IBatch Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 First off welcome to Van Sutter! Your two-way, PK and face-off acumen is welcome. Now to business, do you think he should play with Burrows or Vrbata on the second line? Personally I think Burrows would be the best fit given his ability to scrape pucks along he boards and get to the dirty areas in front of the net. Horvat on this line moved to the wing would also make things very interesting (given our glut of 3rd line forwards this shouldn't be to hard to manage ie Vey). Which would leave Higgins,Jansen, Baerstchi and Virtanen in play to create a pretty second and third line. Vrbata proved that he can play very well with the twins last year, and more time on this line should only make things better for them. Our second line should give other teams first line endless headaches and find the net enough to provide the secondary scoring the team needs so badly, especially if we load up on the nasty and two prowess. Sutter's stats should improve or go back to CAR days numbers with more ice time, and this team all of sudden doesn't look as bad on paper. Horvat on the third line with Virtanen doesn't look so bad either - with Baerstchi and Vey somewhere in the mix too. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Sedin-sedin-burrows Bear-Sutter-Vrbata Higgy-Horvat-Hansen Prust-Vey-Dor PP Sedin-sedin-Sutter Bear-Horvat-Vrbata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 22-33-14 47-53-17 20-??-36 41-9-15 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 It almost has to be Burrows. Probably one of the more complimentary pairings we'd have for both defensive but also aggressive play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Dedin Hedin Burrows Baer Horvat Vrbata Higgins Sutter Prust Hansen Vey Dorsett Kenins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwkCam Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Neither. 3rd line of Higgins - Sutter - Hansen. Nobody scores while they're on the ice all season. Not them. Not the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Well burrows played well with Kesler and sutter is a very poor man's kesler. He can score but his passing is worse than Bonino and closer to kesler. Bonino was feeding vrby in many opportune times last year so I doubt vrby would enjoy playing with sutter. I'd put Burr. In an ideal world I'd keep Bonino but his meat and potatoes didn't suit Jim bunengz farm boy style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Well burrows played well with Kesler and sutter is a very poor man's kesler. He can score but his passing is worse than Bonino and closer to kesler. Bonino was feeding vrby in many opportune times last year so I doubt vrby would enjoy playing with sutter. I'd put Burr. In an ideal world I'd keep Bonino but his meat and potatoes didn't suit Jim bunengz farm boy style Not elite enough for you, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Well burrows played well with Kesler and sutter is a very poor man's kesler. He can score but his passing is worse than Bonino and closer to kesler. Bonino was feeding vrby in many opportune times last year so I doubt vrby would enjoy playing with sutter. I'd put Burr. In an ideal world I'd keep Bonino but his meat and potatoes didn't suit Jim bunengz farm boy style Apollo what happened? You're suddenly super negative now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Apollo what happened? You're suddenly super negative now? Just as delusional though! I vote: Dank, Hank, Burr Baer, Sutter, Vrbata Higgins, Horvat, Hansen Dorsett, Prust, Grenier, Virtanen, Vey etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Apollo what happened? You're suddenly super negative now? I'm no false optimist. I believe this team and I know they can win. I don't believe in the past 4 idiotic benning trades though. Juice, Eddie, kassian and now the bone show is gone... Not elite enough for you, eh? Not until he proves himself. Haven't heard much positive from pens fans either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Not sure why even the more experienced users here think Bärtschi is a 2nd line lock. At most he's a 2/3 split. Probably 2/3/4. Really, all the lines will be mixed up this season. There are no locked lines or even pairings except that there's a good chance the Sedins will remain together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Sedin Sedin Vrbata Higgins Sutter Burrows Baertschi Horvat Hansen Prust Vey Dorsett A 2a/2b kind of thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greetingsfrombrazil Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Vrbata 5 on 5, Burr paired with him on the PK. Having him between Higgins and Hansen would be an interesting idea as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRedYellow Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I'd like to see: Sedins+Vrbata (a legit 1st line) Prust+Sutter+Burr (a speedy fearsome second line) Higgins+Horvat+Baer (think they can surprise us with offence) Dorsett+Vey+Hansen If Baer doesn't pan out, throw in Virtanen If Higgins doesn't wake up, throw in Kenins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Bagues Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Line combo prognostications will be the death of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Neither. 3rd line of Higgins - Sutter - Hansen. Nobody scores while they're on the ice all season. Not them. Not the opposition. Could very well prove correct with the "neither" response. We'll have to see how things shake out during training camp and the preseason. And the lines will probably change through throughout the season as well. But I could easily imagine a lineup where neither Burrows nor Vrbata plans alongside Sutter. They could just as easily land on Henrik and Horvat's wings. But if I was to guess, I'd say that Burrows starts the season back with the twins. And then Vrbata ends up playing with either Sutter or Horvat at even strength 5v5 (and with the twins on the #1 PP). Unless Virtanen makes the team. Then it's even more difficult to predict where everyone slots in. But I'm excited for camp to start and to see where the coaches feel everyone fits. I imagine they'll try a few different combinations and see if any chemistry develops along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boeser23 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Dank Hank Vrbata Baert Sutter Burr Kenins Bo Hansen Prust Vey Dorsett Edler Weber HammerTanev Sbisa Bart Miller Markstrom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucks-4-Life Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I doubt we see Burrows with the Sedins. Last year they only took Vrbata off that line to help with secondary scoring. This season, with the emergence of Sutter/Horvat/Baertschi we won't have to do that. 1: Sedin-Sedin-Vrbata 2a: Baertschi-Sutter-Burrows 2b: Higgins-Horvat-Hansen 4: Prust-Vey-Dorsett PP1: Sedin-Sedin-Vrbata PP2: Sutter-Horvat-Burrows/Baertschi If Sutter can be a 50 point guy for us, I think our lineup actually looks pretty good. Only thing that disgusts me is Vey as 4th line C. Would much rather see Gaunce or Cassels in that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I like Higgins-Sutter-Hansen. Defensive line. Go with Baertschi-Horvat-Vrbata/Burrows on the second line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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