Mackcanuck Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Look for Vey to be on the 4th line tonight and Matthias to play left wing on the 3rd. Those were the lines at practice yesterday "Canuck coach Willie Desjardins doesn’t plan to change his 12 forwards for the game Tuesday in Dallas but he is planning to shuffle his third and fourth lines. Based on Monday’s practice at UBC, Shawn Matthias (no points) will move from fourth-line centre to third-line left winger while Linden Vey (two points) drops to fourth-line centre. Brad Richardson will now centre the third unit between Matthias and Zack Kassian while Vey gets to start between Derek Dorsett (no points) and Jannik Hansen (no points)." “We need some offence out of those lines,” said Coach Willie. “If you’re not getting it, it’s time to try something else. That’s all it is. We believe in our personnel and we just have to try and get a difference mix. It’s either Richardson or Matthias on the wing. I let them kind of sort it out and they decided that Richardson was going to play centre. I did think Matthias played better in the middle but we basically have five guys who play in the middle so you’re going to have to find a spot somewhere else.” http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/10/20/coach-willie-shuffles-third-forth-lines-heading-into-big-d/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Fourth-line minutes for Vey at centre plus power play time on the first unit is just about right for where he is now. With Hansen and Dorsett as wingers, he'll be protected defensively and have at least some offensive potential to work with. Don't expect him to get many defensive zone draws until he improves in the dot. With a bit of sheltering, he'll come around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missioncanucksfan Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Im not so sold on Vey anymore as I was back at the draft. I find myself checkin out McKeown stats asthats gonna be the guy "we passed on" Vey can go to Utica and help Shinkaruks stats. In Manchester, its obvious Vey benefited from those 2 pretty good wingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Willie forced to recognize that we're going to need some faceoff wins and Vey at this point can't deliver. Matthias-Richardson-Kassian resembles a 3rd line a bit more. Dorsett-Vey-Hansen... Hmmm... They were being lit up before they lost faceoff ability. But here's what the immediate future will bring, barring injury: Dorsett-Horvat-Hansen. Soooo the Vey trade becomes fairly unnecessary, doesn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo.Horvat53 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Id like to try Vey on the wing with the abundance of centers we now have. IMO, he hasn't been that great, but I think he's been better than Kassian most nights, or more consistent than Kassian at the very least. Sedin-Sedin-Vrbata Higgins-Bonino-Vey Burrows-Richardson-Kassian Dorsett-Matthias-Hansen Our faceoffs should improve slightly and Vey gets the opportunity to play with more skilled guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Vey was good on faceoffs last game wasnt he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Vey on the 4th line is a waste. Would rather see him on the wing instead of Matthias but hopefully that line picks up from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucks-4-Life Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Matthias looked to be 50% beast-mode the last couple of games. I think he deserves the promotion. Vey gets that sweet sweet Sedin powerplay time anyway. He will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stackin'ThePads Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 It's still way too early to tell. He's shown speed, vision, and hands at the NHL level, I think he has tremendous upside. I also have a hard time believing Vey didn't pull his weight in Manchester when he was the playmaker anchoring that line. Toffoli and Pearson have been given more of an oppourtunity to succeed so far in the NHL. They get second line minutes on a good LA Kings team playing alongside Jeff Carter, also Toffoli has already played pretty much a full NHL season. It's unfair to compare Vey to them right now. Give Vey some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Time to put him on the 2nd line winger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 PP goal for Vey, yikes looking good on that 1st unit PP, loving Willie using him out there, would Torts or AV done this last year or before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 ....loooooooooooooooollllllzzzzz!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 What he scored, lolllllllllllllllzzzzzzzzzzzzz lmfaoooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 keep him sheltered from the faceoff circle but man oh man is he effective on the PP, he is pretty good at stick handling under pressure, still in awe that we have a coach with the cajones to put a rookie out there on the 1st unit PP, AV or Torts would have never done that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Willie brought him in. I'm sure he knows what's best for him here. I trust his judgment. Hell, this team is one of the top offensive teams in the league again as it stands. He has my full support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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