ButterBean Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 He always seems to produce when Daniel Sedin is injured and Hank is centering him. Particularly in road games as well. Could this be a future option if the Sedins start to struggle? Raymonds speed, Henrik's playmaking ability, and Kassian's size/toughness could make a pretty good combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Well he has been playing some great hockey since he was scratched. I guess he learned his lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 He's been playing great, but he has to keep it up. Consistency! He knows he needs to use his speed and go to the net to be effective, but it seems like he always reverts back to playing on the perimeter. I guess the coaching staf just need to keep drilling this point home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobopan Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 He's played 2 good games.. Its going to take alot more than that for me to change my mind on him. We've seen it from him before as a very streaky player. Its nice that he scored but lets see how he does the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixtyEight Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I still like him, its not going to take him having an off season, and a season after back surgery to make me start hating this guy and blaming him for our losses, its a team sport. Give em a chance boys And more on topic, how many games has he played under these circumstances? Like 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixtyEight Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakename70 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 If he plays well enough from here on out to up his trade value for MG to move him this summer, I'll be genuinely appreciative and wish him all the best in his new location next season. Not much of a killer instinct or nose for the net, though, so he can't be counted on as a sniper. And, he seems to "have a problem" staying on his skates when it matters most. Like, on the rush around the net. But, I know he tries. I'll give him that. Can't accuse the guy of mailing it in. Perhaps a switch to center next season might benefit him...with his new team, that is. Seems a damn shame to not find a way to utilize all that speed. His 25 goal scoring days seem to be numbered, but maybe the guy secretly has some BMo-like playmaking skills that we aren't currently privy to. Couldn't hurt to slot him in between "the right linemates" and see what happens...somewhere else, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymond_haters_stop_hating Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 true btw raymond has scored for vancouver giving them a 1-0 lead yessss raymond!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanKeslord17 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Raymond-Henrik-Booth Higgins-Kesler-Daniel Burrows-Pahlsson-Hansen Malhotra-Lapierre-Kassian ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Bang Boogie Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 That is a tr-truly funny observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Brown Burrows Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 He has now had two good games but I'm not going to jump on the bandwagon...he still needs to show consistency (I hope he is gone this summer unless he pulls off some amazing playoff skills). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks top scorer Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 the game right now has Raymond-Henrik-Kassian on the same line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 He's played 2 good games.. Its going to take alot more than that for me to change my mind on him. We've seen it from him before as a very streaky player. Its nice that he scored but lets see how he does the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymond_haters_stop_hating Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Raymond-Henrik-Booth Higgins-Kesler-Daniel Burrows-Pahlsson-Hansen Malhotra-Lapierre-Kassian ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckifiedBenchWarmer Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 You know what , I totally agree with you ! Raymond has been MUCH more effective when put with both or just one of the Sedin bros. It's a line-up I really enjoy. Don't have much more to say about this but I hope to seee ore and it may be good idea actually to see this during the playoffs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_kirk1 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 should have scratched him earlier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rypper-37 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Looked great for both games. Hope he remembers what he was doing that is making him so successful and stop going back to those bad habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keslerian one Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Why is this weird? Of course he would play well with Henrik I-have-more-assists-than-you Sedin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexluthor Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 The thing that worries me is that when the games get more pyshical in the playoffs whether he will show up or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qanux Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 The thing about Raymond is that he tries to be a playmaker with Kes and Booth because both Kes and Booth are shooters. That's why you see him circling trying to find seams and passing lanes but often end up turning over the puck. Playing with Hank, he doesn't need to be the playmaker, so he can use his speed and get open, which is why he's getting more chances. Not dumping Kes or anything, but if only Kes can learn a thing or two about passing from Hank and add that extra element to his game, his line would be unstoppable. While Hank just overwhelms with his deft passing, if Kes can pass and drive to the net using his inside-out move, it would keep opposing D guessing. The logic is really simple. What moves faster in a game? The player or the puck? Then again, not everyone can pass like Hank. I've said it before and will say again that Raymond is most effective gaining the offensive zone for his linemates and then dishing the puck back to the D or work some give-n-go's using his speed, exactly like how he did there on the Bieksa goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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