GDT: 04/04/19>Canucks vs Predators>5pm>SNETP

[Micky]

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WE ARE ON A ROLL, WE CAN; THEM

NCAA signing D Brogan Rafferty makes his NHL debut for the Canucks tonight in Nashville.

Lines in morning skate:

Pearson-Horvat-Eriksson
Virtanen-Pettersson-Boeser
Spooner-Gaudette-Leivo
Schaller-Beagle-Granlund

Edler-Stecher
Hutton-Rafferty
Hughes-Schenn

Markstrom

Preds;
Filip Forsberg — Ryan Johansen — Viktor Arvidsson
Mikael Granlund — Kyle Turris — Craig Smith
Colton Sissons — Nick Bonino — Austin Watson
Brian Boyle — Calle Jarnkrok — Wayne Simmonds

Roman Josi — Ryan Ellis
Mattias Ekholm — P.K. Subban
Dan Hamhuis — Dante Fabbro

Goalies: Pekka Rinne, Juuse Saros

[Micky]

Brogan Rafferty will wear--

[Micky]

Pre-game interviews with Brogan Rafferty and coach Green;
https://www.nhl.com/canucks/video/prega ... c-67466003

[Hockey Widow]

Another reason to tune in. I’m excited to see what Rafferty can bring. It’s only one game but good for the Canucks to get him in.

Green said he’s been thinking for awhile to try Virtanen with Pettersson and Boeser. He said most wingers can play both sides and he’d rather have Virtanen switch sides than Boeser. Said he wants speed on the forecheck and someone to go hard to the net and hard on puck retrieval.

It’s a shift by shift determination. But he’d like to see it these last two games as the staff gets ready for evaluations for next year.

Wonder if Goldobin is done here or if this is a version of the Hutton plan.

I want a win. I want Pettersson and Brock and Bo to all reach 30 goals. LOL. Two games, they can do it!!

[Reefer2]

Green said he’s been thinking for awhile to try Virtanen with Pettersson and Boeser. He said most wingers can play both sides and he’d rather have Virtanen switch sides than Boeser. Said he wants speed on the forecheck and someone to go hard to the net and hard on puck retrieval.

This would be cool to see, JV would also be pumped.

[Hockey Widow]

Poor Biega scratched on his birthday! Happy 31

[Carl Yagro]

OMG, why didn't you do this sooner TG?!

The ERs would've been thumpin' with all the #shotguns Nucks' fans would've been pumpin'

[Micky]

Game 81 and I'm really looking forward to it. Yesterday, I did not give it much thought,.................at all.
A total under statement but Jake's gotta just kill it tonight. It's huge for him, but um, no pressure-

Some of this Canuck Twitter stuff is hilarious ;

https://twitter.com/Canucks?ref_src=tws ... 6%3Fs%3D21

[5thhorseman]

Put the two wingers with the most goals on Petterson's line. Doesn't take a genius!

Bo's line is also good. Either way. Just let Jake develop some chemistry with someone. He does too many lone man rushes.

[Hockey Widow]

Didn’t know that Rafferty, our Rafferty not the Craig List Killer, is legally blind in his right eye. Amazing story to make it this far in hockey. Should he have a tough game I can see all those one liners already.

Did you see that? Rafferty didn’t.

Rafferty got blind sided on that play.

Rafferty couldn’t see the puck on that play.

Blind pass by Rafferty.

Rafferty didn’t see Pettersson open on that play.

[Micky]

People aren't that mean, are they?

[rats19]

Didn’t know that Rafferty, our Rafferty not the Craig List Killer, is legally blind in his right eye. Amazing story to make it this far in hockey. Should he have a tough game I can see all those one liners already.

Did you see that? Rafferty didn’t.

Rafferty got blind sided on that play.

Rafferty couldn’t see the puck on that play.

Blind pass by Rafferty.

Rafferty didn’t see Pettersson open on that play.

I didn’t see that comin!

[Hockey Widow]

A seeing eye pass by Rafferty.

[Hockey Widow]

Rafferty saw him coming at the last second.

[Carl Yagro]

Can't wait for the episode: Brogan Rafferty - Canucks in Cars... with special guest Manny Malhotra.

People aren't that mean, are they?

Yes, they are. But you should just turn a blind eye.