Mad Cow Disease Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 This is a thread about Maxim Lapierre, Dan Hamhuis, Chris Tanev and Keith Ballard. Last night, these 4 players especially stood out to me. Of course the ginger trio won us the game but out there we saw Hamhuis, Tanev and Ballard providing much defensive stability and given Edler and Bieksa's blunders, they're exactly what we needed to retain the lead. As usual, Hamhuis was our Mr. Reliable, but we also saw Ballard delivering a crushing hip check and play a solid game in our end, and I have to say the same about Tanev, he had a great game, clearing the puck at the right times and showing a ton of maturity for his age. Lapierre was an absolute force last night, he has great chemistry on the 2nd line, and it's scary to see what that'd be like with Kassian replacing Raymond (worth a shot? yes? no? maybe slot in Higgins instead?). Lapierre threw his body around everywhere, did a couple wrap-arounds and created a lot of offensive opportunities. THIS GUY DESERVES MORE ICE TIME, KEEP HIM WITH KESLER! He's a talented player and could take a load off Kesler trying to shut down the Kings' top players and get back on goal-scoring form again. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biasbieksa Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Kassian is not reliable defensively. I dont see that happening. Im sure Lapierre will stay on the 2nd. Raymond healthy scratch maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cow Disease Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 He seemed impressive in his first few games when they tried him on the 2nd line, when he was throwing hits everywhere. It's the playoffs now though so there's less room to experiment. Doesn't seem like Raymond fits anywhere though, and his defensive reliability is pretty much non-existant (Kopitar's goal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CytotoxicCD8TLymphocyte Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Raymond....... Should be playing in Tier 3 German League along side Patrick White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rypper-37 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 The D needs to get better and they're starting to show signs of improvements. Edler + Bieksa has been giving me heart attacks for the last couple weeks. I'm glad that AV is switching it back to Hamhuis + Bieksa. If our D can handle the fore-check of LA, this series would be a lot easier to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 He seemed impressive in his first few games when they tried him on the 2nd line, when he was throwing hits everywhere. It's the playoffs now though so there's less room to experiment. Doesn't seem like Raymond fits anywhere though, and his defensive reliability is pretty much non-existant (Kopitar's goal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smyl ( : Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I liked how Raymond at least waved 'hi' as he went by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Raymond....... Should be playing in Tier 3 German League along side Patrick White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucks_Fan07 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Raymond....... Should be playing in Tier 3 German League along side Patrick White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keslerian one Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 His individual skill was really questionable last game. Did he really think he could take the body on a guy like Anze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
406281dylan Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 agreed lappy=burrows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gumballthechewy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 the ginger trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fateless Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I still don't know how I feel about Ballard. I am a total fan of his crushing hip checks, but there were quite a few times last night where I was holding my breath as he tied up a player with a spare hand, or hooked someone on his way by. I think hes a solid 5/6 defensemen, but I still get scared when he does certain things. It seems when he gets riled up he likes to play more physical, which is generally good, but he often gets carried away. Last night Ballard played on the edge, there were a few times i was surprised he didn't get called for holding or hooking, or even interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Agreed. Now if only Edler, Bieksa, and Raymond would learn how to be more reliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luwongo Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 agreed lappy=burrows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 This is a thread about Maxim Lapierre, Dan Hamhuis, Chris Tanev and Keith Ballard. Last night, these 4 players especially stood out to me. Of course the ginger trio won us the game but out there we saw Hamhuis, Tanev and Ballard providing much defensive stability and given Edler and Bieksa's blunders, they're exactly what we needed to retain the lead. As usual, Hamhuis was our Mr. Reliable, but we also saw Ballard delivering a crushing hip check and play a solid game in our end, and I have to say the same about Tanev, he had a great game, clearing the puck at the right times and showing a ton of maturity for his age. Lapierre was an absolute force last night, he has great chemistry on the 2nd line, and it's scary to see what that'd be like with Kassian replacing Raymond (worth a shot? yes? no? maybe slot in Higgins instead?). Lapierre threw his body around everywhere, did a couple wrap-arounds and created a lot of offensive opportunities. THIS GUY DESERVES MORE ICE TIME, KEEP HIM WITH KESLER! He's a talented player and could take a load off Kesler trying to shut down the Kings' top players and get back on goal-scoring form again. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester@wraiths.ca Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I still don't know how I feel about Ballard. I am a total fan of his crushing hip checks, but there were quite a few times last night where I was holding my breath as he tied up a player with a spare hand, or hooked someone on his way by. I think hes a solid 5/6 defensemen, but I still get scared when he does certain things. It seems when he gets riled up he likes to play more physical, which is generally good, but he often gets carried away. Last night Ballard played on the edge, there were a few times i was surprised he didn't get called for holding or hooking, or even interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li'l Fra Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Yup, Lappiere gets marginalized when he's played on the 4th line. Malhotra is great at faceoffs, but has struggled to take a regular shift with any effectiveness. Kassian is just in over his head right now...only 'cause he's young and still growing as a player...his defensive game isn't reliable enough. Lappy has proven to be a very valuable player for us when he isn't taking ridiculous penalties. He definitely should be rewarded with more ice time. I think Lappiere, Kesler, Burrows is a hell of a trio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 He seemed impressive in his first few games when they tried him on the 2nd line, when he was throwing hits everywhere. It's the playoffs now though so there's less room to experiment. Doesn't seem like Raymond fits anywhere though, and his defensive reliability is pretty much non-existant (Kopitar's goal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenDays Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Lappy, Burrows and Kes - if this line starts scoring, they would definitely be the most hated trio... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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