Durl Dixsun Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Keep Booth Booth - Kesler - ______ DONT RESIGN RAYMOND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Keep him, he'll take care of the Bruins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckelhead70 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Booth and Kes did not pan out like we hoped it would. I would drop Booth to the third line and have Higgy and Lappy play with Kes. I would not trade him thou.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I'd keep him. Give him at least one offseason and one training camp to work and train with the Canucks. I see him having a huge year next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I know he had a injury and was playing pretty well before that, but man when he came back and in the playoffs he was definately not worth his salary. He's also not easy to like with his comments on twitter and holier than thou attitude. There's a place for religion but when it comes to hockey..........just play hockey and keep the religion to yourself ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 I know he had a injury and was playing pretty well before that, but man when he came back and in the playoffs he was definately not worth his salary. He's also not easy to like with his comments on twitter and holier than thou attitude. There's a place for religion but when it comes to hockey..........just play hockey and keep the religion to yourself ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 DONT RESIGN RAYMOND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Booth and Kes did not pan out like we hoped it would. I would drop Booth to the third line and have Higgy and Lappy play with Kes. I would not trade him thou.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 I'd keep him. You can't expect a player to blow you away stats wise after being traded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckelhead70 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 if he's not a top 6 point producing forward, he's redundant unless your asking the third line to score, the clube made that clear by trading hodgson away, they want shutdown players for the last two line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Keep him, he'll take care of the Bruins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Booth wasn't a top 6 point producing forward this year. AV stuck with Kes and Booth all year and we all hoped it would turn for the better. Let's see if Booth is hungry to get top line minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachieving Hero of CDC Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I'd hold onto him. Give him a full year with the team and add a healthy Kesler into the mix, lets see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Losing: Fire the coach. Trade the team. Winning: Erect statues. Retire jerseys. David Booth or Ryan Kesler. Who's more to blame for that line's lack of consistency this season? They'll both be better next season. Cheers. TOML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Booth had to deal with an emotional leave and a new city, country and team as far away fro home as he could get. He had injury issues this last season and never really got on track. Still, he managed 16 goals for a pace of 24 in an 82 game scehdule. Add in, being more familiar and comfortable with the team next year and hopefully healthy and it's not unrealistic to expect a 30- goal season out of him. Certainly have to give him until January this comong season to see how he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Two secrets; one is balance on each line & the second expectations. Keslers line, first & foremost is a role as a league premiere stopper line. That requires, speed, size, attack & physicality. Booth scores high on all. But that is where expectations come into play. AV is happy if they neutralize lines such as Getzlaf / Ryan / Perry. Balance is a scorer, a digger & a passer plus having already mentioned physical components of size, speed & skill. So far, the passer element has been missing since Samuelsson left & the line was not complimented by Erhoff on D. Higgins can be the digger, but is not a passer. Burrows is the guy who would make the line complete. What we do for the Twins? Prey that Kassian or Jensen can do what Burrows does, but offer size... Jensen looks like he would be the better scorer, Kassian the glue guy but both are probably a season away. The team still needs to recruit, develop, trade for or sign at least one key forward to achieve the balance. But there is no reason Booth cannot be a perfectly functional component. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiCHC3 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I like Booth as a player and as a person, but on a few occasions he looked like he didn't know what position he was supposed to be in when he didn't have the puck. While some of the blame certainly goes on the player, he didn't feel as if he was coached and just left to figure it out on his own. Once he has that in place, I think his offensive game will improve tremendously, his defensive marginally, but his general playmaking looks like it will always stink and that means he'll lneed some playmakers on that line with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lappykass Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Having him is more valuble then not having him. Big body, Physical presence, people like him, great powerforward. Just need a playmaking winger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keslerian one Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Booth's cap hit is only 3.8, IMO he's a steal at that price, and he showed chemistry with kesler at times during the season. Why trade him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiun Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Booth had to deal with an emotional leave and a new city, country and team as far away fro home as he could get. He had injury issues this last season and never really got on track. Still, he managed 16 goals for a pace of 24 in an 82 game scehdule. Add in, being more familiar and comfortable with the team next year and hopefully healthy and it's not unrealistic to expect a 30- goal season out of him. Certainly have to give him until January this comong season to see how he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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