goalies?