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Please post your thoughts, pictures and comments on tonight's games in this thread.

Vancouver at Chicago

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TSN's Ice Chips

Winger Milan Lucic was seen limping yesterday with an apparent injury to his right leg. - TSN

Captain Jonathan Toews denied reports he has a 'significant shoulder injury' by raising his arms for the media yesterday, saying 'Not even close. I showed them.' - Chicago Tribune

Projected Lines vs. Canucks

Forwards:
Sharp - Toews - Kane
Ladd - Bolland - Havlat
Versteeg - Pahlsson - Byfuglien
Eager - Burish - Brouwer

Defence:
Keith - Seabrook
Hjalmarsson - Campbell
Barker - Walker

Goaltender:
Khabibulin

Defenceman Brian Rafalski didn't practice yesterday and will miss a third straight game tonight because of an undisclosed injury. Centre Kris Draper has not been given clearance to play. - Detroit Free Press

The Penguins are not expected to stand in the way of assistant general manager Chuck Fletcher if he is offered the vacant GM job with Minnesota. - Tribune Review

Head coach Alain Vigneault says Pavol Demitra (lower body) is a game-time decision tonight. All indications are he will not play and if he doesn't, Taylor Pyatt will play his first game in over a month. - TSN

Defenceman Sami Salo will not play in Game 3, and he continues to be listed as day to day. - TSN

According to a report, Mats Sundin is playing the series against the Blackhawks with a sprained MCL in his right knee. - The Globe and Mail

Projected Lines vs. Blackhawks

Forwards:
D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Burrows
Raymond - Sundin - Kesler
Pyatt - Wellwood - Bernier
Hordichuk - Johnson - Rypien

Defence:
Ohlund - Edler
Mitchell - Vaananen
Bieksa - O'Brien

Goaltender:
Luongo

[DropThePuck]

3 - Raymond, M. (15:34 in 1st), Bernier, S. (PPG, 01:00 in 2nd), Sedin, H. (08:40 in 2nd)
1 - Campbell, B. (PPG, 11:09 in 2nd)


Vancouver Canucks' Alexandre Burrows is checked by Chicago Blackhawks' Brent Seabrook (7) during the third period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Western Conference semifinal, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)


Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, of Russia, makes a save against a shot by Vancouver Canucks' Steve Bernier, second from left, during the first period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Western Conference semifinal series, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Chicago. At left is Blackhawks' Brian Campbell and at right is Blackhawks' Niklas Hjalmarsson, of Sweden.
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)


Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, of Russia, watches the puck goes into the net on a goal by Vancouver Canucks' Mason Raymond (14) during the first period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Western Conference semifinal series, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)


Vancouver Canucks' goalie Roberto Luongo turns away a Chicago Blackhawks shot during the third period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Western Conference semifinals, Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in Chicago.
(AP Photo/Skip Stewart)