Slegr Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 He's been playing pretty well, just really snake-bitten. I hope he goes on a big scoring streak pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyking8888 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Higgis is Higgis. Don't have high hope for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Seems like a good time to bump this dumbass thread. Higgins. 4 goals / on pace for a handsome 25, which is not unrealistic for a healthy Higgins. Relative corsi of +9.9 is 4th on the Canucks. What makes that extremely impressive? The fact that he is getting only 34.5% offensive zone starts - akin to a shutdown role (also in the top 4 forwards in terms of quality of competition - and is an even ) in that context). All things considered, he's pretty much neck and neck with Henrik for the most outstanding numbers on the team. Those are his underlying numbers after 10 games - he's actually turned it up over the past 3 imo. As usual Higgins has a 2:1 takeaway to giveaway ratio - perenially he is among the best in the NHL (+223 for his career). Inconsistent. Pffftttt. He has scored at a 20 goal pace since the day he arrived here, and has always, whether he is 'hot' or not at the moment, been a buzzsaw of a hardworker who brings it every shift. He also has 22 hits already this season. Throw in a game winning goal for good measure. He's fast, he's aggressive, he's intelligent and he's a very key player in the team's success. He's also a hell of a bang for the buck player at merely 2.5 million (can't believe people continue to complain about this guy). A 40 point 3rd line forward is elite - who can easily step into the top 6 when needed and always provide a solid two way game - great value and versatility. If he hadn't scored a goal yet this season, his underlying numbers/performance would still spell unsung. Tony may be consistent, but what that consists of is a high assinine factor. Give Higgins the credit he has earned and deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Getting tired of Gallagher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure1994Mclean Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Something I've noticed about Higgins is that he is by far one of the Canucks who get the most chances his way. You can't expect him to pot them in all the time but I've noticed he's making the most of more of his chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguez Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Seems like a good time to bump this dumbass thread. Higgins. 4 goals / on pace for a handsome 25, which is not unrealistic for a healthy Higgins. Relative corsi of +9.9 is 4th on the Canucks. What makes that extremely impressive? The fact that he is getting only 34.5% offensive zone starts - akin to a shutdown role (also in the top 4 forwards in terms of quality of competition - and is an even ) in that context). All things considered, he's pretty much neck and neck with Henrik for the most outstanding numbers on the team. Those are his underlying numbers after 10 games - he's actually turned it up over the past 3 imo. As usual Higgins has a 2:1 takeaway to giveaway ratio - perenially he is among the best in the NHL (+223 for his career). Inconsistent. Pffftttt. He has scored at a 20 goal pace since the day he arrived here, and has always, whether he is 'hot' or not at the moment, been a buzzsaw of a hardworker who brings it every shift. He also has 22 hits already this season. Throw in a game winning goal for good measure. He's fast, he's aggressive, he's intelligent and he's a very key player in the team's success. He's also a hell of a bang for the buck player at merely 2.5 million (can't believe people continue to complain about this guy). A 40 point 3rd line forward is elite - who can easily step into the top 6 when needed and always provide a solid two way game - great value and versatility. If he hadn't scored a goal yet this season, his underlying numbers/performance would still spell unsung. Tony may be consistent, but what that consists of is a high assinine factor. Give Higgins the credit he has earned and deserves. Two things: 1. Where do you go for your underlying number stats? I enjoy looking into those numbers, it gives a really unbiased insight into how players are doing. 2. While I agree Higgins is quiet consistent during the regular season, his production has not been there when it is needed most, the playoffs. If he could pick his game up during the playoffs I would have absolutely zero problems with him, as it is, I love the way he plays. A tough player to play against because it seems his legs never stop moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Something I've noticed about Higgins is that he is by far one of the Canucks who get the most chances his way. You can't expect him to pot them in all the time but I've noticed he's making the most of more of his chances. I agree. I think he has a knack for getting to and/or creating the center of the play. He is such a relentless puck hound that I think it comes with the territory. Burrows imo is the other guy on the team who is elite in that sense - but Richardson, Hansen, Kesler, Santorelli are no slouches either. That's one thing I really love about all those players - whether they have elite skill or not, they make the most of what they can control - their work ethic. I love to see them rewarded/succeed, and even when they're not producing great offensive results, they are still a serious pain in the ass to play against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Two things: 1. Where do you go for your underlying number stats? I enjoy looking into those numbers, it gives a really unbiased insight into how players are doing. 