Malkin Cookies Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 biggest difference from 2011 to now is that the 2011 kesler was an absolute beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stexx Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Difference is, Sedins are older and not as effective , Keslers coming off some big surgeries and other teams have gotten stronger, and special teams much weaker then 2011. Do hope we can win it all though. Praying this team is better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkin Cookies Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Oh and don't forget about raffi torres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Like mentioned before, the team in 2011 was a strong one...for 2011. Times have changed, prospects have developed and teams have gotten much stronger. Look no further than Columbus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing With Pride Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Where's Manny on your list of the 2011 team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea2Sky Country Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 That was with the league's best PP. And with Art Ross and Selke winners. The whole team is playing much worse than they should be. If they played to their potential, then I might agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Our PP and PK were better, and a bunch of our players had careers years. The guys played with passion, and were hungry to win. We've got some good depth on this team, and look good on paper. But I don't agree this team is better, not the way it's played this season. I'm just hoping we can get hot at the right time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherCanucker911 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 D Sedin H Sedin Kassian Raymond Roy Kesler Hansen Lapierre Burrows Higgins Schroeder Booth/Jensen use sestito,pinzotto and weise against physical teams edler-hamhuis bieska-garrison tanev-ballard Schneider or Luongo(who ever is playing better) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Hates Raymond Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Where's Manny on your list of the 2011 team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 All depends if this team can stay healthy and if they can find their missing scoring touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Matters not .. this is the team we have .. let us get behind them and exude positive vibes .. we can rip AV and MG apart after the season is over, no matter the outcome .. too late for whinging and whining to have any effect now .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 SEDIN -----------SEDIN------------ BURROWS HIGGINS------KESLER--------------Hansen RAYMOND-------ROY---------KASSIAN JENSEN-------LAPIERRE-----------WEISE SCHROEDER, SESTITO, PINIZZOTO GARRISON--------HAMUIS EDLER-------------BIESKA BALLARD----------TANEV ALBERTS LUONGO SCHNEIDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananas Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Ehrhoff + Salo > Garrison + Tanev What Ehrhoff brought to this team has never been replaced. If Garrison pulls his socks up, he can match the on-ice productivity that Salo did, but he never be the glue that holds the D-core together like Salo was (which was evident every time he was injured). Ballard and Rome is a wash... as much as I like Ballard. That's the defence... Goaltending is always a wildcard because before any given game, you can look at either goalie and know they give you an equal chance of winning. Anything beyond that isn't tangible. Forward group misses Malhotra a LOT. Roy is a very different dynamic. The effect he and Kesler will have is a big question mark. The effort this whole team puts forward is a gigantic question mark. If all the "if's" magically come together and chemistry is established within the next month, then sure, the line-up is close on paper. But there are a lot of ifs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Compared to 2011,I think this team is stronger in some areas and deficient in others..Will we be physically dominated?..I dont think thats the issue this year.The team is designed around speed.You can't hit what you cannot catch.LA and STL are two big defensive teams that are designed to grind down opponents.There's more than one way to skin a cat. My biggest concern is the PP...If that does not get resolved in a hurry,it will be lights out in the first round.Up until the final round against Boston in 2011,the Canucks were deadly on the PP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 The Sedins are physically dominated in the playoffs. Put big Zack with them. And Gilman already said that were putting Roy with Higgins and Hansen. Sedin-Sedin-Kassian Raymond-Kesler-Burrows Higgins-Roy-Hansen Booth/Pinnizotto-Lapierre-Weise Don't know if Booth will be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Burrows Raymond - Roy - Hansen Higgins - Kesler - Kassian Weiss - Lapierre - Pinizzotto Roy is the perfect centermen for Raymond and Hansen, a pass first guy between two shooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Drama Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Sedins kassian Burrows Kesler Raymond Higgins Roy Hansen Sestito lapierre weise/pinizotto Hamhuis bieksa Edler Garrison Tanev Ballard -barjer alberts extra Schneider, luongo Team only wins if Sedins and Kesler go in beast mode with no big injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaBestPlaceOnEarth Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Raymond-Schroeder-Hansen Weise-Kesler-Lapierre Higgins-Roy-Kassian Pinizotto, Sestito...Booth? Hamhuis-Bieksa Edler-Garrison Ballard-Tanev Alberts Schneider Luongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Raymond-Schroeder-Hansen Weise-Kesler-Lapierre Higgins-Roy-Kassian Pinizotto, Sestito...Booth? Hamhuis-Bieksa Edler-Garrison Ballard-Tanev Alberts Schneider Luongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Sedin Sedin Kassian Raymond Roy Hansen Booth Kesler Burrows Higgins Lapierre Weise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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