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I want a line up with big tough mean SKILLED players. guys that show up and play with pride and can excel in playoff brutality

enough of this garbage. every year its the same.

too small, too perimeter, no heart. not willing to pay the price

be nice to trade the twins but i will assume they would never agree to a trade or even be asked.

Lindy Ruff Coach

Sedin-Sedin-Doan

Lucic-Kesler-Burrows

Torres-Mathias-Hansen

Boll-LaPierre-Kassian

Lain,Gaunce

Weber-Bieksa

Tanev-Garrison

Alberts- 6'5 monster

Corrado

something like this might make me interested in next season.

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I think it is time to try to split Sedins for they are not effective during the playoff.

D.Sedin-Kesler-Burrows

Jensen-H.Sedin-Kassian

Higgins-Schroeder-Hansen

Gaunce-Lapierre-Weise

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Wow..you have a guy in there who's never even played in the AHL starting in an important role, and good enought to take Lappy's job? hmmm sure

And then you have Gaunce, who hasn't played against men yet, yes looks good but again, assuming he fills a big void in our roster?

Don't think so bud

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Maybe splitting up the Sedins for 5 on 5 next year would help out in the playoffs.. re-unite them for the power play. Daniel is still a top-notch passer and might be a good setup guy for Kesler.

A healthy Hank and Kes is still a deadly 1-2 at center, the problem is, we're still too thin on the wings to have two legitimate scoring lines. Burr and Danny are good, but after them it's a steep drop off with hands-of-stone Higgins and Hansen along with the invisible man Raymond. We've got a ton of top-notch 3rd line guys, but missing 2 good scoring top-6 wingers.

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Lain is frackin massive and can play too. He'd be fine in the fourth line and I'd take him any day over that POS Lapierre.

As for Gaunce, that's just me hoping, but you never know, he's been great for the Bulls and is a good leader down there. A shutdown 3C role just might be fitting for him.

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Sedin - Sedin- Burr/Kass

XXXXX-Kesler-XXXXX

Hansen-XXXXX-Burr/Kass

Weise-Lappy-XXXXX

Hamhuis - XXXX

Edler - Garrison

XXXX - Tanev/Corrado

Lu or Schneids

Lack

OUT:

Ballard: defensive liability 4.2M

Booth: Can hit/drive to the net but not worth his contract too expensive for 3rd/4th line w/ cap going down. 4.2M

Bieksa: Although he provides offense/grit he is a defensive liability especially against bigger forwards (injury prone) 4.6M

Alberts: Solid this season but not sold 1.25M

Raymond: Perimeter player 2.25M

Higgins: Invisible in the playoffs, perimeter player 2.5M

Roy: See above

Sestito: Useless plug.

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Raymond at a reasonable figure has to stay imo.

He laid on more chances than Roy, Higgins or Hansen. He had as many points as Kesler (who by the way totally disappeared in the make or break game 4 )

He was more responsible for getting us to the playoffs than most of the top 12.

It is all well and good getting these "playoff types" for the playoffs but you have to get there first. Raymond is the type of player who gets you there and he wasn't too shabby in the playoffs either.

Oh and Hansen in the top line? ............GTF out of here!

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Sedin - Sedin- Burr/Kass

XXXXX-Kesler-XXXXX

Hansen-XXXXX-Burr/Kass

Weise-Lappy-XXXXX

Hamhuis - XXXX

Edler - Garrison

XXXX - Tanev/Corrado

Lu or Schneids

Lack

OUT:

Ballard: defensive liability 4.2M

Booth: Can hit/drive to the net but not worth his contract too expensive for 3rd/4th line w/ cap going down. 4.2M

Bieksa: Although he provides offense/grit he is a defensive liability especially against bigger forwards (injury prone) 4.6M

Alberts: Solid this season but not sold 1.25M

Raymond: Perimeter player 2.25M

Higgins: Invisible in the playoffs, perimeter player 2.5M

Roy: See above

Sestito: Useless plug.

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1) New coaches

2) Trade involving Edler for a young stud 3rd center (Couturier?)

3) Trade Lu for picks

4) Fill #5 D-hole and remaining forward positions with prospects and free agents - should be lots of bargains with the cap going down.

EDIT: 5) Need at least 2 "snipers". It seems Kesler is the only forward we have who is dangerous from more than 6 feet from the net (making defending us easy). AV didn't utilize pure skill guys properly, but the new coach needs to realize their value.

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