LeanBeef Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Higgins is a better all around player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Huge Higgins fan but Booth has more talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckCup1316 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I hope Booth has a decent year but Higgins is my favorite. At least when he isnt scoring he is doing something useful. I was very disapointed in Booths first season and hope that there is more to see than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.Tallhouse Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Lets give Booth a chance to really find his spot on the team before we make this call... love Higgy but I think Booth is going to be an absolute force for this team in years to come.. I'm really excited to see what he can do this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd84 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Better at what role? At a top 6 role, I think Booth has more explosiveness and offensive upside. At a top 3rd line role, Higgins is perfect. Plays a very reliable and aggressive 2-way game, while possessing the type of skill that can produce 40+ points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Booth has the potential to be better than Higgins. But as of right now Higgins is more valueable to us. Though by the end of next season I think Booth will become the more valueable player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityinFlames Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Higgins all the way, it's his work ethic he never quits or complains he just plays. He's the perfect team-mate for a cup contending team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Booth has more offensive potential and can be a more dynamic impact player with his power game. Higgins is a better all-around player with more heart and consistency. Booth has it in him to be a more valuable player, but hasn't shown it for us yet. As it stands right now, Higgins is better, more valuable, and is abtastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I would take Higgins over Booth if I had to draft one ir the other on my team. But who is more skilled? Booth hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanGnome Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Jesus, I don't know how people can possibly be "disappointed" with Booth's first season here as a Canuck. He had horrible luck with injury, he would come back and start playing well and then get injured again. On again off again stints in a lineup for any athlete in any sport makes it difficult to put together any kind of consistency. Despite that, Booth STILL managed to put up 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points in 56 games (which is a 42 point pace over 82 games, by the numbers he put up, had he played all 82 games and maintained consistency would add up to 23 goals, 19 assists). Did you expect him to be a point a game player his first season with the Canucks? Hell he didn't even have the opportunity to go through training camp with the team, he was traded 6 games into the season. Look for a much more productive (and hopefully lucky and healthy) Booth after a good off season, full training camp and proper acclimation to the Canucks system. I'm going to wager he scores in the realm of 25 goals, 30 assists for 55 points. Possibly more if he gets significant PP time and doesn't run into any injury issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tragoedia Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Higgins is a more versatile player. He's a hard checker, good defensively and and can play almost any role effectively. Booth is a powerforward is a better scorer, who also can hit hard, but thus far has struggled to find consistency and needs to work on his passing and defensive game. Edge goes to Higgins, because he is invaluable to our team, and I wouldn't trade him unless I was getting someone pretty amazing back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Higgins is better at this point in time. He has been more consistent and is a hard checker. Booth will be better in time though. He has had many things slow down his progress but he is improving. He has a stronger offensive upside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDave Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I think its hard to compare the two. Higgins is amazing at what he does, and his defensive game has improved big time since joining this team. They play a similar game but they're two very different players with different roles that compliment eachother very nicely. Once booths gotten more comfortable and settled in over this offseason i have no doubts of his game getting back to where it was in florida. Big body, with grit and works hard down low. Gets gorgeous goals. If you remember, higgins took an offseason to really "find" his niche in our lineup. And now he's one of our most consistent depth scorers and steps up in clutch moments for us when it counts. I believe booth'll take the sane road as higgins as far as that's concerned. Basically what I'm getting at is i couldn't make a fully informed decision until i see how booth plays next season. Until then, my choice for now is higgins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangelos Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Higgins was invisible in the playoffs. At least Booth tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulihpoeht Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Booth is better offensively, Higgins more well rounded. I think Booth has more potential and he's just had a poor start here in Vancouver. I'm sure he'll show his true colours this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrippledCanuck Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Offensively Booth > Higgins. Hands down. The following is where Higgins > Booth More impact player ,More heart, Plays multiple roles , great on the forecheck,decent passer, more consistent with his play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCanucks Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Is this really a question? Higgins, hands down. Higgins was easily our best forward last year, had he not been repeatedly sidelined with his staff infection he could have probably put up 25+ goals. I'm still not sold on Booth. To me he is a step in the right direction in that he effectively replaces Raymond's spot on our roster but aside from the fact that he's upgrade on Raymond, I still feel he is a pretty one-dimensional player. He has more of an offensive upside than Higgins, but Higgins is a far better all-around player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehamburglar Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Everyone gots my answer. But Booth is the offensive guy, not so much defensive. Higgins the guy who can play on the 3 bottom lines and continue playing above average. Booth probably will outscore Higgins. I say Booth to score a goal. Higgins to defend a lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 You cannot compare these two players, they play different roles and they are both very good at their roles. Higgins is a really complete, consistent forward who is a 2nd/3rd line two way forward Booth is a big, fast, skilled power forward who plays a more offensively minded role But in the poll i voted for Booth because i think he is the 'better' player even though i like Higgins better and i beleive Higgy is better at his role than Booth is (at least last year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksBruins Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Pure talent - Booth Team guy and character player - Higgins Higgins might be my favorite Canucks role player since Greg Adams, capable of playing any role asked of him. Booth has so much raw talent, though so I voted for Booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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