CANUCKS ARMY GDT# 62 – CANUCKS VS. RED WINGS
By Always90four
7 years ago
We aren’t really talking about the mumps anymore but the Canucks are still playing like they’re infected. The Red Wings roll into town and believe it or not, they have the same amount of points as the Canucks. How about that?
Vancouver is still short a few players and they will be without long-time Canuck Alex Burrows until at least 2019 with what many are calling “different jersey syndrome”
Just play running time tonight, we need to cry.
LINE COMBOS
Chris Tanev and Troy Stecher are both slated to return from the mumps. Ben Hutton (mumps) and Anton Rodin (knee) will not play. Luca Sbisa is flu-free so he’ll be back. Nikita Tryamkin, Michael Chaput and Markus Granlund are still all out with the mumps. How many times can I say mumps?
I can’t wait for this thing to be over.
Ryan Miller will start and Richard Bachman looks to be the backup tonight.
Vancouver Canucks lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Daniel Sedin |  Henrik Sedin | |
 Loui Eriksson |  Bo Horvat |  Jannik Hansen |
 Joe Labate |  Brandon Sutter |  Jayson Megna |
 Reid Boucher |  Brendan Gaunce |  Alexandre Grenier |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Alexander Edler |  Troy Stecher |
 Luca Sbisa |  Chris Tanev |
 Alex Biega |  Philip Larsen |
Stanley Cup champion Drew Miller has been recalled and may be in the lineup this evening. Odd that he has a Cup and not Ryan.
Petr Mrazek should be the goalie of record this evening.
Detroit Red Wings lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Tomas Tatar |  Henrik Zetterberg |  Anthony Mantha |
 Andreas Athanasiou |  Frans Nielsen |  Thomas Vanek |
 Justin Abdelkader |  Darren Helm |  Dylan Larkin |
 Luke Glendening |  Riley Sheahan |  Steve Ott |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Dan DeKeyser |  Mike Green |
 Niklas Kronwall |  Brendan Smith |
 Xavier Ouellet |  Nick Jensen |
GAME NOTES, STATS, AND OTHER INTERESTING INFO
- The last time these two teams played, this happened:
- Loui Eriksson needs to have a big game. Now that Burrows is gone he’s the low man for goals in the top half of the team with 11. The anti-shooting Henrik Sedin even has more with 12. Time to step up Swedey (like sweety but sw… nevermind)
- It’s not too long before the Canucks are in Toronto for the Draft Lottery. As both teams are tied with 58 points, a loss puts them a lot closer to whoever is the 2nd best player in the draft. Wow, how the mighty have fallen.
- Philip Larsen is back and we never really made a big deal about it but don’t you worry, I don’t forget much. As the trades continue, expect Larsen to be given a bit more time to show off what he’s worth to the Canucks. They’re going to need a deep back end to survive the next few seasons.
- Does Bo Horvat get the “A”?
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Goes without saying. Not suggesting the Canucks would have beat San Jose with a full lineup but it wouldn’t have hurt as bad.
MY TAKE
Well, the dominoes are starting to fall so it’s a race to the bottom now. I do hope they hit 65 points and quite frankly, they aren’t as bad as that number. Making a player for player trade would be great so the team can see a tangible rebuild on the ice but it will take more than trading Burrows.
WHO IS THE MOST UNLIKELY CANUCK TO BE TRADED?
The easy answer here is the Sedins but what about Erik Gudbranson? Sure, he’s injured but everything we saw from him in his first season as a Canuck would lead most to believe he would be tradeable. I’m not a rock scientist but if you could get a 3rd round pick then I’d say go for it.
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