Canucks Defense Pairings Game 2 SCF

We have to face the music that Hamhuis will likely be out for a few games. It looked like at least a broken rib. So who do you call up? Alberts, Ballard or Tanev?

Alberts is tough as nails and used to play for Boston so he knows the system. But he hasn't played since the Nashville series, would he be ready? Ballard (Balls of Lard)is also very physical. He has more experience playing Boston than most Canucks because he has been playing them 4 times a season in his days with the Florida Panthers. Ballards career stats against Boston:


Chris Tanev is the last option for the Canucks. He's a right handed shooter which is very useful because they are tough to come by.

My Predictions for Lines for Game 2:

Prediction 1
edler-ehrhoff
bieksa-rome
salo-alberts


If canucks lose this game the shakeup will be as follows

edler-ehrhoff
bieksa-salo
tanev-ballard

-Hark

What the long rest does for canucks?

Another defenseman got injured for the Canucks. Andrew NHlbert, injured his knee this week. The canucks next game is on monday. If Alberts does sit it out the canucks will not have to call up another defenseman because Hamhuis is supposed to be back in the lineup. If Alberts can play that means Parent might be sent down to the Moose (or it might be better to hold onto him for when the next canucks defenseman goes down momentarily). If Parent did go down to the Moose he would compliment an already amazing defense which has seen Kevin Connaughton and Lee Sweatt leading the Moose so far in goals this season, each scoring more than Schroeder, Hodgson and Shirokov combined.

Burrows is also supposed to be back next week after all this rest. Not on the Monday game however it is more likely that he will be back against the oilers on november 2nd.

with ballard's concussion we have to expect he will be out longer. At least this gives him more time to rest his knee which had surgery in the off season. When Ballard comes back he will be ready to go for a long haul for the rest of the season.