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[djlegere]

This is a good sign. Apparently the massage therapy over there is that good.

Source: Team 1040

[TheSteamer]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!

Holy shizz we need him.

[snipes2539]

Hmmm where would you put him?

With Kesler and Raymond? Kinda too slow for that line no?

Put him on the 3rd line with Bernier and Samuelsson? That might be a good choice.

[DeNiro]

He musta just gone to get one of those Slovakian rub n' t'zug massages...I bet his shoulder feels alot better now.

Edited by DeNiro, 22 December 2009 - 11:24 AM.

[-- Alexander 89 Mogilny --]

Good. Now package him for Kovalchuk!!!!!

[topbananas]

djlegere, on 22 December 2009 - 11:16 AM, said:

This is a good sign. Apparently the massage therapy over there is that good.

Source: Team 1040

the massage therapy over there is superb, so I hear

this is good news, but seriously, do people really believe he is the one to put us back on track? not so long back he was being torn apart on here. I like him but I have my doubts he will have the impact being expected from him by many on here.

[kacvan]

Shirokovianone, on 22 December 2009 - 11:24 AM, said:

Good. Now package him for Kovalchuk!!!!!

Kovalchuk is not comming to VANCOUVER!.

[DeNiro]

topbananas, on 22 December 2009 - 11:25 AM, said:

the massage therapy over there is superb, so I hear

this is good news, but seriously, do people really believe he is the one to put us back on track? not so long back he was being torn apart on here. I like him but I have my doubts he will have the impact being expected from him by many on here.

Well Demitra is better at passing and has a better shot than Samuelsson, so I dont see why he wouldn't make our second line better. Samuelsson is much more suited in a third line role. He'll still get his powerplay time, which is where he gets most of his goals anyways.

[Bertuzzipunch]

Wut really? A trip to slovakia and bang hes all good?

[Shift-4]

djlegere, on 22 December 2009 - 11:16 AM, said:

This is a good sign. Apparently the massage therapy over there is that good.

I thought Koreans gave the best massages...

Good news

[TheInsideScoop]

Maybe we'll soon get to see our team roll 3 decent lines.

Sedin-Sedin-Burr
Grabner-Kesler-Raymond
Samuelsson-Demo-Bernier
Glass-Johnson-Rypien/Hansen

eat that defenders......

[djlegere]

topbananas, on 22 December 2009 - 11:25 AM, said:

the massage therapy over there is superb, so I hear

this is good news, but seriously, do people really believe he is the one to put us back on track? not so long back he was being torn apart on here. I like him but I have my doubts he will have the impact being expected from him by many on here.

I don't think he is the solution, but we are better with him than without him. Personally I think putting him at center on the 3rd line with Bernier and Glass would be awesome. Or on the Second line with Kes and Ray moving Sammy to the third and glass to the fouth.

Think of it this way. He replaces Hordichuk or Wellwood. How is that not good?

Edited by djlegere, 22 December 2009 - 11:34 AM.

[RBork77]

TheInsideScoop, on 22 December 2009 - 11:32 AM, said:

Maybe we'll soon get to see our team roll 3 decent lines.

Sedin-Sedin-Burr
Grabner-Kesler-Raymond
Samuelsson-Demo-Bernier
Glass-Johnson-Rypien/Hansen

eat that defenders......

nice porcelain line-up.

[nucks 09]

snipes2539, on 22 December 2009 - 11:19 AM, said:

Hmmm where would you put him?

With Kesler and Raymond? Kinda too slow for that line no?

Put him on the 3rd line with Bernier and Samuelsson? That might be a good choice.

I definitely would put Demitra with Raymond and Kesler. He has the skill set that we need to make plays and put the puck in the back of the net.

And in my opinion Samuelsson is just as slow if not slower than Demitra.

[darkpoet]

RBork77, on 22 December 2009 - 11:35 AM, said:

nice porcelain line-up.

ever try to break a toilet?

[sharnhayre]

Faster he comes back.. the fast we can trade him

[snipes2539]

Shift-4, on 22 December 2009 - 11:31 AM, said:

I thought Koreans gave the best massages...

