Canucks Army Post-game: Baby Canucks lose 6-2 to Flames
6 years ago
The baby Canucks hit the ice on Sunday afternoon for their second game of the Young Stars Classic. This time, the Canucks Young Stars faced off against the Calgary Flames prospects, with the final score being 6-2 for the Flames.
The lines for the Canucks were as follows:
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The game didn’t go as planned from the start with the Flames jumping out to an early lead and controlling the score from there on out. The Canucks’ structure fell apart as the game went on, which in part was due to losing Aaron Irving and Zack MacEwen to injury in the first period. This resulted in shuffling the lines and relying on other players to eat up those minutes.
The Flames did a great job at creating offence in transition and using their size and physicality to put pressure on the Canucks defence. Spencer Foo and Mark Jankowski stood out from the Flames, which isn’t surprising given that both players are in the conversation as players who could steal spots on the Flames roster.
Highlights:
Notes:
- Griffen Molino had another strong game for the Canucks using his speed to push the pace. Although unable to score today, he had a great chance:
- Head coach Trent Cull spoke about Molino’s play after the game: “He was good, thought he was good again. He’s jumping, he’s using his foot. We talked about how most of our pace of play wasn’t very good but him and (Yan Pavel) Lapante especially… I thought it was a decent night for those guys”
- Brock Boeser had another good game for the Canucks, like Molino, he wasn’t able to score today. One play stuck out to me about Boeser’s game, he had the puck and was circling back towards the point. While handling the puck, he pointed with his other hand to where he wanted Matt Barberis to go. It showed his hockey sense, understanding of the systems and his leadership all in one little sequence. It seems like Boeser is a step above every forward the Canucks have.
- There is no word on Boeser playing tomorrow, but I would think he would be held out of the lineup with main camp starting on Tuesday.
- Olli Juolevi had some good moments throughout the game, and then there were some challenges. It’s one game, and a prospect game no less, but he was beaten with speed a few times. But that was after Irving went down with injury and Juolevi was rotating partners almost every few shifts. His lateral movement and pivoting were the main areas of concern as he trouble keeping any sort of speed with an oncoming attacker. It will be something to keep an eye on heading into main camp.
- Guillaume Brisebois had some struggles today. Zone exits and reads on attacking forwards were the main points of concern. Brisebois is expected to turn pro for this upcoming season and it will be a battle for minutes in Utica.
- There isn’t a lot to talk away from a prospect tournament game that falls over the rails. But credit should be given to players who were able to rise about that. For the Canucks, Yan-Pavel Laplante, Boeser, and Molino were the notable players. Otherwise, the players disappeared into the background or struggled.
- Coach Trent Cull had no update on the injuries to Aaron Irving or Zack MacEwen but described them as upper body injuries that will be re-evaluated.
- After two games, Brett McKenzie (0-3-3) and Kole Lind (1-2-3) leading the Canucks in scoring.
