Well there’s always the possibility of Luongo winning it for us. Had he be in net vs Calgary last night I’m confident we’d have won 3-1. I hope he outright stones Heatly.

Just the normal flu, not H1N1. When the swine hits town, that’s when Bolduc is on the first line.

Too early to tell; he’s only had twogames. Plus he’s only 19 years old.

I think Shirok is ahead of him anyway cuz Shirok was playing against men the last few years and Hodgson against boys. Shirok looks like a keeper, provided he continues to impress as he has been doing, but might nonetheless be the one sent down for a while before being called up later, simply cuz we have no perfect fit where we can place Hodgson.

A year in the AHL alongside Mike Keane would do him good, were it possible, but maybe he’ll manage to progress just as well by getting thrown in the deep end here; he seems to have good character. He doesn’t look out of his depth so far, IMHO, but he doesn’t look wholly comfortable and in control either.

But again, he’s only had all of two exhibition games this year. And, of course, who says we can;t take both Hodgson AND Shirok? Yeah, I know that’s two rookies in a cup-run year, but Shirok isn’t really a rookie in the traditional sense, is he?

Before preseason (and the emergence of Shirokov), I was thnking he was pretty much a lock. Now, I’m leaning toward 9 games with the boys and a return to junior.

It’s almost criminal if it happens, because I think a year in the AHL with Mr. Keane and the occasional callup would be so much more beneficial. But, alas…

Yeah, he’s got no hope… of making the team.

Ha…go tell the province too! Thanks, I’ll fix.

Don’t worry Missy. Looking at that lineup, you’ll be seeing alot more stars than we will.

Still, think we’d have a really good shot at winning if we were playing the Leafs.

Shirok could still get caught in a numbers game and be sent to the Moose for as long as it takes Gillis to make a deal for someone like Hansen.

I’d rather see us get value for Hansen instead of giving him away even if it means sacrificing Shirok to the AHL for a few weeks. Well, my inner GM feels that way, anyway; my inner fan wants Shirok in the lineup starting now!

Hmm Scatch isn’t listed in the lineup on the Canucks site. I think I remembering hearing that he hurt his hand. Anyone else know if/why Scatch is scratched?

@Missy: Yeah, you posted it too early :) It’s all good.