Part 2
Another question about the lineup. Overall, it was a poor game against the Golden Knights. However, they did start pretty well in the first but couldn’t convert their chances. From the second period onwards, the Canucks were under siege by Vegas’ shutdown and forecheck.
It is worth tweaking the lineup after a game like that. It is not ideal to go with the same lineup, so I do expect some changes from Green.
If the Canucks go the distance in this series versus Vegas, what will they need to do to get the puck past Robin Lehner? He’s shut the door time and time again.
— Adam Dane (@AdamDane7) August 30, 2020
If the Canucks want to get the pucks past Robin Lehner, they have to go to the net. In Game 2, all their goals (minus the empty netter of course) were scored within the crease or very close to it. In Game 3, the Canucks weren’t shooting much from that area and only had one shot in the final 40 minutes inside 10 feet according to TSN 1040’s Jeff Paterson.
Basically, they got to test Lehner from close range. Get traffic in front of the net and shoot the puck and maybe there could be a rebound to pounce on.
Could Roussel maybe NOT chirp Lehner before the puck drop? It’s clearly not having the intended effect.
— Kevin Zarifeh (@KevinZarifeh) August 30, 2020
I have to agree with this one. Roussel chirping Lehner in warm-up hasn’t really been working. It seems it has made Lehner stand on his head instead of being fazed out. So, I think Roussel should stop with the chirping in the warm-up altogether. Whatever he’s doing, isn’t working. He leads all NHL players in playoff penalty minutes largely in part to his two 10-minute misconducts.
Conclusion
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