{"id":535508,"date":"2026-04-01T22:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/535508\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:30:18","slug":"adam-foote-rolls-out-new-look-lineup-ahead-of-colorado-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/535508\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Foote rolls out new-look lineup ahead of Colorado matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: Terrence Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Evander Kane is out, and Adam Foote is rolling a new Vancouver look in Colorado with Elias Pettersson back at the top of the lineup.<\/p>\n

That’s the clearest takeaway from Wednesday’s morning skate. Kane was not part of the projected forward group, and the Canucks reshaped all four lines around that absence.<\/p>\n

Liam \u00d6hgren skated with Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk on the top line. Drew O’Connor, Marco Rossi, and Brock Boeser formed the second unit.<\/p>\n

Lower in the lineup, Max Sasson centered with Teddy Blueger and Linus Karlsson, while Curtis Douglas, Aatu R\u00e4ty, and Nils H\u00f6glander made up the fourth line.<\/p>\n

On the blue line, Foote kept Zeev Buium with Filip Hronek, then went Marcus Pettersson with Tom Willander and Elias Nils Pettersson with Pierre-Olivier Joseph.<\/p>\n

Kevin Lankinen was the projected starter, which fits where Vancouver is right now as the club tries to stop the slide. The Canucks are 21-44-8.<\/p>\n

Kane’s absence changes the whole look<\/p>\n

Kane being out matters because this isn’t just one winger missing.<\/p>\n

It forces Foote to spread skill and size through a group that has already been searching for answers.<\/p>\n

The lineup shuffle also says Foote still wants a long look at younger pieces and newer combinations, especially with Vancouver sitting on 50 points and running out of time.<\/p>\n

Pettersson back in the middle of the top line puts the spotlight right back on him.<\/p>\n

With DeBrusk and \u00d6hgren beside him, Vancouver is asking that line to drive the pace early.<\/p>\n

Rossi between O’Connor and Boeser is another line worth watching. That trio has more puck-moving ability than a typical second unit on this roster right now.<\/p>\n

The bigger picture is ugly. Vancouver has a -90 goal differential, so every lineup call now feels like a test for who still fits going forward.<\/p>\n

It gets even tighter when you factor in the skid.<\/p>\n

The Canucks are carrying a 6-game losing streak into Colorado, and Kane being out only adds more pressure to an already thin group.<\/p>\n

So this isn’t just a routine game-day tweak.<\/p>\n

It’s Foote leaning into another patchwork look, with Evander Kane out and several young players getting a bigger say in how Vancouver finishes the night.<\/p>\n

Previously on Vancouver Hockey Daily<\/p>\n

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Adam Foote rolls out new-look lineup ahead of Colorado matchup<\/p>\n

Did Adam Foote make the right call with Evander Kane out of the lineup ?<\/p>\n

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