5minutesinthebox Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 We are missing Ballard, that's for sure. I don't care what our record on closing games was, we miss his grit, composure and speed. Also, I'm sick of saying this but can Booth lift his xxxxx head up now and again. It's all right looking flashy and eye-catching but I lost count of the number of times a sideways pass would have been more dangerous............I'm really getting sick of his selfish approach. Last night Kesler AND Raymond were passing but still Booth doesn't get the message. He is going to hurt this team if he doesn't change his ways. Put him up with Burrows who he should model himself on. But for Lu we would never have been in the game up to the end. Bitz is out of his depth and these playoffs are a year too early for Kass. I would try Gragnani instead of Bitz and bring back Weise. Hopefully we will get Daniel back soon. Booth - Sedin - Burrows Higgins - Kesler - Raymond Lapierre Pahlsson Hansen Gragnani Malhotra Weise Hamhuis - Bieksa Edler - Salo Ballard - Tanev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Please tell me you are joking? You know Gragnani is a defenceman right?! And putting Tanev and Ballard together? Have people forgotten that Ballard is a turnover machine? And you expect the rookie to clean up after him. Line up fail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo_604ca Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 i'm not sure how much patience the coach has but i think it's possible he will reunite the amex line for game 2, if not then definitely game 3 if they lose 2 in a row. now some would say to keep the 3rd line together but the truth is our offense is a little thin to spread over 3 lines without daniel. i say coach loads up the 1st and 2nd lines and maybe tries ebbett or raymond on the 3rd line . although we only lost the first game i feel we need to make this move ...the coach knows the magic lappy did on the first line with burr and hank and everyone knows what the amex line can do. this is the right approach i'm hoping it's done for game 2 rather then hold off till game 3. we are not as deep without daniel and we can't pretend we are. BURROWS - H SEDIN - LAPIERRE HIGGINS - KESLER - BOOTH EBBETT/RAYMOND - PAHLSSON - HANSEN WEISE - MALHOTRA - KASSIAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucks4sure Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Reinprecht up and on the 3rd line and Balard and Alberts 3rd pairing.Cassian gets 1 more game and if he doesn't contribute then he sits. Lappy Hank Burrows Booth Kesler Higgins Hansen Pahlsson Reinprecht Ebbet Malhotra Cassian Bieksa Hamhuis Edler Salo Ballard Alberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkoisthx Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I want Raymond in the press box if he's going to be his usual, infuriating self again. Watching him skate away from the net, take shots from the outside, and fall down if/when he reaches a corner got old a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I want Raymond in the press box if he's going to be his usual, infuriating self again. Watching him skate away from the net, take shots from the outside, and fall down if/when he reaches a corner got old a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edler's Mind Tricks Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Have you been watching the games this season or are you still in a biased "pre Ballard on his right side" mode? As for Gragnani, of course I realise he is a defender, however if he can't put on a better show on the 4th than Bitz last night I'll eat my left one. Gragnani is ultra offensive, has good speed and hands and a decent shot .............Bitz is......zzzzzzzzzz You qualify for the blinded by bias and lacking in imagination FAIL my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw604 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Salo looked slow and brutal with rome. Hamuis Bieksa Edler Salo Rome Tanev - stay away from top two lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Put Newell Brown up in the rafters and have him just watch how play develops with a headset. Have AV simplify the power play. In the offseason fire Brown. Lapierre H.Sedin Burrows Higgins Kesler Booth Reinprecht Pahlsson Hansen Ebbett Malhotra Kassian Raymond sits for the first round. Hamhuis Bieksa Edler Salo Ballard Tanev (If Ballard can play, other than that Rome) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Sedin-Sedin-Lapierre Booth-Kesler-Burrows Higgins-Pahlsson-Hansen Weise-Malhotra-Kassian Hamhuis-Bieksa Edler-Tanev Rome-Salo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Time Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 AV needs to realize that the first line is not the place where you slot slumping guys to try and get them going. I have no idea what MayRay has