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Offensive-minded winger Nikolay Goldobin will be in the lineup Thursday against his old team, the San Jose Sharks.

Where he’s playing remains to be seen.

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After acquiring Goldobin, Vancouver GM Jim Benning mused that the former first-round pick likely fizzled in San Jose because the Sharks had no room for him in their top six.

The Canucks, of course, have room just about everywhere.

The Canucks seem to want to keep Loui Eriksson with Bo Horvat for a while, hoping they develop some chemistry, leaving a spot open on the left side of that line as long as Sven Baertschi is out.

Reid Boucher had a good game in that spot Tuesday against Detroit, so the inclination will be to keep that line together.

Thing is, playing with Horvat is probably Goldobin’s best chance to make a good first impression.

Good thing Goldobin has some versatility.

“I’m nervous to play against my team tomorrow,” Goldobin said. “I can play both wings.

“Most of the time, I played left wing but lately I’ve been playing right wing and I actually like it.”

Head coach Willie Desjardins would only commit to playing Goldobin in the top nine. He seems to like the Sedins with Markus Granlund, who has had some success on the “top line” which means Goldobin is playing with either Sutter or Horvat.

It says here, Desjardins should make it Horvat, and play Goldobin on the power play which probably means he’ll be playing with Sutter and on the PK.