CANUCKS ARMY GDT# 13 – CANUCKS @ ISLANDERS
By Always90four
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No sleep ’til Brooklyn.
Has everyone calmed down since Saturday night’s shenanigans in Toronto? I would certainly hope not. Especially in light of Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly getting off free for late, questionable and downright dangerous hits. I hate to pull out the tinfoil, but…
It’s a new day, though. Here we are, ready to watch the Canucks take on the New York Islanders. The Islanders are in a relatively similar spot to the Canucks in terms of the standings, but I doubt they’ve anywhere near as many storylines.
BROADCAST INFO
TV: SNET-P
RADIO: TSN 1040
PUCK DROP: 4:00 PM
LINE COMBOS
Jannik Hansen is on IR. Michael Chaput’s been recalled in his stead. I guess Loui Eriksson goes back on the top line but maybe its Virtanen or I don’t even know anymore. As of this time, no starter had been announced in net. Jacob Markstrom maybe and Ryan Miller in Manhattan.
Vancouver Canucks lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Daniel Sedin |  Henrik Sedin |  Jannik Hansen |
 Markus Granlund |  Brandon Sutter |  Loui Eriksson |
 Sven Baertschi |  Bo Horvat |  Jake Virtanen |
 Alexandre Burrows |  Brendan Gaunce |  Jack Skille |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Ben Hutton |  Erik Gudbranson |
 Luca Sbisa |  Philip Larsen |
 Troy Stecher |  Nikita Tryamkin |
Travis Hamonic is out with an upper body injury for 4-6 weeks.
Jaroslav Halak should get the start to end their homestand.
New York Islanders lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Josh Bailey |  John Tavares |  Cal Clutterbuck |
 Andrew Ladd |  Ryan Strome |  Anthony Beauvillier |
 Anders Lee |  Brock Nelson |  Jason Chimera |
 Nikolay Kulemin |  Casey Cizikas |  Shane Prince |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Nick Leddy |  Travis Hamonic |
 Thomas Hickey |  Johnny Boychuk |
 Calvin de Haan |  Dennis Seidenberg |
GAME NOTES, STATS AND OTHER INFO
- I guess it’s the Canucks against the world here on in. Not that that’s changed but it has been verified once again after Saturday. The Canucks don’t have much already this year but hopefully, they still have you and me. Actually, we’re low on groceries at home so I might only catch the 3rd period. But you guys are still here and that’s great!
Even the old Canucks Army guys are telling it like it is.
- Maybe there is a silver lining to the injuries but we basically get Troy Stecher, Nikita Tryamkin and Philip Larsen at the same time. You wanted a “rebuild”, here’s your rebuild.
- Daniel Sedin survived a maiming on Saturday and will play tonight. The fact he has been beaten like a punching bag and tenderized like a piece of meat, just shows what he and his brother Henrik have endured for you. It might be a trainwreck most games but the Sedins have never given up.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
The smallest player in the biggest city. One day we’ll look back on this and think “WHY DID BENNING TRADE BOTH OF THOSE GUYS?!”
MY TAKE
This is guaranteed win night. It’s the Islanders and they suck as bad as the Canucks without the fun streak to start the year. Canucks Nation needs something to feel good about even if half the team (obvious exaggeration) is out with an injury.
Guaranteed win night.
GUESSING TONIGHT’S MORAL VICTORY
The Canucks keep a lead into the 3rd period. Simple and to the point.
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