Rollieo Del Fuego Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 AV has lost his marbles Sometimes it seems like he purposely does the OPPOSITE of what fans and hockey pundits think he should, just for spite. Raymond with the Sedins and Burrows with Paulson and Hansen on the third line in practice today. Maybe AV is just trying to scare everyone including the team. If he actually believes Raymond either deserves the promotion or actually is a better fit than Burrows then he has officially lost his marbles. I do agree that its a good time to experiment going into the playoffs. Try out different combinations just in case of injury or to give the other team a different look. Try Kassian on the first again, or Higgins. Split the Sedins. A lot of options out there but this is the one AV chooses? Put the softest, unstable, snake-bitten, confidence-shaken perimeter player and throw him on the top line. One that doesn't go to the net, or if he is forced to will not feel comfortable doing it. Raymond has dragged down every line he plays on. So happy they took him off the second line, Kesler's play immediately went up a notch. I am getting sick of AV's "hunch" management style, along with his rose coloured glasses for certain players while others skate on thin ice where one mistake gets them in the doghouse and no player ever really ever leaves that wet dog smell behind even after they come out. Gillis knew Hodgson would never be accepted by AV no matter how well he did so he was another casualty. edit: source 1040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 AV should put Kass with the twins. That way no one can ever mess with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gragnanifan1 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I would LOL so hard if Raymond gets a hatty and the Sedins light the lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 "The Fall Guy Line?" They're all taking the fall lately for losses, but... Not liking the frequency of which these guys will be knocked off the puck, but Burr with the twins has gone stone cold. Cheers. TOML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanTheParade Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 This is more like ... Sedins demoted to the 4th line, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 After reading this, I laughed. Then I came to my senses and thought 'well nothing else is working, so this might'. AVs stated that he's not happy with how the 'team' is playing, yet his best player all season long is sitting on the bench? Huh? Don't understand? You want to give your team the best chance to win, and the goalie with 3rd best SV%and 7th best GAA in the league is riding the pine. AV needs to wake up - ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobopan Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Why are we trying a combo which we all know has zero chance of working in the playoffs. Yes im calling it a dud before even seeing it but cmon i don't even want to think about how easily that line would get pushed around in a playoff game. I can see the scrums in front of the net already and it wouldn't be pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackberries Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I think we gotta stick kesler up there, and put higgins to center the second with burrows on the wing with booth. Raymond can go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Not a fan of this move but maybe AV sees something the rest of us don't. I really want to see moar Kassian!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazzY Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 could bump everyones slump lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greetingsfrombrazil Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Well, I didn't agree when AV played Bitz with the Sedins, neither when he played Schneider vs Boston in january. And look what happened! I trust him, let's see what happens tomorrow. I liked the new defensive pairings, Hamhuis and Tanev together looks great. It seems that they're more balanced this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev's Smirk Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 That's it! *Flips the table* I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt kilgore Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 So what you're saying is "Even if this turns out well and makes me look like a fool for doubting it, I'm still right!" Is that about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Maybe this will be part of AV's brilliant plan to make the Sedins shoot the puck instead of passing all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksgyal Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 well, does it make you guys feel better bout boston losing to the lighting tonight....wait for it...allowing 6 goals on 17 shots Damn. Sorry, had to get it outta my system. Now, as for the topic of the thread. It may be difficult to catch the blues as if they win tonight, they would have a 7 point lead. (with us having 2 games on hand). So, maybe juggling the lines and trying different combinations even if they dont really make sense to us fans is what is on AVs agenda right now. This way, we are 100% ready for the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 AV has lost his marbles Sometimes it seems like he purposely does the OPPOSITE of what fans and hockey pundits think he should, just for spite. Raymond with the Sedins and Burrows with Paulson and Hansen on the third line in practice today. Maybe AV is just trying to scare everyone including the team. If he actually believes Raymond either deserves the promotion or actually is a better fit than Burrows then he has officially lost his marbles. I do agree that its a good time to experiment going into the playoffs. Try out different combinations just in case of injury or to give the other team a different look. Try Kassian on the first again, or Higgins. Split the Sedins. A lot of options out there but this is the one AV chooses? Put the softest, unstable, snake-bitten, confidence-shaken perimeter player and throw him on the top line. One that doesn't go to the net, or if he is forced to will not feel comfortable doing it. Raymond has dragged down every line he plays on. So happy they took him off the second line, Kesler's play immediately went up a notch. I am getting sick of AV's "hunch" management style, along with his rose coloured glasses for certain players while others skate on thin ice where one mistake gets them in the doghouse and no player ever really ever leaves that wet dog smell behind even after they come out. Gillis knew Hodgson would never be accepted by AV no matter how well he did so he was another casualty. edit: source 1040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Broke The Cup Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Hope it works, it would be nice to see a convincing win tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 This is how it's going to go down. "Here come the Canucks on a 3 on 1!" "Daniel to Henrik, back to Daniel, He......" "Raymond tripped over his own feet and took a goalie interference penalty" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'm actually looking forwards to this. Very interesting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I would LOL so hard if Raymond gets a hatty and the Sedins light the lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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