L-GDT: Canucks host Blackhawks Nov05.25 @ 7 PM PST SNP

[JelloPuddingPop]

My tribute to Doc continues - hopefully for the foreseeable future! Time to go on a run, as they start to welcome warm bodies back to the lineup soon.

The second of three meetings against the Hawks, with a come from behind SOW for Van in the last meeting.

The Good: Van's top guys like playing Chi-town. Brock, Petey, Hughes and Kane along with both goalies all have pretty good numbers against them (Though, the past few years - who doesn't).

The Bad: Bedard is out to prove Chef wrong. 9 pts, in his last 5 games - and looking much like the star he will be. That confidence, and coming home - its almost a guarantee he puts up some points tonight.

Perhaps unsurprisingly (due to all Van's injuries to start the year) - Chicago is actually the better team statistically in things like GF/G - GA/G etc. And with a win tonight, can leap frog Van in the standings.

That being said, they are still a young team - and our shooters have proven to be opportunistic this year. Between Chicago's loose defense, 4 of their last five games feature more than 30 shots against, but with some solid goaltending - I still like Van's chances. They did fly home yesterday, and are back it today. First game back from a road trip et al. But as always, Optimism carries the day.

I'm hoping Cornuck can post the lineups later today, and Rats will let us know the predictive score. Lets goooooooo!

[Cornuck]

Time to go on a run with some PUDDING POWER!

With 4 points separating 23 teams, this could be a tight season with everyone adjusting to the cramped schedule.

#EveryGameMatters

[rats19]

Couple guys back tonight?


4-3 nucks

[donlever]

Nice OP JPP.

I am in town today, thinking on attending actually.

[UWSaint]

6-4 Canucks. A goal for each Petey; others by Raty, Reichel, and an empty netter for Kane.

[Cornuck]

I am in town today, thinking on attending actually.

Say "Hi" to Mëds for us

[donlever]

Nah.

Hurts my neck talking to him.

[Cousin Strawberry]

He gets lowered down on ropes from the Stars chopper right before puck drop so you might catch him changing into his tux in the upper level shitters

[Cornuck]

Couple guys back tonight?

Sounds like Garland is!

[rats19]

Couple guys back tonight?

Sounds like Garland is!

Good, I thought I heard bluemangroup too?

Edit: Blueger to be in a non contact practice first..

[Cornuck]

Canucks projected lineup

Evander Kane -- Elias Pettersson -- Conor Garland
Jake DeBrusk -- Lukas Reichel -- Brock Boeser
Drew O'Connor -- Aatu Raty -- Kiefer Sherwood
Arshdeep Bains -- Max Sasson -- Linus Karlsson

Quinn Hughes -- Tyler Myers
Marcus Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Kevin Lankinen
Thatcher Demko

Scratched: P.O. Joseph, Mackenzie MacEachern
Injured: Victor Mancini (undisclosed), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Jonathan Lekkerimaki (upper body), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

blackhawks projected lineup

Ryan Greene -- Connor Bedard -- Andre Burakovsky
Teuvo Teravainen -- Frank Nazar -- Tyler Bertuzzi
Ryan Donato -- Colton Dach -- Ilya Mikheyev
Oliver Moore -- Nick Foligno

Alex Vlasic -- Sam Rinzel
Matt Grzelcyk -- Connor Murphy
Wyatt Kaiser -- Artyom Levshunov

Louis Crevier
Spencer Knight

Arvid Soderblom

Scratched: Sam Lafferty
Injured: Laurent Brossoit (hip), Jason Dickinson (upper body)

Status report
The Blackhawks did not do line rushes at their morning skate but are expected to again dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen, with Lafferty, a forward, scratched. … Garland will play after missing three games with an undisclosed injury. The Canucks did not do line rushes at their morning skate, but Garland is expected to return to the top line, with Sherwood moving down to the third line and MacEachern, a forward, likely coming out. … Blueger, a center who has missed eight games, skated on his own and will rejoin practice this week. … Lekkerimaki, a forward who has missed eight games, is also expected to return to practice this week.

[Meds]

Nice OP JPP.

I am in town today, thinking on attending actually.

Would be worth it just to get a firsthand take on Bedard as a player.

[Meds]

He gets lowered down on ropes from the Stars chopper right before puck drop so you might catch him changing into his tux in the upper level shitters

We had to stop doing that when I put on 25 lbs.....weight restrictions and all.

[Cousin Strawberry]

At least Jason The Dink Dinkinson isn't roaming around looking for blind sides to hit

[Meds]

3-2 Blahcocks.