Cory Schneider to miss start in Calgary with flu
Posted April 10, 2013 1:00 pm.
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CALGARY, AB (NEWS1130) – Cory Schneider will not make his 12th straight start tonight when the Canucks visit Calgary for their last meeting of the regular season with the Flames. Schneider has a case of the flu, so Roberto Luongo will be in net. The Canucks have also been forced to add a Calgary college goalie to serve as backup for the night.
University of Calgary goaltender Dinos goaltender Dustin Butler is an emergency call-up for the Canucks. In 2003, the Canucks were forced to sign UBC goalie Chris Levesque for one game when Dan Cloutier was injured. Levesque almost had to play that night when starter Johan Hedberg was shaken up in the game against Pittsburgh.
The Canucks will be forced to juggle their defensive and forward combinations with the recent injuries to winger Chris Higgins (knee) and defenceman Chris Tanev (leg). The two players did not make the road trip and are out indefinitely, according to head coach Alain Vigneault.
As Vancouver heads out on a season-high five-game road trip, the Canucks have won three in a row and nine of its last 11 games, which included a 5-2 win over Calgary at Rogers Arena last Saturday. The Flames own the second-worst record in the NHL’s Western Conference, but snapped a five-game losing skid on Monday with a 3-1 road victory over Colorado. Since a win over St. Louis on March 24th, the Flames haven’t beaten anyone but the NHL-worst Avalanche.
The Canucks have outscored opponents 11-2 during their current three-game winning streak and enter the night with a slim lead on Minnesota for first in the Northwest Division. Game time is 6:30 p.m. (Rogers Sportsnet Pacific).
