Okay here we go the puck drops tomorrow night on another Canucks season.
Before we get to a play my thoughts on the start of the season based on other season start ups & how will COVID impact the league.
A) At the start of any season always look at the Doggies for at least the first 5-8 games. Vegas is just in the dark as we are as who will do what at the start of the season. Further more so than at any other time in the season there is a competitive equalibrium due to the fact that there are few injuries .
B) No Preseason, More than ever this year the books are bit in the dark when it comes to who is good and who is not. Remember the NHL is small handle for most books & line movements are even more significant.
C) Lastly as with all leagues take note of changes on teams - especially in the coaching ranks, a new coach systems may take time to make an impact. Also Off season picks ups or deletions are a key think to watch as they too take time to show up .
Okay so this year I will stick with mainly Canucks plays and the odd outlier I see from other games.
Vancouver had to Jettison some key veterans in the offseason gone are Markstrom, Tanev, Toffoli and to a lessor degree Stetcher, Levio, & Fantenberg. Key Waivers Loui Eriksson and Sven Baertschi & Michael Ferland remains in LT IR these three players are significant albatrosses to our Cap space oh yeah and did I mention Luongos contract till haunts us.
Key new players - Holtby replaces the Markstrom and will start Wednesday but look for an even platoon between him and Demko
On Defense Travis Hamonic and Nate Schmidt replace Tanev and Stecher, I think this is an upgrade Schmidt = Tanev and Hamonic > Stetcher.
Other Defense still hanging around - Ollie Juolevi ( we draft this guy before Tkachuck) Jamie Benn, Brogan Rafferty and Jack Rathbone
The forwards will be filled in with a few unknowns and a key Draftee Nils Hoglander.
Okay so tomorrow - night as I mention Holtby is starting - TEAM MVP JT Miller has not been practising this weekend, Hamonic has been isolating as he got here late.
So I think we will be a bit shaky on the back end Tomorrow.
Game one play
Edmonton -128 to win $150
Edmonton -.5 +123 risk $100
Gl pucks fans and have a great year -
Go Canucks
powers
Before we get to a play my thoughts on the start of the season based on other season start ups & how will COVID impact the league.
A) At the start of any season always look at the Doggies for at least the first 5-8 games. Vegas is just in the dark as we are as who will do what at the start of the season. Further more so than at any other time in the season there is a competitive equalibrium due to the fact that there are few injuries .
B) No Preseason, More than ever this year the books are bit in the dark when it comes to who is good and who is not. Remember the NHL is small handle for most books & line movements are even more significant.
C) Lastly as with all leagues take note of changes on teams - especially in the coaching ranks, a new coach systems may take time to make an impact. Also Off season picks ups or deletions are a key think to watch as they too take time to show up .
Okay so this year I will stick with mainly Canucks plays and the odd outlier I see from other games.
Vancouver had to Jettison some key veterans in the offseason gone are Markstrom, Tanev, Toffoli and to a lessor degree Stetcher, Levio, & Fantenberg. Key Waivers Loui Eriksson and Sven Baertschi & Michael Ferland remains in LT IR these three players are significant albatrosses to our Cap space oh yeah and did I mention Luongos contract till haunts us.
Key new players - Holtby replaces the Markstrom and will start Wednesday but look for an even platoon between him and Demko
On Defense Travis Hamonic and Nate Schmidt replace Tanev and Stecher, I think this is an upgrade Schmidt = Tanev and Hamonic > Stetcher.
Other Defense still hanging around - Ollie Juolevi ( we draft this guy before Tkachuck) Jamie Benn, Brogan Rafferty and Jack Rathbone
The forwards will be filled in with a few unknowns and a key Draftee Nils Hoglander.
Okay so tomorrow - night as I mention Holtby is starting - TEAM MVP JT Miller has not been practising this weekend, Hamonic has been isolating as he got here late.
So I think we will be a bit shaky on the back end Tomorrow.
Game one play
Edmonton -128 to win $150
Edmonton -.5 +123 risk $100
Gl pucks fans and have a great year -
Go Canucks
powers
