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GDT: Canes @ Canucks 3/4 10:00

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So … do the Canes leave Vancouver with a very tall, very expensive Swedish center? Do they leave BC with a W? Is Andersen getting out of order starts as some sort of showcase? These questions and more will be answered on this episode of Canes After Dark.

Look. Vancouver is bad and is mired in the kind of season it’s frankly uncomfortable to watch. They’re not only last in the league, they’re 10 points adrift of the next contestant for the ball of used sock tape you get for finishing DFA. They traded away their best player, then they traded away their only hot player, their very good goalie is hurt for the millionth time, their current best player is mired in a multi-year funk, they’ve got several other various and assorted injuries. It’s ugly. Like 2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes level bad. Oh, and they’re on a 6 game losing streak.

I’m not up for this one, honestly. Carolina’s going to try and get over whatever they were doing with possession on Monday night, and will presumably start Bussi unless something’s going on. Otherwise, maybe KK plays, maybe not. Who knows? Vancouver is on schedule for Lankinen in net, and before you go remembering the cool, collected and competent veteran backup version of Kevin Lankinen … he’s had a rough one playing behind a terrible defense. Some dude named Nikita Tolopilo is the other option and no … I’ve never heard of him either. He's put up decent numbers considering the circumstances.

So, hey. Tune in or don’t. The Canes have generally had a hard time pumping up the give a crap for these kinds of games, so this could be REALLY ugly. My professional recommendation is to check the score in the morning and then decide on watching the replay or not. It’s one game. You’ll live.
 
The Canes get to kick the tires on EP40.

Another #canesafterdark. They didn’t practice yesterday, they’ll skate today. Bussi should be the only change, unless they decide to showcase KK. ;-)

The Canucks are in full tank mode. DFL in the league, 10 points behind St. Louis. How bad are they? Kieffer Sherwood, who was traded to the Sharks on January 19, is still the leading goal scorer. He had 17 at the time of the trade. Among players still on the roster, Drew O’Connor has 14, Jake DeBrusk and EP40 each have 13. Filip Hronek leads with 27 assists, Pettersson leads with 35 points. Thatcher Demko was placed on LTIR earlier this week. He had been limited to 20 games in goal. Kevin Lankinen has started 30 games, he’s at 3.69/.874. He’s backed up by Nikita Tolopilo at 3.32/.901 in 11 games, 9 starts. The Canucks are 31st in goals per game, last in goals against. They’re 24th on the PP, last on the PK.

FanDuel for TV.
 
I’m not telling anyone what to do but if you want a somewhat safe bet tonight on your DraftKings or favorite sports betting site…I like the Canes chances on the most of the lines!
 
andyt said:
The Canes get to kick the tires on EP40.

Another #canesafterdark. They didn’t practice yesterday, they’ll skate today. Bussi should be the only change, unless they decide to showcase KK. ;-)

The Canucks are in full tank mode. DFL in the league, 10 points behind St. Louis. How bad are they? Kieffer Sherwood, who was traded to the Sharks on January 19, is still the leading goal scorer. He had 17 at the time of the trade. Among players still on the roster, Drew O’Connor has 14, Jake DeBrusk and EP40 each have 13. Filip Hronek leads with 27 assists, Pettersson leads with 35 points. Thatcher Demko was placed on LTIR earlier this week. He had been limited to 20 games in goal. Kevin Lankinen has started 30 games, he’s at 3.69/.874. He’s backed up by Nikita Tolopilo at 3.32/.901 in 11 games, 9 starts. The Canucks are 31st in goals per game, last in goals against. They’re 24th on the PP, last on the PK.

FanDuel for TV.
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Didn’t mean to undercut you this morning. I just figure if it gets to be 9:30 or so on a game day, my nonsense is better than nothing :0)
 
Hearing that Pettersson is still available but Vancouver not willing to retain salary. So, Pettersson really not available then, eh?
 
So, how many jumbo defensemen who kind of suck is Dallas going to run through before they figure out that one reason they keep crapping out in the playoffs is that those guys take a lot of penalties and can’t defend the rush? Just curious why the “best GM in hockey” keeps making the same mistake over and over again.

And the pricetag is 100% about the retention. Otherwise Myers is MAYBE worth just the 4th.
 
SlapShots said:
Hearing that Pettersson is still available but Vancouver not willing to retain salary. So, Pettersson really not available then, eh?
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That’s exactly what that means, yes. Either that or else it means that they’re willing to trade him for a sack of magic beans so long as the other team will eat the contract.
 
KK may draw in tonight. Bussi in goal.

Svechnikov - Aho - Jarvis
Hall - Stankoven - Blake
Ehlers - Staal - Martinook
Carrier - Kotkaniemi - Robinson
Jankowski

Slavin - Chatfield
Miller - Walker
Gostisbehere - Nikishin
Reilly

Bussi | Andersen
 
FWIW, Jankowski has been awful since the Olympic break. KK absolutely should be in the lineup unless there’s some trade related reason not to play him.
 
Could be 3-0 or 4-0 so far...Lankinen keeping the Canucks in it. The boys look dominant against this level of competition.
 
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