T.M. Selection: Vancouver Canucks.

I like the Vancouver Canucks to beat the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. The Canucks have already started their season off with a loss. They lost to the Oilers 3-2 in a shootout and managed to keep that game close with the Oilers forcing it to be decided in a SO where it's really anyone's game. They have good goaltending on their side and that has carried over from last season as Demko only gave up the 2 goals in that game. Their defense is starting to mesh well and this young team is getting better and better the more games they play together. The Flyers have not even started their regular season yet and this will be their first game out of the gates. They finished off their preseason with 2 losses in a row. Their backup goalie gave up 8 goals in those 2 games but the defense did not look good either. The Flyers rely on their good defense to win their games so if they don't have that then they don't have anything. The Canucks have still played their 1st game already and the Flyers haven't played a real game with all of their starters in a while now. I think the Canucks are going to catch them off guard here and win their 1st game of the season. I like the Canucks in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-2 Canucks.