Amish Rake Fighter Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Difference is the other d-men invited to the Olympic camp can actually make a breakout pass without giving it away to the opponent.... Something Hamhuis has had trouble with. What ever happened to Steve Bennett anyway ? Did he finally get a life ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Interesting, Hamhuis' ice time was 2nd lowest among Canuck D-men vs the Flames. Whether we are concerned about his play is one thing, but it seems Torts might be worried as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franksedin Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hammer has the 8th best corsi/60 among d-men in the league. We have dominated position with him on the ice. He has had a few turn overs but he is our best d-man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hammer has the 8th best corsi/60 among d-men in the league. We have dominated position with him on the ice. He has had a few turn overs but he is our best d-man. He has struggled a bit in the first few games, though. Not worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 To the people telling the OP to "chill" and "give him a break", I think you're overreacting. There's no panic in the OP, he's not attacking Hamhuis. He's simply noting recent poor play and asking opinions on it. It's like you people look for reasons to condescend.. The lifeblood of the CDC is being able to talk down to others, ya weenie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigturk8 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 The lifeblood of the CDC is being able to talk down to others, ya weenie. Your language is offensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 A lot of people can say that Hamhuis has to get a jump on his game and its early in the season blah blah blah...but in reality he is still giving away pucks and being sloppy on defense. He is one reason we were knocked out of the playoffs in 2012. He has no skill in bringing the puck out of our zone. I am well known for my "Sigh Hamhuis" because its nerve racking when he is on the ice Truth. We are into the season now...no one should be playing with any kind of rust NO ONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuis2 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 He's played much better the past 3 games than he did the previous 6. Give him 5 more games and he'll be back at 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 He's played much better the past 3 games than he did the previous 6. Give him 5 more games and he'll be back at 100%. Yeah skating and decision making a lot more Hamhius like in the last few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Hammer is like Kesler and a few others, great players, important to our team, but they just need to get going or we won't make it very far in the playoffs. It's as simple as that. It's not a knock against them, just that sometimes players slump or have slow starts. It's nothing to get too excited over and start calling for their heads, it's just reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckfan85 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 hammer, kesler, daniel - very underwhelming so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Hamhuis has always been quite overrated. By whom? The people who put together the team Canada summer camp? How can you explain how he's done this season then bud? Can you explain how you can claim that someone is "overrated" based on about a week of play? Hammer is the Canucks' #1 shut-down defenseman. It stands to reason that he's going to have some tough moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silfverberg Snipes Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 He's played much better the past 3 games than he did the previous 6. Give him 5 more games and he'll be back at 100%. Still making poor decisions on the whole but has made progress from the way he started the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter.S-Kerouac Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 If Hamhuis wasn't spending every shift covering for Bieksa's ill-advised pinches and ill-timed plays he would be a no-brainer for Team Canada. The only reason he's a question mark is because he is the only thing standing between Luongo and the opposition getting 10 breakaways per game. common really!? hate to go against a mod especially one I like! But I haven't seen him stand between Luo and much this season. and I'm a huge fan of Hamhuis. and would normally battle for him as our 1st d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 He is slowly getting back to his normal self. Slooooooooooowly, but as long as he does get there, no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 He made a bad pinch which led to the Sutter penalty shot. Maybe the groin is still bothering him. He needs to play more aggressive like he used to when he was dishing out hip checks every once in a while. It seems ever since he tried to hip-check Lucic he stopped trying to hip check guys and now doesn't even hit guys. I understand he is a safe-stay at home non aggressive guy but he has to play with more intensity to his game like Tanev has. The entire Canucks d except Hamhuis have been playing with more intensity. It's as if Edler and Hamhuis have flipped from last year. I love the physical play from Edler. Stanton showed in this game too that he is not afraid to step up and lay the body when he has a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Damn Tanev has looked good though. Blocking shots, breaking up chances, even got himself a slapshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_Follower Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Bieksa is playing torts hockey in my opinion. He's making aggressive plays and tonight it paid off. Hamhuis is still in between Torts/AV "styles". He's overthinking plays and pinches it seems. He just needs to return to the Mr dependable high percentage guy. Kind of goes against Torts style but if that's the way you get 100% out of that player/pairing then that's what you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Hamhuis looked fine against the Pens. I think he's getting his groove back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchsplinters Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Let me preface by saying I am a Hamhuis fan and in no way am bashing him or calling for his head... ... but has his play in these first few games not been concerning? Specifically against the Sharks, perhaps the worst I had ever watched. He turned over numerous pucks, not to mentioned getting drilled in the corners more often than Tanev circa 2012. And in a game where we dominated the Oil, he looked lost at times. A couple factors come to mind: (allow me to speculate) - the possible pressure of olympic consideration. - possible issues do to Tortorella's challenging and confrontational coaching style. Thought? When you ask your defenseman to get involved with the offense, mistakes will always be made. When players make split second decisions all game, they are certainly going to foul up a time or two each game. That is why you have team mates so they can cover for you and you for them when they screw up. To commit the least amount of mistakes conservative coaches use the trap system. New Jersey played the trap which resulted in Brodeur playing a lot of shutout hockey thus, some Vezina trophies in his show case at home. The trap is all about positional defense, getting back into position, with little forechecking in the offensive zone. Games are won by the mistakes made by the opposition and taking advantage of that mistake with a quick transitional game. IT IS BORING, BORING BORING hockey. Is that what we want to watch in Vancouver or do we prefer to have an offensive team that scores some goals and entertains us. Think back and recall how many times you made some split second decisions and how they turned out. Eg.- impulsive buying. Games are lost by the team that makes the most mistakes. Taking chances makes entrepreneurs but it also causes strife in the lives of others who made the wrong choices. Hockey is like life you win sometimes and you lose other times. As a player you just hope your partner has your back and if he doesn't, a goal is the price you pay. Hamhuis is a top notch defensive player and I am not concerned about his play nor am I concerned about the rest of the D core. It's a might early yet to be concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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