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[GDT/PGT] Preseason Game 3 | Friday, September 27th | Vancouver @ Seattle | 7pt/10et | 🎧 SN650 | 💻 Canucks.com |Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA.


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From the Kraken website .....

 

3 Game Essentials | Canucks vs Kraken | 7 p.m.

 

 

One: Connecting to Competitiveness

 

The Kraken face Vancouver at Climate Pledge Arena Friday, then head to Alberta to play Edmonton Saturday and Calgary Monday to total three games in four nights. The team will practice in Calgary Sunday to continue the process of becoming the relentlessly competitive squad that new coach Dan Bylsma envisions on the ice this season.

At Thursday’s media scrum after a pair of spirited training camp workouts, Bylsma said he is looking for his team to play fast with “more cohesiveness.”

“In order to play fast, in order to play quick, you need to have to be connected,” said Bylsma. “That's what clearly wasn't there in game one [last Sunday’s preseason opener, a 6-1 loss to Calgary]. But as we go along here in camp there is more connectedness with five-man units executing the puck up the ice together.”

Seattle looked more locked-in during Tuesday’s road game in Vancouver and arguably outplayed the Canucks at even-strength. Fans can expect more regulars to be in the lineup for the VAN rematch and that should upgrade the cohesive play and, here’s hoping, goal-scoring.

 

Two: When Special is Not So Special

 

Bylsma said the two groups on ice Thursday was more about refining special teams play as compared to prepping one particular group for Friday’s game. He said he will draw from both groups to fill out his lineup card against the Canucks. Bylsma and his coaches prioritized power play execution, which of course gives reps to potential penalty killers. But Bylsma was clear after Tuesday’s 3-1 loss (Seattle nearly tied it late before an empty-netter ended the suspense) that six penalties called on his charges provided way more PK duty for Kraken skaters than he wanted. Two penalties were too-many-men whistles, no doubt an area that will be cleaned up before the regular season starts Oct. 8

 

Three: Mixing and Matching Lines and Pairs

 

The Kraken brain trust started camp with full intention to afford game time to not just rostered players but younger prospects (most of whom have returned to their juniors team) along with a blend of prospects and NHL-tested players who will form the nucleus of the AHL Coachella Valley roster. Game 3 fuels that desire with fans likely to see two forward lines of regulars and two more trios headed to the AHL to start the season (but populated with potential callups if injuries dictate). Anticipate a similar look on the blue line, two pairs comprised of regulars and a third pair that might work together for the Firebirds. Check back on the app and website Friday morning for lineup updates, including who starts in goal, Joey Daccord or Philipp Grubauer, while the other probably gets the Saturday nod. The guess here is AHL-bound goaltender Niklas Kokko (a 2022 second-rounder who starred in the top Finland pro league playoffs last spring) will see some action Friday and/or Saturday, similar to how his goalie partner in Coachella Valley, Ales Stezka, played the third periods in the first two preseason games.

 

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Seattle is a really dirty team.

"You meet aggression with aggression" (or something like that by Mr. Tocchet aka God).

 

I was taught, "If you're gonna go, Go!"

Be first; the zebras often get the retaliator.

 

Let's see how far we've come down the path to The Cup.

i.e. Let's Get Ready To Rummmmm--Bulllllll!!!

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10 hours ago, -dlc- said:

Miller

 

The End

Fantastic news! Miller finally gets a chance to showcase his skills and try to make the team ... 🤪

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53 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

So it's on Prime? Barf. 

 

Wait, what?

 

Are they going to do this in the reg season?

 

I will never get prime, dont do this to me Nucks. 

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11 minutes ago, bishopshodan said:

 

Wait, what?

 

Are they going to do this in the reg season?

 

I will never get prime, dont do this to me Nucks. 

4 games are already moved to Prime.

(December 23, January 6, January 27, March 24)

 

Boo!

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Does Cole Shelton, of sportskeeda.com know something we dont?

 

Ahead of the preseason game on Friday, here's what the Canucks lineup could look like.

Predicted Canucks lineup tonight

Forwards

  • Jake DeBrusk - J.T. Miller - Daniel Sprong
  • Danton Heinen - Aatu Raty - Conor Garland
  • Phillip Di Giuseppe - Teddy Blueger - Danila Klimovich
  • Arshdeep Bains - Tristen Nielsen - Vitali Kravtsov

Defensemen

  • Derek Forbort - Vincent Desharnais
  • Carson Soucy - Noah Juulsen
  • Christian Wolanin - Cole McWard

Goalies

  • Kevin Lankinen
  • Nikita Tolopilo

 

here's the link to the complete article ...

 

https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-predicted-canucks-lineup-tonight-vancouver-s-projected-lineup-preseason-game-kraken-sept-27-2024

 

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12 minutes ago, DrJockitch said:

4 games on prime this season

 

8 minutes ago, -dlc- said:

4 games are already moved to Prime.

(December 23, January 6, January 27, March 24)

 

Boo!

 

Horseshit. That actually really pisses me off. 

 

Careful Nucks.

Outta sight, outta mind and all that. 

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