canucks.brad Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 booth hasn't been the same since the hit... i think higgins brings more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanGnome Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 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...
Moonshinefe Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Booth is better at pure scoring I'd imagine, but Higgins is the more rounded player and has been more useful to the team so far. My vote for Higgins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Upside for offensive impact: Booth Consistency and Jack-of-all-trades: Higgins They are both sides on the "important to this team" coin, since the team wouldn't be complete without these two should-be Top 6 players (at worst, Higgins for 3rd line). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Higgins has already come to a limit on his natural ability > what you see is what you get. And that saw better players steal his top line and PP time in cities like NY, Montreal and Calgary. Which saw Higgins perhaps on his way out of the NHL (much like Malhotra 6 or 8 years earlier). The great news is he made a decision both to be an NHL player, and accept whatever role he could get as a challenge. This is again like Malhotra, but also guys like Steve Bernier or Taylor Pyatt who are now effective role players passed their days of promise. And now that he has realized his fate, no Canuck (save Hansen perhaps?) works harder at digging out the puck, winning puck battles, checking..., than Higgins! This was a good comparison, as Booth is really the Higgins of 4 years ago > still being given a chance to develop his talent into a top 2 line force. Plus he has 10 plus lbs of extra honest size and muscle, the same (or more dynamic) speed and roughly the same offensive skillset. And hopefully young and dynamic ability to grow his game people once hoped Higgins had in Montreal. For now, the main advantage goes to Booth, as his brute force wins physical match ups and he still has the possibility of upside where Higgins has peaked. While I hope Booth develops that offensive upside, what I really hope is that he learns that work ethic that now defines guys like Burrows, Malhotra and Higgins. I don't see Booth developing into a 70 or 80 point guy. Jensen will come on to that line and offer a substantial upgrade in natural scoring abilities. What Kesler and Jensen will need is a guy like Higgins, or Booth with his extra size if he learns it, to do their digging, plugging and forechecking. Thats what I see in Booths future, a bigger faster and stronger version of Bernier, Higgins, Pyatt... Chipping in some goals will be a bonus! Depends how you define "better" Higgins is a better all around player. Can shut down opponents on the 3rd, or play spot duty on the 2nd. Booth is more dynamic offensively. Has the dangles and can power through opponents. Passing and defence are not his strong suits however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shcott Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I'd say Higgins is better, right now, but Booth has more potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee21 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 their good in different ways. i always find it hard to compare different styles of players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Murray Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Better at WHAT??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 They are very close overall, but obviously they have their advantages. Booth is a much better hitter, much faster skater, takes the puck harder to the net and is better around the crease. Higgins is much more consistent, has a very underated shot, better defensively, better deflector of shots and better forechecker. They're so similar but good to have on the same team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I think Booth has more upside, speed, and youth to some degree. Higgins is more of a vetern that knows how to play but Booth can be a game breaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I would take Booth. Higgins is really good and has been really good for our team but I think he is overrated in our market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Got to remember too that Booth played his entire career in Florida and they where never serious playoff contendors. I don't know what the hockey culture out there was really like but playing in Van could have a huge impact on him as a player who has a really good skill set. In all fairness he hasn't even played a year in the system and he was looking pretty darn good before he got clipped against Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotiman187 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Voted booth, higgins is a great all round player that does almot everything right on the ice, I think can be a 30 goal player with us if he can get his groove on, He would have probably had 5 more goals this year is he had converted on half of his breakaways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silfverberg Snipes Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Higgins is a great third liner and an iffy second liner. Booth is a powerforward with the potential to be a great second liner. As long as AV doesn't frack around with the lines this season we're going to see the chemistry build on the Kesler line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkin'2929 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Booth has the potential. Higgins provides the goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Higgins was better last year, but as far as skill set, I think Booth is better, and he has more potential to do well than Higgins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 This is a close call and reasonable people can go either way. The disturbing thing is that Higgins signed as a UFA for a cap hit of under $2 million last year, and Booth has a cap hit of over $4 million. This can only mean that Booth is overpaid. Booth has more goal-scoring potential but if he is not scoring goals he does not do much else. Higgins can score but he can also play shutdown and play on the PK, and he is more of a playmaker. And he is more consistent. Booth is the kind of guy who needs to play top 6 because he can't really to the job of a bottom 6 guy. Higgins can play effectively anywhere in lineup. Booth needs to improve his play to justify his cap hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorrcoq Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Booth has the potential with the big body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorrcoq Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 passing is a wash their equally adept at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Higgins passes to his team mates.....................nuff said!.......... Oh and Booth is a defensive nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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