Bodee Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I really hope this elevated play we're seeing from Raymond isn't because his contract is up after this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randsy44 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Yes because it couldn't possibly be anything to do with finally getting over his back injury and in fact being injury free for the first time in over 2 years.................could it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BedBeats™2.0 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Yes because it couldn't possibly be anything to do with finally getting over his back injury and in fact being injury free for the first time in over 2 years.................could it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure1994Mclean Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 No he is not. The Raymond I knew was a perimeter player who was prone to wiping out, I don't recognize who this player is but I like what I've seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 he still skates to the outside and shoots from an impossibly horrible angle nine times out of ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 he still skates to the outside and shoots from an impossibly horrible angle nine times out of ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BedBeats™2.0 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 he still skates to the outside and shoots from an impossibly horrible angle nine times out of ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 admittedly i don't get all the games down here, but every game i've seen, he's done it the majority of the time on the rush. he's looked better once they setup in the zone, but it's like he's physically incapable of rushing towards the center of the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Correct me if I'm wrong but his play was slumping before his injury too no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vansicle Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 As much as I hate the rule, it was the right call. Just my opinion, if the contact isn't severe enough to warrant a penalty and doesn't impede the goaltender's ability to make a save (as was the case with Raymond's waved-off goal), it should be a good goal. Unfortunately, the NHL doesn't agree. Meanwhile, we've seen Luongo get bowled over at least once every game without the player getting penalized (Backes, Toews, etc.). It's complete garbage ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vansicle Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Correct me if I'm wrong but his play was slumping before his injury too no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Correct me if I'm wrong but his play was slumping before his injury too no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 No he is not. The Raymond I knew was a perimeter player who was prone to wiping out, I don't recognize who this player is but I like what I've seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 admittedly i don't get all the games down here, but every game i've seen, he's done it the majority of the time on the rush. he's looked better once they setup in the zone, but it's like he's physically incapable of rushing towards the center of the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Wrong. He had a career season, then broke his hand in either pre-season or camp and started to slump. It was clear he was in discomfort because his shot didn't look the same. Then, he busted his back. After he came back, he played like he had in the career season, but clearly something happened. It's likely he was still in discomfort because he lost mobility, couldn't stop on a dime like he had, and was afraid of contact. Usually when recovering from an injury we try to do too much too soon. Almost everyone does this. He probably found that a lot of that stuff was just a little too much. If it was a knee or a wrist or an elbow, you might be able to get away with it. But it was a spinal injury. That is just something you can't frack around with. It's just too dangerous. Now that he's had proper time to heal, he's back to where he left off when he was healthy. I always knew this is how he would play, and I've said as much. So have a lot of others. I find it sad/strange when people throw loyalty out the window when someone is injured/in need. You go out there, put everything you've got into it, going so far as to become physically injured and it amounts to nothing if you don't turn around the next day and start producing like nothing happened. I just hope those people get more compassion/loyalty than they give if/when they are ever in need of it. Deserved or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bieksa's Quote Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Trade Booth if he doesn't perform and make Raymond a lock on that second line! He deserves it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoosh Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Ditto. And Raymond is scoring now, so people start to see his value, but he has always back-checked very responsibly - and his speed in that context is suffocating. He's a very valuable two way player - the Raymond, Schroeder, Hansen line swarms their opposition and with Hansen's grit and Raymond heady defensive play, there is enough to supplement Schroeder (who has good pound for pound grit himself) so that he doesn't have to deal with too many mismatches down low - teams don't get a lot of opportunity to set up and move the puck against these guys. I really like this line, and judging by his play, it looks like Hansen does as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancanwincup Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Ballard and Tanev have played against the weakest competition, so of course they're our steadiest defensive pair. I would prefer to keep the Raymond-Schroeder-Hansen line together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebass Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 It's nice to him play with his confidence back, I think the early season goal did wonders for his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCammer Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Ditto. And Raymond is scoring now, so people start to see his value, but he has always back-checked very responsibly - and his speed in that context is suffocating. He's a very valuable two way player - the Raymond, Schroeder, Hansen line swarms their opposition and with Hansen's grit and Raymond heady defensive play, there is enough to supplement Schroeder (who has good pound for pound grit himself) so that he doesn't have to deal with too many mismatches down low - teams don't get a lot of opportunity to set up and move the puck against these guys. I really like this line, and judging by his play, it looks like Hansen does as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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