done to deserve first line duty but all he does is drag everyone on the line down. He is basically the anti-Higgins. Lappy was perfectly effective on the first line and actually produced. I would put Lappy on the first and MayRay on the 4th line. If he's not going to score, he might as well be playing with players who aren't expected to. Booth was flying tonight btw. Maybe it's time he got a shot with Henrik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gragnanifan1 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 put ballard in for rome and please call up reinprecht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanev's Smirk Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Burrows - Sedin - Lappy Booth - Ebbett - Kassian* Higgins - Pahlsson - Hansen Malhotra - Kesler - Weise Hamhuis - Tanev Rome - Beiksa Edler - Salo Luo *If Kassian struggles then Weise gets second line time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Reinprecht up and on the 3rd line and Balard and Alberts 3rd pairing.Cassian gets 1 more game and if he doesn't contribute then he sits. Lappy Hank Burrows Booth Kesler Higgins Hansen Pahlsson Reinprecht Ebbet Malhotra Cassian Bieksa Hamhuis Edler Salo Ballard Alberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_22 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Lapierre H.Sedin Burrows Higgins Kesler Booth Raymond Pahlsson Hansen Weise Malhotra Kassian try to let Higgins to get that second line scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrows42010 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 With Daniel: Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Lappiere-Kesler-Booth Higgins-Pahlsson-Hansen Raymond-Malhotra-Kassian Hamhuis-Bieksa Edler-Salo MAG-Tanev Lu and without Daniel, slot Kassian in his place with Raymond on the 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjkaemingh Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 No thanks to MAG Daniel in? Dank, Hank Burr HIggy Kes Booth Ray Palhl Hans Lappy Manny Wiese (could flip Raymond & Lappy?) 4th line was not good enough last night. stuck in their zone too much. AMEX line rocks Daniel out? Put Kassian on line 4, Lappy up to line 1 Bieksa Hammer Edler Salo Tanev Rome Tanev was fine last night Juice and Edler are too casual together, defensively careless. Lou saved them a lot. Lou was great in net. Stay out of the f n penalty box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I noticed some things tonight that i was hoping would dissappear in the scp but didnt. Problem number 1. On line 1 henriks line mates were not getting themselves in position to receive a pass and it ended up with hank deking himself into a corner. Having a great playmaker like hank was a waste and rendered the first line useless. problem 2 our second line still has no chemistry. while i liked booths physical effort i thought he played as an individual and didnt use his linemates. he would often just shoot the puck immediately upon getting an opportunity. he needs to play with more patients and stop shooting when he has a very low chance of netting it. at least 50% of the time you will end up losing posession when you do that. kesler and raymond also play as individuals and they do n ot utilize each other nearly enough. especially raymond does not work on that line. i understand the logic by av of playing raymond because of his attributes but I think its time he sits because he does not fit in to the third or fourth line either. problem 3 diving....i was embarrassed problem 4 especially in the first period we had alot of defensive zone breakdowns. this is the playoffs? you can look to problems 1 and 2 if your wondering why our pp sucks. The big question is why are we playing like this? our pp and offense started to dry up long before Daniels injury. Im concerned that i have heard at least three players in the last nonth comment on mental fatigue from the long run last year. last nights loss was not a lack of physical effort but a team that for whatever eason was not mentally prepared for this game. If we do not develope some fluent chemistry on our top 2 lines we will be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 go with what worked well in the last few games or over the season lappy/hank/burr higs/kes/booth mayray/phalsson/hansen and then 4th is anyone goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrows42010 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 with danny burrows hank lapierre(passer and grit) booth kes danny(skill and grit) higgins pahlson hansen (got it right) reinprect manny weise(speed and grit) without danny burrows hank lapierre reinprecht kes booth higgins pahlsson hansen bitz/ebbett manny weise or something like that....AV KNOWS HIS GUYS BEST!GO CANUCKS GO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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