Boeser was on the ice for the Canucks morning skate again, but did not participate in line rushes and is not expected to play in Philadelphia. Boeser appears to be close, so there's a chance he plays in the second half of the back-to-back, tomorrow in Detroit.
Demko stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Canucks shootout loss to the Oilers in their season opener on Wednesday. Despite the loss, it was a really strong start to the season for the 26-year-old netminder. Tonight he takes on a Flyers team that ranked right in the middle of the pack in scoring (2.86 GF/gm) last season.
Lankinen emerged as the Blackhawks No.1 last year, going 17-14-5 with a 3.01 GAA and .909 SV% in 37 starts. With Marc-Andre Fleury now in town, he'll take a back seat for most of the season but will start the front-end of their back-to-back on Friday. Lankinen will see a New Jersey team that will be without Ty Smith, Damon Severson, Miles Wood and Mackenzie Blackwood.
Demko stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Canucks shootout loss to the Oilers in their season opener on Wednesday. Despite the loss, it was a really strong start to the season for the 26-year-old netminder. Tonight he takes on a Flyers team that ranked right in the middle of the pack in scoring (2.86 GF/gm) last season.
Lankinen emerged as the Blackhawks No.1 last year, going 17-14-5 with a 3.01 GAA and .909 SV% in 37 starts. With Marc-Andre Fleury now in town, he'll take a back seat for most of the season but will start the front-end of their back-to-back on Friday. Lankinen will see a New Jersey team that will be without Ty Smith, Damon Severson, Miles Wood and Mackenzie Blackwood.
Boeser travelled to Edmonton and was on the ice for the morning skate but did not participate in line rushes and will not play on Wednesday. Monitor his status as the Canucks head into a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday.
Boeser was expected to miss the start of the season, however, head coach Travis Green did not rule him out for Wednesday's season opener. Boeser travelled and will likely test his injury in the morning skate, so monitor his status this afternoon.
Garland was acquired from the Coyotes last week and the RFA quickly signed a five-year extension with his new team. In Vancouver, Garland will play with either Elias Pettersson or Bo Horvat and has averaged 24 goals and 31 assists (55 points) per 82 games over the last two seasons.
Contract talks between the Coyotes and Garland broke down and it was widely expected that he would be traded. The deal ended up being much larger and more complex than anyone could have predicted, but Garland should be a great fit in the Canucks new top-6. Garland is tied for 99th with 78 points (34G / 44A) over the last two seasons. Garland will likely replace Tanner Pearson on a line with Bo Horvat and Nils Hoglander.
