smackyo23 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Kesler for the love of God is not a true centre, stick him on the wing where he belongs and you'll see his numbers go back up. Every time he crosses the blue line on a rush he tries to split two or three defenders and always seems to lose possession instead of passing off. The Amex line was ineffective at best and a total let down at worst and besides, Higgins plays better on the third line anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 When they clicked the Amex line was certainly fun to watch...however injuries kind of derailed things and when they all got back together something was definately missing. I think with the summer off and more practice together this line can further improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Kesler for the love of God is not a true centre, stick him on the wing where he belongs and you'll see his numbers go back up. Every time he crosses the blue line on a rush he tries to split two or three defenders and always seems to lose possession instead of passing off. The Amex line was ineffective at best and a total let down at worst and besides, Higgins plays better on the third line anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I don't think the Amex line was consistent enough to be called awesome. They were awesome at times, but other times they were terrible. It seemed like at times they had blinders on and wouldn't get their heads up to look around. Either we give them more time to gel, or we pick up a Top 6 forward who can move the puck around a bit more. It doesn't have to be an American, there are bigger priorities than keeping a cute nickname for that line. That gives us more depth and allows us to place Higgins on the 3rd line, which became very effective when he was there. We have the cap space and we still have Luongo. I will be a bit disappointed in MG if he doesn't use the extra money to his advantage, either now or at the trade deadline. The other option is to hope that Jensen or Kassian can really step up next year and play on the second line, but that's asking too much of a rookie and probably won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody9 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 All you people are crying for a second line playmaker, have you totally forgotten how awesome the Amex line was? Booth - Kesler - Higgins <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody9 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Yes, yes and yes. But you missed one point. Kesler is a good defensive third line center but he will not work as a second line offensive center because he will not pass. Use him as a second line winger or third line center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 We probably forgot about it because they dissapeared in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Shane Doan kthxbye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotesMagotes Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 The amex line didn't really pan out....But yes we remember it, which is exactly why people think we need a 2nd line playmaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotesMagotes Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 How can you say we're fine for scoring when it was our 2nd line and a complete lack of scoring which led us to losing. I acknowledge there was clearly a goalie issue and we missed that big shut down defender but there were still issues upfront too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.Tallhouse Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Injuries broke up the AMEX line.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Exactly. They didn't need a playmaker on their line. 3 20-goal scorers fits perfectly together, and that was with ongoing injuries and a banged up Kesler. Kesler notched 50 assists a couple of seasons ago - he CAN be the passer we need him to be, he just needs to get his game back to where it was. Higgins is still capable of a 20 goal season and Booth was on pace for 20+ goals, he could easily hit his 30-goal mark again if Kesler gets back to his good passing. Basically this line is good for 70 goals, which is great for most 1st lines let alone a 2nd line. Our top line will probably only score 70 too (30 from Daniel, 25 from Burrows, 15 from Henrik) which is a complement to our top-6 and depth. Considering that we have Raymond (15 goal scorer), Hansen (soon to be 20 goal scorer) and Lapierre (15 goal scorer with 3rd line minutes) putting up 50 goals on our 3rd line, I think we're fine for scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5minutesinthebox Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Pretty much anybody that played LA was a no show thanks to Quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Mueller is American Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 This is the problem with our team, we have 2 AWESOME 3rd liners in Higgins and Hansen and that is where they should stay. They make our third line one of the best in the league, we need a true top 6 forward to play with Booth and Kesler if we want a serious chance at the cup. My proposal if they can't aquire much through trade or signings. Sedin-Sedin-Kassian - let them develop chemistry from the start, Kassian has the offensive ability and the grit they've been lacking forever Booth-Kesler-Burrows - solid line when everyone is healthy, can also be a very good physical shutdown line with Burr and Kes Higgins-Mueller-Hansen - skill and grit Pinnizotto-Lapierre-Weise - could be better but not too bad. That lineup has a lot more size then last years, and teams won't know what to do when they have Kassian crushing them every chance he has while the Sedins do what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucksbiggestfan Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 ^ Where's Manny? Mueller is a top 6 player, that is why we need to acquire a player like Goc in the Luo to Fla trade. Also we should sign Arnott, Mueller is a great playmaker and we should give him a 1 year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 ^ Where's Manny? Mueller is a top 6 player, that is why we need to acquire a player like Goc in the Luo to Fla trade. Also we should sign Arnott, Mueller is a great playmaker and we should give him a 1 year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bieksa's Quote Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 We should try signing Huselius. Gillis likes reconstruction projects, and Huselius would be a perfect fit. He won't be that expensive after having an injury riddled season and an underwhelming season the year before. And he has very nice experience on his resume. If he can get healthy and sign for cheap, he might be a good fit on the second line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Temporary Amex line to start the season: Higgins - Schroeder (Mueller) - Booth HOLLA AT YO BOY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLow_ Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 All you people are crying for a second line playmaker, have you totally forgotten how awesome the Amex line was? Booth - Kesler - Higgins <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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