Vancouver Canucks vs San Jose Sharks
3:00 PM ET, May 22, 2011
HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
The Vancouver Canucks have prided themselves on their depth all year as they posted the best record in the regular season and made it through the first two rounds of the playoffs.
That depth could be severely tested in the Western Conference finals with the status of key defensemen Christian Ehrhoff and Aaron Rome in doubt heading into Sunday's Game 4 against the San Jose Sharks.
The Canucks lead the series 2-1 but are coming off a 4-3 loss in Game 3 that could prove costlier than just one game if Ehrhoff and Rome are forced to miss time.
"As a group we've dealt with a lot of injuries this year," coach Alain Vigneault said. "We've been able to handle it real well. Right now I'm confident that we're going to do the same thing. One of the things that we have given ourselves is more depth on defense. We've really worked at making sure that the guys that weren't in the lineup were staying ready and they knew that at one point or another we might need them down the road. Whoever we use (Sunday), I'm confident they're going to do real well for us."
That depth could be severely tested in the Western Conference finals with the status of key defensemen Christian Ehrhoff and Aaron Rome in doubt heading into Sunday's Game 4 against the San Jose Sharks.
The Canucks lead the series 2-1 but are coming off a 4-3 loss in Game 3 that could prove costlier than just one game if Ehrhoff and Rome are forced to miss time.
"As a group we've dealt with a lot of injuries this year," coach Alain Vigneault said. "We've been able to handle it real well. Right now I'm confident that we're going to do the same thing. One of the things that we have given ourselves is more depth on defense. We've really worked at making sure that the guys that weren't in the lineup were staying ready and they knew that at one point or another we might need them down the road. Whoever we use (Sunday), I'm confident they're going to do real well for us."
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