05/12/2024 – CanucksBanter

Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet Pre-Game Media Availability @ Edmonton Oilers Game 3:

“Our execution, our willingness to hold pucks, and make plays is going to be important for us tonight.”

🗣 Hear from Head Coach Rick Tocchet address the media following morning skate in Edmonton.@theprovince | #Canucks pic.twitter.com/FbYToZcnOJ
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 12, 2024

Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes Pre-Game Media Availability @ Edmonton Oilers Game 3:

“Having a really good first period. Having a good first shift. Playing the way we want to play and trying to do that for the full game.”

🗣 Quinn Hughes meets with the media ahead of tonight's game against the Oilers.@theprovince | #Canucks pic.twitter.com/sh2zkbFFbU
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 12, 2024

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Arturs Silovs has “taken the game pucks” for the 2024 NHL Playoffs as per direction from the Canucks:

Earlier this season, Arturs Silovs was told to “take the ball” because the organization believed in him.

That belief set the stage for Silovs to help the #Canucks reach the second round while being one of the biggest surprises of the whole playoffs. https://t.co/HdsFAKPt4L
— Ryan S. Clark (@ryan_s_clark) May 12, 2024

Goalie Arturs Silovs projected starter tonight for Canucks:

Arturs Silovs is the first Vancouver goalie off of the ice following morning skate and is the #Canucks’ projected Game 3 starter. pic.twitter.com/o5NC8mTJNi
— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) May 12, 2024

Canucks Game Day Practice lines:

#Canucks morning lines:
Suter-Miller-Boeser.
Joshua-Lindholm-Garland
Mikheyev-Pettersson-Karlsson.
Åman-Blueger-Lafferty.
Höglander, no PDG

Hughes-Hronek.
Soucy-Myers.
Zadorov-Cole.
Wolanin-Juulsen@TSNHockey https://t.co/I5Q513GXoA
— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) May 12, 2024

In and Out Lineup changes:

From those on the scene in Edmonton:
Hoglander out, Karlsson in.
Di Giuseppe out, Aman in.
Defence remains same.#Canucks #Oilers #StanleyCupPlayoffs
— Ben Kuzma 🇺🇦 (@benkuzma) May 12, 2024

Karlsson needs to adjust his AHL game for the NHL Playoffs game style within seconds of his first shift to outclass Höglander:

60 pts in 60 games in AHL this season. 0 pts in 4 games in #NHL. Feels like a stretch to think he’s the answer. Then again, others haven’t done much with their chance https://t.co/txvnVJhl7u
— Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) May 12, 2024

All Hands On Deck for the HMS Vancouver Canucks for the Battle of Western Canada:

"You’re going to go into a situation where it’s loud building again [like Nashville]…You have to manage the time and space against this team. You need all hands on deck."

🗣 Hear from Head Coach Rick Tocchet before the #Canucks travel to Edmonton for Game Three. pic.twitter.com/4tZsCntRZX
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 11, 2024

Beat Edmonton once, need to beat them again, this time…to STAY IN THIS SERIES:

“Lose in overtime. Beat them last game. We’re in this series.”

🗣 Head Coach Rick Tocchet shares his thoughts on tonight's game against Edmonton.@theprovince | #Canucks pic.twitter.com/vJIO45C5xZ
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 11, 2024

Oh Captain, My Captain:

Quinn Hughes has been okay in first 2 games vs Oilers. But anyone that has watched him knows okay isn’t what #Canucks captain is all about. Time to activate his superpowers as series shifts to Edmonton https://t.co/lRWhZALqj1
— Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) May 11, 2024

Zadarov is relishing to be let loose tonight:

Canuck Nikita Zadorov on going to EDM: “It's fun. They have good fans, diehard fans. I mean, it's pretty much nothing else to do in that city except watch hockey.
“I mean, it's awesome. Competition on the highest level in hockey, mainstage Canada, Sportsnet and all that.”
— Iain MacIntyre (@imacSportsnet) May 11, 2024

Time for Canucks to deploy their long wooden stick and Van-quish their opponent tonight:

Unless Canucks play w more authority and confidence, they could deploy Patrice Bergeron and Bob Gainey against McDavid and Draisaitl and it wouldn’t matter. It’s 1-1. Carpe diem.

Rick Tocchet: “You have to find it inside you. There's more in there.” https://t.co/3FzcYlHvgt
— Iain MacIntyre (@imacSportsnet) May 12, 2024

Head Coach Rick Tocchet sending message to the top six Forwards to make up for Höglander by potentially sitting Nils out:

I get that Tocchet is looking for specific things and that Höglander hasn’t been great in the playoffs…

…but in a game where the #Canucks were badly outplayed and outshot, the Canucks out-shot the Oilers 8-to-1 when Höglander was on the ice. https://t.co/bQlwlsyfDI
— Daniel Wagner (@passittobulis) May 11, 2024

Zadarov is bringing his edge tonight against Oilers with lightning verbal jabs and cutting remarks:

“It’s a 1-1 series going back to Edmonton. It’s only going to get like that. Competitive guys on both sides. Lots of physicality and lots of guys who play with the edge.”

🗣 Nikita Zadorov speaks on the increase of physicality as Round Two goes on. pic.twitter.com/wGNCTQT7Ax
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 11, 2024

GM Patrik Allvin recalls players from Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League:

General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the following players have been recalled from Abbotsford (AHL):
F Arshdeep Bains
F Linus Karlsson
F Danila Klimovich
F Jonathan Lekkerimäki
F Vasily Podkolzin
F Aatu Räty
F Max Sasson
D Nick Cicek
D Matt Irwin
D Cole McWard
D…
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) May 10, 2024

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