TSN’s Pierre LeBrun feels that the best chance for the Canucks to upset the defending champs is to jump on them early in Game 1 & feels that Bo Horvat’s line is key with Elias Pettersson likely facing Ryan O’Reilly’s line the majority of the time.
TSN1040’s Rick Dhaliwal joins Matt & Blake with some updates on the health of Tyler Toffoli & Michael Ferland. Rick also says he would play Jordie Benn however he needs to get up to speed & Rick doesn’t see how Adam Gaudette gets back in the line-up as
The Athletic’s Thomas Drance says the Canucks have an advantage with the Lotto Line & the speed that line can play with. Thomas says the Blues have the advantage with Robert Thomas & the third line & if the refs puts the whistles away
TSN’s Kristian Jack says for Jonathan David, you’d be hard pressed to find a better club for him to go play for. Kristian says that Lille is a stepping stone for David & is a club that bigger clubs know they can trust with development of players.
The Athletic’s Harman Dayal spoke to Travis Green about his use of analytics & how it clicked for him early on. Harman also says the experience gained by the Canucks against the Wild is huge but St. Louis is a different animal top to bottom talent-wise.