The Vancouver Canucks are looking to go 5-0 in the preseason as they host the Calgary Flames tonight in what may be the best rivalry in the NHL. Both teams are expected to dress a number of regulars mixed with young prospects and tryout players. Corey Schneider is expected to go the distance for Vancouver, while Flames backup Curtis McElhinney is expected to play the full game for Calgary. These are the rumoured lineups:
Canucks Roster
Sedin Sedin Burrows
Bernier Hodgson Grabner
Raymond Wellwood Parrish
Glass Rypien Labrie
Ehrhoff - Ramsey
Mitchell - Salo
O'Brien - Rome
Schneider (Full game)
Luongo
(Forward lines confirmed by Vancouver Sun, D pairings according to Team 1040)
Flames Roster
Bourque Jokinen Dawes
Glencross Langkow Fleury
Sjostrom Lundmark Sutter
Nystrom Backlund Prust
Bouwmeester Regeher
Giordano Sarich
Pardy Kronwall
McElhinney (full game)
???
Our take: You gotta love this rivalry. These 2 teams absolutely HATE each other, and I don't expect it to be any different tonight. Michael Grabner is surely on a short leash, and is getting a shot at playing with Cody Hodgson. I'm anxious to see how those 2 work together. Also, Corey Schneider will play the whole game for the Canucks, and it should be an important one for him, whether it be to showcase himself for a trade or for Vancouver's backup job.
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