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Rollieo Del Fuego

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  1. Great! This game should be a bit of an indicator of what is in his future. If they play him 10 minutes or more it means he has a real shot, 8-9 minutes who knows and 7 or under back to junior is likely.
  2. No one has to get traded to keep Bo up. We are going with 14 forwards anyway so with everyone healthy that adds up to 14 forwards. Until Sestito gets back (which may be a while) we are going with 13 forwards. The question is how much playing time will he get? That will be determined by his next 4 games and I can't see them playing him for less then 10 minutes a game for his next 4 games unless they have already decided not to keep him up past the 9 game point. It's still wait and see, we now have DeFazio as a possible 14th forward as well so the squeeze is on!
  3. I just read someone complaining about his speed in another thread so I thought I would try to erase that perception as much as possible by posting in this thread.
  4. Just want to point out that the pundits are saying there is nothing at all wrong with Bo's skating and that he is actually pretty fast now. That is what I have noticed he is beating people up and down the ice on the fore check and back check. So let's put that issue to rest please.
  5. Horvat is needed to push Matthias and Richardson and Hansen and Dorsett. Without Bo those players will relax because Sestito or any call up is not going to threaten their jobs. We need 14 forwards to keep this thing rolling, Bo has not had a decent chance yet he needs a few games at 10 minutes or more to get going. As it is now he flies at it and his line looks great to start but then sits for forever and can't get back to that level. Play the Bo please.
  6. Guys, Willie has said a few times there are no line numbers, the Sedins are the top line and then there are the other lines. The only way this will work well is with Horvat on the 4th (lowest minute) line getting 11 to 13 minutes a game to start (as soon as the coach is comfortable with him). We roll 4 lines, two of them have good face off men and Hank is good when he has to be. All lines have skill and shutdown ability without Horvat on the 4th they will not see the ice much because Vey or Matthias cannot win faceoffs and both are iffy on the defensive end. Give Horvat 5 more games but play him 10 minutes or more a game to give him a real shot. It takes 10 minutes to settle in to a game for bejeepers sake. He will prove his worth and be going nowhere except maybe the world juniors, maybe but I think he just stays here and helps us win.
  7. Bo no go. If Richardson got injured we would have no one who can win face offs and no one on the farm is great at that either. Bo no go.
  8. We've got to get this guy over here! Along with his girlfriends sisters...
  9. I suppose ice rinks are dusty down under...
  10. Willie: "no line numbers" ...there is no fourth line. There is a top line and 3 other lines... there is no 4th line or 3rd or 2nd even.
  11. That is his trademark in my opinion, Takeaways, which is also Bergeron's calling card by the way. Bo will force his way on to the team once he gets some games in, he is just to valuable a player. Hansen and Dorsett take dumb penalties, Matthias has a good 2 game stretch but how long will that last and he is a give away machine at times. Horvat provides mistake free defence, clever offence, take aways no give aways, Faceoffs (he will be fine by mid year), puck possesion, penalty killing and by mid season power play ability. All the players below provide half or less of the above. Fighting is the only skill Bo doesn't have. Hansen is a penalty killer and good on defence. Bad turnovers, bad penalties Matthias can skate. iffy hands, hard inaccurate shot. No hockey sense and bad turnovers Dorsett can check and hit and has more hockey sense then the above 2. Fights, bad penalties Vey is a power play guy and very good at it, what else does he bring? ave. D at best. Point being that none of the 4 above can do enough to warrant being in the lineup ahead of Bo. Hansen could have feed Bo the puck for his first ever goal on that breakaway last game but used his hands of stone to keep Bo from scoring and flub his own attempt. Not nice if on purpose and dumb if not on purpose, Bo was right beside him with an open net and instead Hansen cuts in front of Bo and loses the puck...Bo almost made contact anyway as the puck bounced on off into the corner. It was a bone head move by Hansen either way. When Bo makes the team we will start to do as Willie wanted and really roll 4 lines. Like I said months ago we will see the first line get 17-20 minutes a game and all the other lines get between 12 and 15. We will have a balanced attack and defence up and down the lineup.
  12. Yes it was a hell of a play by a player who is fast enough to execute it. Please open your eyes if you still think Bo is a slow skater ( not you poster, but many on here think that). Bo will make the team if they let him.
  13. Bo had 2 take aways and did better in FO circle then he was credited for. I really don't know why his ice time was so low. Some sort of strategy I guess but he played well, won puck battles and almost broke in on goal around a defenseman who poke checked the puck at the last second before Bo was around him.
  14. It's probably the logical way to go for Bo, once he gets going it will be hard to sit him out anyway. Just watching him move D. men around with his butt and controlling possession of the puck while looking for plays...if he could teach Matthias how to do that rather then skate like lightning to nowhere in particular with his head down...at least he scored finally... I just don't see Horvat coming out of the lineup as soon as he get's 3 games in a row or so.
  15. So...are you yelling at me? I guess they are playing the wait for an injury or back to back game strategy. I still don't like it but I will refrain from yelling about it...
  16. Still doubt they sit Bo even if Bonino's good to go.
  17. So... if Bo scores and set's up another as well as shut's down Marleau,etc., what then? Keep Bo on the second line with Bonino or play Bonino on the 3rd and Richardson on the 4th. Riches we suddenly have riches.... top 2 teams in the league for scoring ( Van and Pitt) and third place overall...how did we do this?
  18. Bo getting a chance on the 2nd line, hopefully it is just the flu for Bonino...
  19. Someone scoffed at me a month ago for suggesting no one would have to be traded or even sit for Bo to get a crack at it. I said someone who was trying to maintain a spot would get injured if not a freak injury and they asked who. Sestito is the late answer. Bo's shoulder has no doubt held him back a little to a lot in the AHL maybe even effecting his shot besides the FO issues. I hope he isn't hiding anything to get his shot at a lineup spot. 4-0 Canucks, Bo with his first ever after flattening Barrie in the slot.
  20. Ya he's probably right... 5 years away from leading the NHL in goal scoring sounds about right...
  21. Uhmmm...half way through the second period and Bing. is leading Utica 3-0, Utica with lot's of -1's and -2's on the team. Bo has 0's across the board... celebrate!
  22. Jordan Shroeder looked awful in the AHL up until this year and now he is killing it, top 3 in scoring in the league. Horvat is a lock to settle in much faster then J.S. did. The AHL is a different league some who do good there can't make the NHL and vica versa...
  23. This sounds like it could be shoulder issues still, maybe he is trying to get back to fast and not letting on that his shoulder is still sore or wonky.
  24. If Bo starts his 3 year ELC next year you may be surprised at how much he gets paid on his next contract. I think he is ready now, in 3 years even if his points are still under 50 for the season his value will be the same as your average 65-75 point player with average defensive skills. I think he rotates in until they can't take him out of the lineup anymore because he is needed. Matthias is the first to sit, Vey and Hansen will be banged up enough to be happy about sitting for a game or two after the Cali teams. Ha,ha
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