kassian 09 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Higgins vey Mathias : vey is a very good player, great hands.Higgins and Mathias will add finish you the line. Hansen rich Dorset/tito: Hansen and rich add great forcheck, while Dorset and sestito add size and fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua59 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I don't think Horvat makes the team. Replace Hansen with Horvat. Hansen has a no trade clause. Yes the NTC on Hansen comes back to haunt Vancouver management on yet another player MG signed. How ever I'm sure present management has sifted through each contract along with Hansen's. I'm not sure what they are paying him but I"m sure if there's some one biting from below they're not going to let money stand in the way. Hansen is one of the players in which his position can be improved upon. They need more out of that position. Some more size with some more finish. Trade clause or no trade clause Hansen can still be put on waivers. I'm sure management has thought long and hard about Hansen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 - - - - This is my bottom six. Of course it will take some Lex Luthoring to get it done, so yea, Lex, we need your cloning machine asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Higgins Vey Matthais Dorsett/Sestito Richardson Hansen Reason I like this set up is because the 3rd line has good offensive potential, while Hansen/Richardson/Dorsett can honeybadger it up on the 4th/PK/and match up defensively well against most other team's scoring lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 If Horvat proves he`s ready for the pace of the NHL: Higgins Horvat Vey/Dorsett/Hansen Matthias Richardson Hansen/Dorsett/Vey I see Dorsett, Vey, and Hansen swapping in and out of the third and fourth line depending on matchups. If Horvat isn't ready: Higgins Richardson Hansen Matthias Vey Dorsett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I could see a Burrows-Richardson-Hansen line for shutdown duties or Burrows-Bonino-Hansen if Bonino is good enough to shutdown that way we can have Vey and Kassian getting easy offensive zone starts. Something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diakonos Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Horvat probably doesn't make the NHL out of camp. He's very good, but I doubt he outplays Richardson, Matthias, or Vey for a 3/4th line spot (and he probably won't centre a 4th line even if he outplays Richardson). The fact that Richardson is centering what looks to be the third line in practice suggests that coaching staff might be high on him—and why wouldn't they be? He did great last year. Richardson and Matthias are both on contract years. Will Benning trade one of them away for scraps? Probably not. They'll have incentives to play well, and Benning will have little incentive to trade them unless Horvat is clearly better than them, which I don't think he is at this point. I know Matthias wants more icetime, and it sucks to have him on the 4th line because he really is a determined and gritty player. The scant few things I've heard about him in training camp are very good and he clearly has been working hard over the summer. In my opinion, Matthias-Richardson-Dorsett is one of the best "4th" lines in the NHL. Desjardins will probably use them as a 3b line with plenty of minutes. Higgins-Vey-Hansen will be a great line if Vey is all he's chalked up to be. How is he defensively? Offensively he might be able to feed some capable wingers in Higgins and Hansen. I'm actually really excited about seeing those 3rd and 4th lines play against other teams' bottom 9. I think they can hold their own against any bottom 6 in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 After we get Johansen Sedin - Sedin - Vrbata Burrows - Johansen - Kassian Higgins - Bonino - Vey Matthias - Richardson - Dorsett Haha, in all seriousness though I think this is the most likely line up: Sedin - Sedin - Vrbata Burrows - Bonino - Kassian Higgins - Horvat - Vey Matthias - Richardson - Dorsett Sestito, Hansen Without any trades and if Horvat and Vey are ready, that could be a really deep/solid forward group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure to Mogilny Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Bo wont make it hes not ready hopefuly for next year but who knows any more. Good chance shincky could make it Sedin Sedin Vrbata Shincky Boner Kassian Burrows Vey Jensen Doorset Richy Matthias Hansen and Higgy odd guys out and plus id like to see matthias third line but are depth is to deep now he deserves more time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I could see a Burrows-Richardson-Hansen line for shutdown duties or Burrows-Bonino-Hansen if Bonino is good enough to shutdown that way we can have Vey and Kassian getting easy offensive zone starts. Something different. Burrows / Richardson / Hansen looks like an extremely exciting 3rd line. A shut down line! If