GDT: Dec 23/17 Blues @ Canucks 7:00pm HNIC

[Hockey Widow]

We get Bob Cole tonight.

Hutton back in
Biega in
Canucks dressing 7 Dmen.

Says something to players like Boucher, Goldobin, Burmistrov and Dowd that Biega plays and they don't.

Of the above mentioned, don't know yet who plays and who sits. But as a forward I'd be embarrassed if a Dman drew in and I sat.

Green says Biega will play a few shifts up front. But he wants to double shift a couple of forwards on different lines to get some different looks. Expect Jake and Brock to be two of those guys.

Nilsson probable starter but not announced yet so expect anything.

Virtanen: well Brock's stick worked and I scored a goal so I'm using it again.

Boeser: I don't know what he's doing. I don't think he even shot the puck that went in but he seems to think it works so whatever.

Brock's next goal, his 20th, will earn him $212,500 in bonus money. Now that would be a sweet Christmas bonus!

Last game for us before our 3 day Christmas break.

Go green.

[Mickey107]

Jake and Biega as wingers on the same line makes some sense to me.
Just don't have the right center to really make it work right now though.
I guess Gagner but he'll be needed almost everywhere.
Green said Sutter will start skating after the break.

[Strangelove]

We get Bob Cole tonight.

He's still alive?!!

The Ghost of Christmas Past...

Old Bob Cole was a merry old soul, remember when he used to call Markus "Mats"

... and Sedins "Sundins"?

Well that was twenty years ago and he was old THEN

He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his Sundins three...

[rats19]

And the place goes crazy...

[Mickey107]

He's 84
Who's the color guy gonna be? Harry Niell?
He's 80. Now that even ed me!

[Topper]

Jello time

[Mickey107]

Makes me feel like a kid again.

I'm wondering if it would be OK with Danny if Henry took just a few short shifts at center on a couple of lines.
Think Green might try that tonight? I do.

[Madcombinepilot]

Jesus the announcing is ....... ummm... not modern.

[Hockey Widow]

So Markstrom gets the start. A little surprised but ok.

Will Edler pass to Boeser on the PP.

[Madcombinepilot]

Nope

[Carl Yagro]

Who knows what Edler will do? Can't understand his decision-making at all.

Makes my blood boil thinking how much better the 1st PP unit would be if Pouliot was out there instead.

[Madcombinepilot]

St Louis is already thinking of Xmas turkey....

Hope they don't wake up.

[Madcombinepilot]

Holy shit... bob looks like a skeleton

Almost reminds me of Tony Gallagher

[Carl Yagro]

FFS Markstrom... another weak goal. Another one between the body and arm.

[Cherry Picker]

Goldie looked like a ten year old trying to check Bergland.
The KHL is calling, and I'll drive him to the airport.