Canucks Beat The Flames 3-1; Inside Look On The New Additions

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Last night the Canucks defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 in their second preseason game of the new season. What did the Canucks do well and who stood out? Lets get into it!

Game Breakdown

The Canucks jumped out early in this game with Nils Hoglander getting on the score sheet after being in the right place at the right time on the top of the crease to tap home the first goal for the Canucks. Victor Mancini continued showing his offensive abilities all game. he was taking guys on and making plays, and scored yet another great goal as he cut to the net to put away the centring pass by Linus Karlsson and put the Canucks up 2-0. The last goal came from last years acquisition from the J.T. Miller Trade, Filip Chytl. Who suffered a concussion on March 15th and was out for the remainder of last season. A fantastic way to get the confidence back before the new season. Not to mention Thatcher Demko was back in net and looking like his vintage self making one acrobatic save after another.

Which Canuck Had Something To Prove?

All in all it was a great team performance by the Canucks, but there was one player that really stood out. Victor Mancini has been an absolute bargain ever since he arrived in Vancouver. At only 23 years old Mancini already has the potential to be a fantastic defenceman in the NHL and was one of the key players for the Abbotsford Canucks Calder Cup run last season. Although it is still early to say, I think Victor Mancini will be a key player that is brought up to the first team this season and could be a full time player on the Canuck’s by next year based on how quickly he develops.

Rematch Against The Kraken

Tomorrow the Canucks get their rematch against the Kraken at Rogers Arena. With Demko set to start again and the Canucks looking like they have found their stride last night, tomorrows game could look very different. On Sundays game the Canucks were finding themselves very open and caught up in plays which allowed the Kraken to counter them in the neutral zone which they capitalized on a few times. They also lacked structure and organization when facing off in their defensive zone which the Kraken created many chances off of and capitalized on it with the fifth goal. I believe they will be more defensively responsible and generate offence through the forecheck which worked very well last night against Calgary. My prediction, 4-3 Canucks.

How do you think the Canucks will do in tomorrows duel with the Kraken?