VANCOUVER — With his team facing playoff elimination, Vancouver Canuck head coach Willie Desjardins was both coy and candid Wednesday in discussing his lineup for Thursday’s last-chance home date against the Calgary Flames.
Desjardins did concede that Utica Comets callup Sven Baertschi, an ex-Flame, would almost certainly play and that injured winger Alex Burrows would not. Burrows is gone for the series, said the coach, although he wouldn’t confirm Burrows had a fractured rib.
Desjardins also said he has decided on his starting goalie but wouldn’t disclose the information, opting to let it to come out at Thursday’s morning skate.