Good news

They do, you just never know if it's a guy or a girl giving it to you

[djlegere]

sharnhayre, on 22 December 2009 - 11:41 AM, said:

Faster he comes back.. the fast we can trade him

If he plays well I could see a NY - VAN trade. But who else would want him??

[Tenacious]

I'm surprised he didn't spend Christmas with family over there...

[snipes2539]

nucks 09, on 22 December 2009 - 11:37 AM, said:

I definitely would put Demitra with Raymond and Kesler. He has the skill set that we need to make plays and put the puck in the back of the net.

And in my opinion Samuelsson is just as slow if not slower than Demitra.

Oh I 100% agree, I much rather have someone like Grabner (when he's healthy again) back on that line. But Demitra's play seemed to be somewhat dispassionate last season, so I'm not sure if he'd be able to keep up intensity wise with that line.

At least Samuelsson is willing to throw hits and forecheck hard along the boards.

[X_72]

That's crazy! man i honestly thougth he'd be done for this season.

[CANUCKLELION]

Shirokovianone, on 22 December 2009 - 11:24 AM, said:

Good. Now package him for Kovalchuk!!!!!

IMO, Demo + Bieksa for a big , gritty skilled center would make me feel better about the Nuck's playoff chances.

I believe the Nuck's are ranked 29th in the league in hits. Pittsburg is #1. There will be no playoff's for Vancouver if that stat doesn't improve.

Edited by CANUCKLELION, 22 December 2009 - 11:49 AM.

[hockeyville88]

Wow
Slovakian treatment worked fast

[Breakout Pass]

TheInsideScoop, on 22 December 2009 - 11:32 AM, said:

Maybe we'll soon get to see our team roll 3 decent lines.

Sedin-Sedin-Burr
Grabner-Kesler-Raymond
Samuelsson-Demo-Bernier
Glass-Johnson-Rypien/Hansen

eat that defenders......

I really want to see

Sedin Sedin Samuelsson
Demitra Kesler Burrows
Raymond Wellwood Bernier
Glass Johnson Hansen (Horde/Grabner/Rypien)

[sharnhayre]

NY had interest and I also heard him name in the Kovalchuk trade.. Hope he plays well when he comes back.

[RBork77]

darkpoet, on 22 December 2009 - 11:40 AM, said:

ever try to break a toilet?

touche!

[yes we can nucks]

Breakout Pass, on 22 December 2009 - 11:53 AM, said:

I really want to see

Sedin Sedin Samuelsson
Demitra Kesler Burrows
Raymond Wellwood Bernier
Glass Johnson Hansen (Horde/Grabner/Rypien)

Why mess with the two top lines that are working now? Makes most sense to put Demitra with Samuelsson and Bernier as a potentially great third line.

[CANUCKLELION]

snipes2539, on 22 December 2009 - 11:44 AM, said:

Oh I 100% agree, I much rather have someone like Grabner (when he's healthy again) back on that line. But Demitra's play seemed to be somewhat dispassionate last season, so I'm not sure if he'd be able to keep up intensity wise with that line.

At least Samuelsson is willing to throw hits and forecheck hard along the boards.

I'm not sure you know what you are talking about, Grabner was not effective at all along the boards and doesn't forecheck physically. He uses his speed to try and get position on defenders or to get open. Samuelsson uses his size and strength to gain the puck, Demo is fast, not slow as you infer in your earlier post. He is quick shifty, and sees the ice at a whole level above that of either Samuelsson or Grabner. He is not physical either, but is a proven top 6 NHL talent, unlike Grabner or Samuelsson, who are both trying to establish themselves as a consistently contributing top 6ers. I'm not sure if Demo will vault the team to elite status, but he is a better bet to do so than anyone else we have coming back.

Edited by CANUCKLELION, 22 December 2009 - 12:04 PM.

[BadgerFace]

Tenacious, on 22 December 2009 - 11:43 AM, said:

I'm surprised he didn't spend Christmas with family over there...

Haha why? If you had a job that earned $4 million a year wouldn't you rather go to work than build a snowman with the family?

[Canucks_fo_life]

I still laugh at people who slot Grabner into a top 6 role, when he's not even experienced enough

I rather have Mason Raymond up there with Kes and Sammy

Grabner 3rd line