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The Vancouver Canucks seem to be making some major lineup changes ahead of Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers.
The team had Linus Karlsson, who has zero points in four NHL games this year, skating alongside star Elias Pettersson in line rushes. Nils Höglander, the normal occupant of that spot, skated as an extra.
The forward lines at morning skate on Sunday looked as follows.
Suter – Miller – Boeser
Karlsson – Pettersson – Mikheyev
Joshua – Lindholm – Garland
Åman – Blueger – Lafferty
Höglander has had a tough showing in the postseason thus far. He has just a single assist in eight games and has struggled to replicate his regular season success when he led the team in even-strength goals and finished fourth in total goals.
While Karlsson had no points at the NHL level, he was a key player for the Abbotsford Canucks this season. He had 60 points in 60 games, including 23 goals.
The other change was Nils Åman skating on the fourth line in place of Phil Di Giuseppe who was not on the ice. Åman had seven points in 43 NHL games this season.
Head coach Rick Tocchet hinted yesterday that lineup changes could be coming as the team’s series against the Edmonton Oilers switches back to Alberta.
More to come…