Vey in particular (also brings offense and puck control) or Horvat (size and matchup capacity) can anchor that type of line > even better! But Richardson is a feisty competitive guy to beat out! Burrows and Hansen have both been 3rd in team scoring for the Canucks. But their calling card the pressure game. The calling card should be defence, but they will still score. Especially in transition. I don't see Bonino or Mathias in the same way. Offensively capable, Mathias is big and fast, Bonino has skills. But if its about defensive pressure, getting after it, Richardson, Vey and Horvat are all better options IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Bo wont make it hes not ready hopefuly for next year but who knows any more. Good chance shincky could make it Sedin Sedin Vrbata Shincky Boner Kassian Burrows Vey Jensen Doorset Richy Matthias Hansen and Higgy odd guys out and plus id like to see matthias third line but are depth is to deep now he deserves more time Horvat has a better chance than Shinkaruk since we are already deep on left wingers, but not at center. Shinkaruk doesn't have the strength and stamina to play in the NHL yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 After we get Johansen LOL the dream Anyway, I think everyone knows this thread is really about Horvat Personally, if I was a betting man, I wouldn't have him in our roster. That being said, we have yet to play any pre-season games so I wouldn't rule him out until he's played a few games to see where he's at! I'm going with: Higgins - Richardson - Hansen Matthias - Vey - Dorsett Why Richardson over Vey? Because Higgins-Richardson-Hansen is a heavy-minute-munching monster unit. They will play the hardest matchups night in and night out. Since we roll 4 lines, that allows us to throw out Matthias-Vey-Dorsett against weaker matchups, against whom Vey can show his offensive prowess - his wingers are certainly the type of players that can bring some offense. I think that 4th line to produce a fair amount of points for us, and the 3rd line as well despite being the primary shutdown line we have. Every team needs a #1 shutdown line and I don't see anyone better than Richardson at the moment to center that line. (perhaps Horvat or Vey will prove that they can be better than Richardson). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Sedin-sedin-vrbata Higgins-bonino-kassian Burrows-matthias-hansen Dorsett-richardson-sestito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex425 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Bo wont make it hes not ready hopefuly for next year but who knows any more. Good chance shincky could make it Sedin Sedin Vrbata Shincky Boner Kassian Burrows Vey Jensen Doorset Richy Matthias Hansen and Higgy odd guys out and plus id like to see matthias third line but are depth is to deep now he deserves more timeWhy are some people saying Shinkaruk is ready? He didn't have crazy numbers. He needs a year or two in the AHL. Horvat is way more ready then Shinkaruk, and Burrows or Higgins is a better option. No chance Shinkaruk makes it (unless he has like 9 points In preseason) he can play mid-season if Burrows and/or Higgins is injured. Jensen is most ready, and Horvat is close to being ready. Vey is definitely ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Higgins - Richardson - Hansen Matthias - Horvat - Vey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Higgins Richardson Hansen Matthias Horvat Vey/Dorsett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure to Mogilny Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Horvat has a better chance than Shinkaruk since we are already deep on left wingers, but not at center. Shinkaruk doesn't have the strength and stamina to play in the NHL yet. Shincky has mutch more determines and goal scoring abilitys and really really wants to win i get the feeling bo thinks he allready has it and isnt trying harder but shincky is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyHatnDart Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Shincky has mutch more determines and goal scoring abilitys and really really wants to win i get the feeling bo thinks he allready has it and isnt trying harder but shincky is I mean absolutely no offense here my man, but do you not have autocorrect on? If you're on a computer, I would recommend you slow down. You have made some valid points in a lot of your posts but sometimes it's painful to read them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotiman187 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 The Chances of Horvat makig the team are slim. Vey will be locked in as the 3rd line center. Canucks bottom 6 will be the deepest its ever has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrogZilla Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 bottom six: Higgins Vey Kassian Matthias Richardson Dorsett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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