Tearloch7 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 This could be the sketchiest pairing to ever grace the NHL. Turnovers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tottenhamninja Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm not sure about this. I've been thinking alot about our bottom pairing lately and AV & MG seem to be trying to turn the bottom pair into a "Utility pairing" capable of doing whatever is needed. Ballard + Any of the below Alberts - Rome Gragani - Tanev Alberts is our big body; clear the net type of defensemen. Rome is capable of fighting, throwing the occasional big hit, and even seems to have found a little bit of a scoring touch in Van( ) I think Grags was brought in to act as an upgrade over Tanev for this season & help us push for the cup, Grags seems to have a similar skillset but is a bit further along in his development; long term Tanev has better upside though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bure10fan Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 grag is looking sweet out there. smart player crisp passes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tottenhamninja Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 mag made some nice passes out the zone last night, when i thought for sure he would turn it over. he did have one turnover that i remember, but all in all, he is pretty calm with the puck, and so far usually makes the correct pass to get out of the zone, or just carries it out himself i am a big tanev fan the more he gets to play. and 2 penalty minutes this year.. that is pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Bure14Burrows Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Keith Ballard have playoff final experience . Don't you guys want hip checker defenseman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Bure14Burrows Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Keith Ballard have playoff final experience . Don't you guys want hip checker defenseman ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Is anybody else drooling at the puck-moving potential of these two on the same pairing? Both seem very capable of skating up the ice with the puck and making something happen. It could be interesting to see some 5-man rushes. :D Both seem like rovers, both have great skating ability. This could either be one of our most effective offensive pairings; or one of our biggest liabilities. They could help our transition game ALOT! I'm hoping to see Ballard to mentor Gragani defensively, teaching him to hipcheck and to use his speed. The skating ability of these two blows me away though; I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing the two of them on a pair together at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 MAG and Tanev seem like good line mates for next year. Tanev is more responsible defensively and MAG has a better offensive touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section116 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I was really impressed with MAG's offensive instincts last night and when we did loose the puck his skating allowed him to get back in the play enough to break up the scoring chance going the other way. He had some very nice plays with Kesler in the offensive zone in particular. He's still an NHL rookie and IMO was a bigger part of the Hodgson trade than many realize. Our blueline looks very good for years to come in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhinogator Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 playing 5 forwards sounds great! who's playing defence though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Light Racicot Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 MAG isnt good enough to be on this team and should probably be playing with the Wolves. Lots of room for improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 There was a play that Gragnani made with Kesler last night, and for a second I thought I was watching Ehrhoff again. The guy has great offensive instincts, he just needs to work on knowing when to jump up, and when to stay conservative. I'm still waiting to see him shoot a little more consistently. For a point a game player in the AHL, he's gotta have some sort of ability to get pucks through. Hopefully he can figure it out in the last 6 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak72 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 There was a play that Gragnani made with Kesler last night, and for a second I thought I was watching Ehrhoff again. The guy has great offensive instincts, he just needs to work on knowing when to jump up, and when to stay conservative. I'm still waiting to see him shoot a little more consistently. For a point a game player in the AHL, he's gotta have some sort of ability to get pucks through. Hopefully he can figure it out in the last 6 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Sounds like great fun indeed; but both are left side guys. We know Ballard is uncomfortable on the right, Grags? Historically, these types of guys are best complimented by lock down defensive studs that help counter any risks they take. As fun as it sounds, it also does not sound all that fundamentally smart! Is anybody else drooling at the puck-moving potential of these two on the same pairing? Both seem very capable of skating up the ice with the puck and making something happen. It could be interesting to see some 5-man rushes. :D Both seem like rovers, both have great skating ability. This could either be one of our most effective offensive pairings; or one of our biggest liabilities. They could help our transition game ALOT! I'm hoping to see Ballard to mentor Gragani defensively, teaching him to hipcheck and to use his speed. The skating ability of these two blows me away though; I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing the two of them on a pair together at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suolucidir Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 There was a play that Gragnani made with Kesler last night, and for a second I thought I was watching Ehrhoff again. The guy has great offensive instincts, he just needs to work on knowing when to jump up, and when to stay conservative. I'm still waiting to see him shoot a little more consistently. For a point a game player in the AHL, he's gotta have some sort of ability to get pucks through. Hopefully he can figure it out in the last 6 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Sad, but true. Looks exciting, but still in need of grooming. Right now its contracts and callup ratio's. Connauton deserves the shot just as much. But we have to play Grag's so many games to qualify him as restricted vs UFA, and only are allowed four minor call ups. MAG isnt good enough to be on this team and should probably be playing with the Wolves. Lots of room for improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure1994Mclean Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Ballard I trust. Gragnani unnerves me when he carries the puck, he makes Lukas Kraijcek look like Paul Coffey. Okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration but I feel that once he gets some confidence in his play he can show how smooth skating he can really be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Ballard's concussion symptoms were so severe we better hope he can just play for the Nucks without having a relapse first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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