Evander Kane Demoted as Vancouver Canucks Announce Opening Night Lineup vs. Calgary Flames

Evander Kane Demoted as Vancouver Canucks Announce Opening Night Lineup vs. Calgary Flames

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With just a few hours until puck drop for the Vancouver Canucks’ season opener against the Calgary Flames, Evander Kane finds himself in an unfamiliar spot as the team announces their lines and starting goalie.

“I had the chance to talk to him during one of the drills today and he was just excited, as you’d expect. He also stood out today. He had a really good day. Getting on pucks and he’s obviously smart and creative in some of the drills. So he’s not just out here excited to be here, he’s here to make an impression and he’s done that through the first two days.” Vancouver Canucks Assistant Coach Brett McLean said.

Vancouver Canucks demote Evander Kane to the 3rd line for season opener against the Calgary Flames

With not many notable upgrades to highlight, the Canucks are going with a similar, but much younger lineup for their divisional matchup against the Flames at home in Rogers Arena.

Forwards
DeBrusk – Pettersson – Boeser
Bains – Chytil – Garland
Kane – Cootes – Lekkerimaki
O’Connor – Raty – Sherwood

Defense
Hughes – Hronek
M.Pettersson – Myers
Forbort – E.Pettersson

Kane found himself along the two rookie for a good amount of time during the preseason and has been able to build strong chemistry with he pair, but it was expected he was going to have a bigger role in the top-6 heading into the regular season.

Instead, new head coach Adam Foote as elected to replace him with 24-year-old winger Arshdeep Bains, who has struggled to find keep his place in the NHL, playing just 21 games for the Canucks over the past two seasons.

If he production does not show early on, you can best believe Foote will be promote Kane quickly to get him back in the main froward groups.

Puck drop will take place at 7:00 p.m. (PST) and will be available for viewing on TVAS, Sportsnet, and Sportsnet+.

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