Canucks 2024-25 Scuttlebutt | Game Day Edition vs Edmonton Oilers: October 4, 2024

Canucks play their last game of the preseason tonight with a visit from their Pacific Division rival Edmonton Oilers, with the regular season starting October 9 at home against the Calgary Flames.

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Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet speaks on game day:

“It’s an exhibition game but it’s still a game that you want to play hard in."

🗣 Head Coach Rick Tocchet meets with the media ahead of tonight's preseason game against Edmonton.#Canucks | @theprovince pic.twitter.com/6BONa8WQ1c
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) October 4, 2024

Captain Quinn Hughes speaks on game day:

“I think he’s going to fit in with Petey on that line really well. Make some plays. Bring some toughness, some speed. Looking forward to playing with him.”

🗣 Quinn Hughes on what Jake DeBrusk brings to the team.#Canucks | @theprovince pic.twitter.com/3NIn5U5cfR
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) October 4, 2024

Arturs Silovs to play tonight:

Arturs Šilovs will play the full game tonight, per Rick Tocchet. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
— Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) October 4, 2024

Canucks present injuries could impact LTI:

"From what I understand the injuries to Hirose and Suter make it very likely that the #Canucks will not be able to open the season avoiding LTI.."@ThomasDrance on decisions left for tonight's game and the LTI situation.

Full interview..https://t.co/X9QmGW3mHu pic.twitter.com/abYXAOAV5S
— Donnie & Dhali (@DonnieandDhali) October 4, 2024

Friday morning Canucks skate lines:

Friday morning skate #Canucks lines

Heinen. Miller. Boeser.
DeBrusk. Pettersson. Sprong.
Höglander. Räty. Garland.
Bains. Blueger. Sherwood.
Åman.

Hughes. Hronek.
Soucy. Myers.
Forbort. Desharnais.
Friedman. Juulsen.@Sportsnet650 pic.twitter.com/fLoVSJEOME
— Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) October 4, 2024

Canucks power play units on Friday morning:

PP units #Canucks

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Boeser
Miller-DeBrusk-Pettersson
Hughes

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Höglander
Sprong-Heinen-Garland
Hronek@Sportsnet650
— Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) October 4, 2024

J.T. Miller playing tonight: