Canucks Vs Senators

Canucks Vs Senators, SNET-P, TEAM 1040, 7:00PM

Sneaking this one in a little late as I have a soccer game to get to tonight.

If the Canucks stick to their "one game at a time" motto, this game should be two points in the bank. If they at all think that way chances are it won't be. Any team in the league can win on any given night and the same thing goes for this Ottawa team who only have 17 wins.

It should be a simple game of "just play hockey" for the Canucks tonight. Their style has been pretty evident all season long, smart hockey with good team play wins games. If they are lead by their stars with that sense of urgency this game will be over fast.

This Twins have a chance to put up some points tonight and keep Daniel Sedin at the front of the scoring race. Their line should be able to dominate tonight's game as Ottawa doesn't really have any shutdown force. They also should be able to pick apart the Sens 24th ranked PK.

Kesler will also probably want to pad his stats tonight and I would think he gets a goal tonight after not getting one against the Hawks.

Hodgson has been having good games lately and if he keeps this up I expect him to start getting some more ice time soon. If the game gets out of hand tonight expect to see Hodgson play a later roll to gain a bit more experience tonight. Although Glass has been a little sick this week he will be in tonight with Tambellini to flank Hodgson on the fourth line.

Alberts is back in which means Tanev is out. They are keeping Tanev up with the team until they decide what to do with Salo. Tanev has earned at the very least a good luck next season. I wouldn't be surprised if we see him again later in the year when things are a little more locked up either.

Luongo gets the nod tonight and wow is he ever playing great of late. It's fun to see him play without a lot of pressure and all the confidence in the world. We saw a glimpse of what he might be able to do in the playoffs the other night against Chicago and I expect him to keep that up tonight. If you haven't heard Luongo has a new mask he's been waiting to use but he has said he won't use it till his streak comes to an end. Here's to hoping we don't see the mask this season.

It's game day and I'm excited, I'll have to watch this game on the replay later tonight after I play some soccer. Like I said though, a team effort should win this game with ease. If they sleep on the Sens the bandwagon could be a little lighter tomorrow as we are running pretty heavy lately.

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