Canuck Surfer Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Well, the Raymond I've been watching has been driving the puck up ice harder than in years past. But rather than just going wide, he's been cutting hard, sometimes to the net on the inside or pulling up and delivering crisp passes to players driving through lanes created by his speed. In short, his, and the teams, puck possession has been much stronger. And he does what he always has; back-checking, fore-checking... Yes Raymond is clearly improved! But its too early for any significant difference to his trade value... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Finally? Is Raymond finally feeling like himself again? I hope so. It looks like it, and he's playing very good hockey. I think people tend to underestimate his value. He does a lot of things well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I don't know why pepole are saying Raymond is playing good. He continues to plays like a minor leaguer, skate circles or along the boards, and loses the puck. When he tries to shoot, 90% of the time the defender already put his stick on the puck and defect it off somewhere..... Raymond continues to be a disappointment and quite a useless player out there. The rookie who socred on the SO last night looks better than him on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Finally? Is Raymond finally feeling like himself again? I hope so. It looks like it, and he's playing very good hockey. I think people tend to underestimate his value. He does a lot of things well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drop Em Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Raymond been one of our better players in the last 2 playoff series. Both large and physical teams, where as the guys on this team that get slobbered over for being "tougher", don't do squat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 It won't matter if Raymond starts playing better. Once Kesler returns. Raymond will suck and Mr.Higgins will be the hero again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbeatjackpot Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Although I think he's improved from last season, it still drives me nuts when I see him have a half step on a defencemen flying down the wing but he doesnt have the balls to dig down and cut to the net. Instead, it's pretty much a guarantee that he will slam on the breaks and button hook on the half wall and go back towards the blue line circling. The day he finds the confidence to cut to the net instead of stopping, he will become a dynamic player that I'd want to keep. However, if he is not capable of doing this EVER, I still think we should trade him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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