2. While I agree Higgins is quiet consistent during the regular season, his production has not been there when it is needed most, the playoffs. If he could pick his game up during the playoffs I would have absolutely zero problems with him, as it is, I love the way he plays. A tough player to play against because it seems his legs never stop moving. http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?f1=2013_s&f2=5v5&f5=VAN&c=0+1+3+5+4+6+7+8+13+14+29+30+32+33+34+45+46+63+67 I thought he was really good in the Cup run and pitched in with 8 points. The last two series he struggled, but he also had a lot of infection and weight loss problems the past two years, which don't make it easy to play that style of game. When he's healthy he's very consistent imo - and if you're always healthy, you're either not human, or your name is Henrik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguez Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?f1=2013_s&f2=5v5&f5=VAN&c=0+1+3+5+4+6+7+8+13+14+29+30+32+33+34+45+46+63+67 I thought he was really good in the Cup run and pitched in with 8 points. The last two series he struggled, but he also had a lot of infection and weight loss problems the past two years, which don't make it easy to play that style of game. When he's healthy he's very consistent imo - and if you're always healthy, you're either not human, or your name is Henrik. True, forgot about the infection. Right now we could use more Henriks. Too many people getting hurt. And thank you for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kran Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 http://www.behindthe... 34 45 46 63 67 I thought he was really good in the Cup run and pitched in with 8 points. The last two series he struggled, but he also had a lot of infection and weight loss problems the past two years, which don't make it easy to play that style of game. When he's healthy he's very consistent imo - and if you're always healthy, you're either not human, or your name is Henrik. That was probably due to the broken foot he sustained during the Nashvile series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 That was probably due to the broken foot he sustained during the Nashvile series Yeah good point - didn't he play with that broken foot for a month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kran Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Yeah good point - didn't he play with that broken foot for a month? Sure did, played through the 2nd, 3rd and Finals. The guy's a warrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchengc Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Gallagher is always so negative. Criticism is ok some times but if every single one of his article is critical it is getting really annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Might be worth looking at Higgins underlying numbers. We all know he's been producing, but... http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?s=29&f1=2013_s&f2=5v5&f5=VAN&c=0+1+3+5+4+6+7+8+13+14+29+30+32+33+34+45+46+63+67# Relative corsi +17.2, corsi on +14.69....while getting only 38.1% offensive zone starts. Elite numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.Tallhouse Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Joke of a thread/article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 At least Higgy is on most of the time, Garbagher has never been on in his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Are you kidding me? He's got what, 5 goals now on the season. That puts him on pace for 20+ goals. A 20-goal scorer on a thin team for 2.5M is a bargain, considering how much energy he brings and his great PK senses too. Higgins, Santorelli and Richardson are the only depth scorers we have right now. Burrows is still pointless on the season and yet to get into any sort of groove, Hansen didn't really put up much offence when he was healthy, Booth has been a disappointment and all these injury-replacements like Archibald, Welsh, Dalpe and Sestito belong in the AHL anyway. Higgins is quietly one of the few bright spots on this team and he's been scoring at a consistent 20 goal pace since he came to Vancouver. He's been far more consistent than Kesler, doesn't need the Sedins to spark his game and has pretty much been the most consistent Canuck outside of the twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 (Article)Gallagher: No time for....insert any Canuck player here..to be inconsistent........Obviously,he must have been scavenging for anything to write about this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 If Tony writes a positive article at 0:42 starts to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 its definately the best of times blurst of times please fire this guy hes a hack pleaseeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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