not a lot on this game floating out there today.
via
www.calgaryflames.com
Quote:
Canucks team scope: Vancouver had a season-high three-game winning streak end with a 6-2 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Goaltender Ryan Miller could start against the Flames on Thursday after Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves against the Oilers. The Canucks finish the regular season at home against the Oilers on Saturday. "It's our last two games of the season," Vancouver forward Bo Horvat told the Canucks website. "If you can't get up for that and you can't finish off strong when you only have two games left and give it your all, you shouldn't be here. We have to find a way to get those wins." Forwards Sven Baertschi (lower body), Chris Higgins (lower body), Linden Vey (upper body), Radim Vrbata (lower body, Brandon Sutter (broken jaw), and defencemen Luca Sbisa (upper body) and Alexander Edler (fractured tibia) are injured.
Flames team scope: Goaltender Joni Ortio will start his fourth consec
utive game; he made 21 saves in a 5-4 overtime loss against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. After qualifying last season, Calgary will miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs despite several key players having career years. "It doesn't matter when you don't have team success," Gaudreau said. "Every guy in this locker room that is having a career year would much rather replace it to be in the playoffs and be playing for the Stanley Cup." Forward Lance Bouma left the game against the Kings in the third period because of an oblique injury and will not play again this season. Forward Michael Frolik (lower body) did not skate Wednesday and has missed the past four games. Goaltender Karri Ramo (torn ACL) and defencemen Dennis Wideman (triceps) and Ladislav Smid (upper body) are injured.
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lineups (via
www.hockeybuzz.com)
Flames
Gaudreau - Monahan - Shinkaruk
Shore (?) - Backlund - Colborne
Ferland - Bennett - Jooris
Bollig - Stajan - Grant
Brodie - Hamilton
Giordano - Engelland
Jokipakka - Nakladal
Ortio
Canucks
Sedin - Sedin - Hansen
McCann - Granlund - Vey
Higgins - Horvat - Etem
Pedan - Gaunce - Burrows
Hamhuis - Tanev
Hutton - Tryamkin
Bartkowski - Biega
Miller
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