Alexander 7he Great Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 If we ever put Kes on the Wing: Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Higgins-Roy-Kesler Raymond-Schroeder-Hansen Pinnizotto-Lapierre-Weise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander 7he Great Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Before the playoffs, I would like to see Sedin-Sedin- Kassian Burrows-Roy-Kesler Raymond-Schroeder-Hansen Higgins -Lapierre-Weise Higgins interchange with any winger struggling on the 2nd or 3rd ine to mix it up He could also take Keslers spot on the 2nd after a pp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Playing centre is not simply passing and shooting. Kesler won the Selke for a reason... he is excellent at covering the middle of the ice and checking the opposing team's top players (when healthy of course). Not to mention he's also our best faceoff man. Of course, you could let him take faceoffs and have him move to the wing once play starts, but then you miss out on his defensive play. Makes more sense to keep him at centre, save for the PP where he'll be on the wing with the Sedins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 id like to see this combo for a game or 2... Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Higgins-Kesler-Raymond Jensen-Roy-Hansen Lapierre-Schroeder-Kass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Green Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Kesler should be centre of the third line. Keep more offensive players in the top six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 This..Selke winning center on the wing while you have guys like Higgins and Burrows playing out of position is not playing from a position of strength. Start him at 3rd line center untill the rust wears off then bump him to the 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 If we ever put Kes on the Wing: Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Higgins-Roy-Kesler Raymond-Schroeder-Hansen Pinnizotto-Lapierre-Weise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuongo Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Nearly every thread is about our line up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Nearly every thread is about our line up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_9 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 With the Roy signing and Schroeder starting to look like an NHLer and given Burroughs, Raymond and Higgins are all capable of playing Centre there is absolutely no reason to play Kesler at Centre. He is simply not a "natural" centre......his first instincts are always to shoot rather than pass and he would be much better along the boards. Forward Line up should be: Sedin, Sedin and Burrows Higgins, Roy and Hansen (*) Raymond, Schroeder, Kesler (*) Pinnizzoto, LaPierre, Weise (*) interchangeable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_9 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Kesler should be centre of the third line. Keep more offensive players in the top six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks.brad Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Kesler is not a "shoot-first" instinct type player. His ego makes him think he his a perennial 40 goal scorer, thus trying to do everything himself (shoot vs pass) He was not like this when he first broke out. 25g/50a He utilized his line-mates, and sniped when needed. If he wants to be this shooter type player, then he should play on the wing of fantastic playmaker Derek Roy. We have no wingers with the playmaking acumen of Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Green Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 That's cause it changes every shift!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagin Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I like Kesler at a 3rd line center position. Look how pittsburgh is built. Deep down the middle. Surrounded by decent wingers. Thats how we should be built. Should of got a 2nd line winger for Roy. Now thats a proper forward core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Have Kesler as third line center when he first comes back. Let him ease into the line up...then in playoffs , play the crap out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Green Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Have Kesler as third line center when he first comes back. Let him ease into the line up...then in playoffs , play the crap out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I was against Kesler on the wing cause I wasnt sure how he'd do. But I'm open to it now. He likes to shoot and skates a thousand miles an hour. Being fed the puck on the fly might get him behind D-men on the fly more times than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity87 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Kesler on the wing? yeah on the PP only. Stupid ideas like this is why many of you don't work in the NHL in any capacity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Kesler on the wing? yeah on the PP only. Stupid ideas like this is why many of you don't work in the NHL in any capacity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler's Nose Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 If we were going to put Kesler on the wing he would with out a doubt play with the Sedin twins or Roy, no way we put him on the 3rd line. lol Sedin - Sedin - Kesler Higgins - Roy - Burrows Raymond - Schroeder - Hansen Sestito - Lapierre - Weise Perhaps we could switch Higgs with Booth for a while after he comes back just to see how it plays out, maybe Booth would develop some chemistry with Roy and his scoring problems would be solved.. It's too bad we couldn't get this trade a little sooner though just to test things out, but oh well. Should be an interesting rest of the season at least. NOTE: Kes and Bur could always switch roles as well if either line starts to dry up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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