Vancouver Canucks announce major lineup changes involving Kiefer Sherwood, Conor Garland & Vincent Desharnais
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet has announced some significant lineup changes for tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
With the Vancouver Canucks suffering another bad loss for the second time in 3 games to the 7-6-4 New York Islanders, it was made abundantly clear by head coach Rick Tocchet that these kind of performances are not going to be tolerated and that there would big changes coming to the lineup.
Tocchet came out in the post game press conference to apologize to the Vancouver fans for paying money to watch them lose and play subpar hockey.
He added, "I apologize to the fans again. We've got to correct this."
Vancouver Canucks announce major lineup changes for game against the Chicago Blackhawks
With their big loss the Islanders, Rick Tocchet has gone back to the drawing board to shuffle their lineup. Vincent Desharnais has has been taken out of the lineup due to an undisclosed injury and Noah Juulsen will take his place on the third paring to play with Erik Brannstrom.
The most notable changes are placing Conor Garland back with his linemates Dakota Joshua and Teddy Blueger, who had tones of chemistry. To take his spot on the 2nd line surprisingly is big hitter Kiefer Sherwood, who will get his first shot in the top-6 since coming over to the Canucks from the Nashville Predators.
Full Lineup
Forwards
Pius Suter - J.T. Miller - Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Jake DeBrusk - Elias Pettersson - Kiefer Sherwood
Dakota Joshua - Teddy Blueger - Conor Garland
Danton Heinen - Aatu Raty - Nils Hoglander
Defense
Quinn Hughes - Filip Hronek
Carson Soucy - Tyler Myers
Erik Brannstrom - Noah Juulsen
Goalies
Arturs Silovs
Kevin Lankine
The Canucks hope to get back in the win column this evening, and head coach Rick Tocchet believes that with these lien changes, it gives them the best shot.
