Oct 21, 2014
Canucks open three game road trip in Dallas on TSN1040
The Vancouver Canucks hit the road for their first extended road trip of the season, starting tonight in Dallas. Vancouver will play three games in four nights as they travel to St. Louis and Denver after tonight’s game. TSN1040 has the Canucks and Stars tonight, with the pre-game show at 3:30pm; puck drop at 5:30pm PT.
TSN.ca Staff
The Vancouver Canucks hit the road for their first extended road trip of the season, starting tonight in Dallas.
Vancouver will play three games in four nights as they travel to St. Louis and Denver after tonight’s game.
And Daniel Sedin knows that this road trip is a good test for them early in the season.
“We need to be at our best to win these games. It’s going to be a good test for us. I think you need this as a group, and I think it’s good that it comes early on. I think it’s the perfect test for us.”
TSN1040 has the Canucks and Stars tonight, with the pre-game show at 3:30pm; puck drop at 5:30pm PT.
Canucks Head Coach Willie Desjardins spent the last couple of seasons as the head coach of Dallas’ AHL affiliate, and had nothing but good things to say about the organization.
“There are lots of great guys on that team that I’ve coached and I have tons of respect for them. I have a lot of respect for the organization and what does that mean? It means I want to win more,” noted Desjardins.
As for the team he’s coaching this season, Desjardins says he couldn’t ask for a better group of guys.
“This is the best team I’ve ever coached, where they kind of coach themselves a little bit. They think ahead. I’ll go to do something and they’ve already made the plays. That’s what you want; a team that takes ownership the outcome of the games, and this team is really good at that.”
The Canucks are 3-1-0 on the season, coming off their first loss of the season at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.
Dallas had an impressive opening week to the season, picking up five of a possible six points. Tyler Seguin was named the NHL’s 1st Star of the Week, leading the league with eight points (4-4).
Canucks Projected Lines
Daniel – Henrik – Vrbata
Higgins – Bonino – Burrows
Matthias – Richardson – Kassian
Dorsett - Vey – Hansen
Hamhuis -Weber
Edler – Tanev
Sbisa -Bieksa
Miller
Stars Projected Lines
Benn – Spezza – Seguin
Rousell – Eakin – Garbutt
McKenzie – Fiddler – Hemsky
Cole – Horcoff - Sceviour
Goligoski – Connauton
Dillon – Benn
Oleksiak - Daley
Lehtonen