rotiman187 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Give him a couple games, maybe he can step he intensity up and bring some offense with his speed. The kesler, booth and raymond line would be perfect to match with the richards line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Until Kassian is back, there is going to be a lot of Raymond. When Kass comes back, out goes Raymond. Lines with Kass: Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Booth-Kesler-Lapierre Higgins-Pahlsson-Hansen Bitz-Malhotra-Kassian LA is a physical team, so that's why Raymond won't cut the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Morris Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Until Kassian is back, there is going to be a lot of Raymond. When Kass comes back, out goes Raymond. Lines with Kass: Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Booth-Kesler-Lapierre Higgins-Pahlsson-Hansen Bitz-Malhotra-Kassian LA is a physical team, so that's why Raymond won't cut the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onions Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 here's the thing with mayray. He's had his scoring chances. He's good defensively. But he's not consistent. Sometimes, he'll make great passes, other times, he won't. You never know what game he's going to put on the ice and that is his biggest downfall. The guy's great player if he focuses and plays every game like it's his last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Carell Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 When Raymond lacks confidence he plays HORRIBLY. And I'm not a big Raymond fan, but when he's on his game, he can puck handle and dish like a motherf***er. On a different note though, the one great thing about what AV did before the end of the season (that is, try different line combinations) is just for this sort of situation. If one player doesn't do well on one line, then you can put Lapierre on that line, or Burrows, or anyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucklehead420 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I have to disagree with you. In no way has Mason had a free ride. He broke his G.D.ed back for the team last year. He is also a work horse out there in terms of his defensive and speed. He was a little snake bitten this year, and had a tendency of slipping on the ice. Its a brand new season come Wednesday, and a little birdy told me he's gonna try sharpining his skates 3/4" instead of 1/2"! He'll be in the lineup as long as he is healthy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobydooby Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 I think Mayray deserves a chance, but it should be a short chance. He's proven time and again that when the playoffs come around, he cannot elevate his game. I truly hope this year is different, but what gives us the impression that it will be? There is no reason that Mason has given us to beleive that it will be any different this year than in other years. This is not to say that he can't be effective at points of the playoffs, because of course he can be. The question in my mind is not whether or ot he can be effective.. after all anyone could emerge as a playoff MVP for our team.. no, the question is will he.. and in my mind I have no reason to beleive at all that Mason will be any better than he has throughout the season. He does not strike me as the kind of player that can bring his A+ game just because the playoffs are at hand. I say he should get 3-4 games in the first round here to see what he can do. If he does well, keep him. if not, make the adjustment. everyone is so steadfast that if Lu has a couple bad games he should be yanked.. why should it be any different for Raymond?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind-Like-Lightning Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Raymond coming in on Martinez/Mitchell/Scuderi --> Free Breakaway. Unless he takes the puck into the corner by habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 When you have to get scratched to get you going IN A CONTRACT YEAR you know you have issues with a player. There is no more ceiling with Raymond. What you see is what you get. He might have some impact on a lesser team like Calgary or Columbus, but on this team he has no role. His speed is over-rated (how often does he use his feet to breakaway from defenders? I see Burrows, Hanse, Lappy and Kes do it wayyy more), and while he is a good PKer, we have more than enough of those (Hansen, Higgins, Kes, Burr, Pahlsson, etc), he doesn't hit, he doesn't intimidate, he's just an indifferent, useless player. I hope I don't see him in the playoffs at all, but for some reason AV thinks there's more there to him. I hope he's right, but I know he's wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck luck Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Another "hate Raymond" thread, how ----- original! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Vietnam Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 If he continues to do all those flybys and turn the puck over, he's done in my books. The leash on Raymond is shorter than Luongo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagin Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 here's the thing with mayray. He's had his scoring chances. He's good defensively. But he's not consistent. Sometimes, he'll make great passes, other times, he won't. You never know what game he's going to put on the ice and that is his biggest downfall. The guy's great player if he focuses and plays every game like it's his last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I am going to make a bold prediction here and say he makes a huge impact in the first round with 5 pts in a low scoring series. 1G 4A .. and he remains on the roster for that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_Costanza Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 None. There are better options that Vancouver has in the top 6 and Raymond is a horrible player for your bottom 6. Edit: Oops I forgot if there is an injury then you can slot Raymond in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustapha Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Kesler gets a bit of a pass because he was so great against Nashville last season in the playoffs. Raymond is fast, and he's creative, but he doesn't seem to have hands when he needs them the most. He's like a reverse Wellwood. Welly was slow, but he had hands. Raymond seems to have everything but. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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