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Jay86

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After his role is assessed...they will have a tough choice to make.

For those that are pissed about him being neutered; i hope yous know it had to be done, or attempted for favourable calls. Yet i do agree with one user that said that the tactic of trying to reform the rep might be lost on newer officials that would unjustly feel that its a pandering act.

Which is absolute BS.

Torres and Cooke-Sid publicly stating they changed their game and their teams getting fairer shakes at calls should be working for the Canucks or other teams shaking negative reps.

Personally, id like him to stay.

He fills a need, and he could slot into the 3rd line pivot role.

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The boys love Lappy he fits in just fine. Ya im sure they get on him a bit but that happens to everyone. AV just has to let Lappy play his game so he can be more effective, imo hes an excellent 4th line centre and definitely wasnt the problem with the team this season. Hopefully they re-sign him and worry about replacing other guys.

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He needs to be put back in an energy line role. The loss of Malhotra shoved him into a role he wasn't suited to play. Yes he can play PK, and yes he can play defensively, but he is better used being a pain in the arse guy who comes out flying, not worrying about chipping the puck out of his end constantly.

Bringing in a guy like Gordon for the 3rd could spark Lappy's play on the 4th with less responsibility holding him back.

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the fact is in today's nhl you can't afford to have a fourth line that merely isn't a liability. it either needs to generate offensive opportunities or grind down opponents with physicality, intimidation and sustained offensive zone pressure. a fourth line built around max will do neither.

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the center is the most important part of the line. max is adequate at face offs (far from outstanding), but that's where his talents end. e hits a fair amount, but the hits don't make an impact. he's offensively useless.

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