Zigmund.Palffy Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 honestly the way this guy plays going into the offensive zone just annoys me, everytime he gets a pass he freaking loses the puck ! Id rather have someone who can actually carry it in and protect the puck and make some plays! These should be the lineup for next game Sedin-sedin-vrbata Baertschi-Horvat-hansen Dorsett-matthias-kenins Vey-bonino-mcmillian Bieksa-hamhuis Edler-tanev Clendening-sbsia Miller If anything we need to load it up Bonino im sorry but your a freaking elephant out there soo god damn slow you need a demotion! We need some speed and grit out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 As Jeff Paterson said.. I never want to see Higgins in the top six for the Canucks ever again. I have agree fully with him.. You bring a guy in as a fourth liner and delegate scoring responsibilities to him.. never going to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo.Horvat53 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 You scratch Higgins but not Bieksa and Sbisa? Not agreeing here. Higgins should be demoted, not scratched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfficeDonkey Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I loved at the end of the game when higgy had half the net to shoot on and took 10 minutes to spin around to shoot the puck.... and he still whiffed on it. The guy is ice cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 The Problem is, we have nobody proven enough to take Higgin's spot. Matthias hasn't done much in this series to warrant a promotion, and Baertschi is not proven. I agree though, get Higgy out of the top 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigmund.Palffy Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 You scratch Higgins but not Bieksa and Sbisa? Not agreeing here. Higgins should be demoted, not scratched. Why hes freaking useless out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Higgins is not the problem. Higgins in the top 6 is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Why hes freaking useless out there He's far from useless. He's many things including a leader, excellent checker/PK'er etc. One thing he is not though, is a top 6 forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Higgins was brought here in 2011 to be a depth forward. The fact he has essentially remained a top-6 forward since then makes it a Four Year Fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaNuCkSLoUiE23 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 The Problem is, we have nobody proven enough to take Higgin's spot. Matthias hasn't done much in this series to warrant a promotion, and Baertschi is not proven. I agree though, get Higgy out of the top 6.Well Bennett isn't proven either, but look what he's done. Sometimes you have to let your young guns take over. Higgins must be traded at the draft. He's taking up a valuable roster spot from other players who deserve a shot. Unfortunately, Willie is playing the seniority card when it comes to dealing with Higgins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Why hes freaking useless out there So Higgins is useless but McMillan isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I don't disagree. He's been terrible this season. He coughs the puck up like it's a phlegm. How he's still being used to kill penalties is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigmund.Palffy Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 He's far from useless. He's many things including a leader, excellent checker/PK'er etc. One thing he is not though, is a top 6 forward. Yea he did a great job at pk'er and checking he cant even keep up the flames players Im sorry but he needs to really be scratched! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigmund.Palffy Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 So Higgins is useless but McMillan isn't? Atleast he doesnt lose the puck after a great pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highconan Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I agree. Higgins, Bieksa, and Sbisa should all be scratched. Hamhuis looked good defensively last game. Edler was O.K. I still don't understand the reasoning of using Mcmillan over Sven. We need scoring. Being tough with these guys is not working in any way at all. Put the puck in the net. Get someone to screen Hiller, and clean up those rebounds. At this point, id rather Bonino on the third line, Horvat on the second, and Vey on the 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Total BS. Higgins is not the problem. If this is truly your issue then start a movement to fire Benning, he's the one that didn't fix the roster (I'm not actually suggesting that). We don't have an actual 2nd line, and Higgins being stuck in the top 6 is proof. When the Sedins are our 2nd line and Higgins (or a similar player) is on the 3rd or 4th then we can talk about contending. Any contending we do in the mean-time is a Cinderella story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNoelPatrol Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Higgins has our only game winner in these playoffs. Kthxbai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 i don't know how you can single out a player in the top six and throw all the blame on them...you win as a team and you lose as a team...the team's biggest downfall was the calgary's speed and forecheck...we had no answer for it...benning and linden will need to upgrade defense and some forward spots...it will take time...they won't move players until they have players to push them out...and no, it won't be because cdc says so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Yes, blame the guy who's been put in a position outside of his capabilities and not the players (Bonino and Vrbata) who are actually meant to be contributing consistently at a top six level. How about we actually, i dunno, sign/trade for a top six LW instead of expecting guys to play out of their comfort zone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I wouldn't scratch him, due to his use on the PK, but having him in the top 6 or a PP role is a horrible idea. He's pretty much worthless offensively in the playoffs. It really pissed me off when he just dumped the puck in and went for a change with 10 seconds left in the second last night. He had a lane for a shot, but just gave up on the play. Very frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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