Neko Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Waiting for Hansen to come back and see how he plays with Bo, Hansen can boost Bo's stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 5 hours ago, Pears said: Kane - Horvat - Boeser He said good. Burrows is better than Kane this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 5 hours ago, wallstreetamigo said: The only passing on that line will be Kane's track suit being passed from Boeser to Horvat to the shower. He could teach them the in's and out's of how to deal with women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleboy Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Bo has the stuff to be our future number one center. He may be that now. If they can surround him with some skilled wingers then we will have our first line. (Boeser hopefully ) He will get better every year. Players like Granlund , Gaunce, Gaudett, Lookwood and Mckenzie with need to fill out the rest of our centers. That should tell us how many years it will be before we are truly competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Has anybody noticed that Horvat has become an impact player. Yep, I mean power forward. The boy is a tank. Baertschi is no tank but he has top 6 skill. By top 6, I mean 2nd line while Horvat now is showing 1st line potential due to his work ethic and strong character. We are seeing him develop beyond what people thought when he was drafted. As for Burrows, the kids have given him a shot in the arm. He's always had what he has been showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey101 class Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I thought Baer played well with Grans and Erickson so i dont think hsi sucess was just due to BO i think Baer works hard and that will pay off. I think we have quite a few young studs on this team and our team will be sucessful for years to come. Thankyou Benning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 When Baer was acquired WD commented that it's exciting because he thinks the game as a top-6 player and is able to make real high end plays. Linden says not many can do what he can do offensively. Can he play like one consistently - this remains to be seen. McIntyre keeps on suggesting that they have really high hopes for him (again last week). If he can't reach his potential - he won't stay on the team. He has this season (or maybe even less) to show he can. I thought Baer did better away from Horvat last season - he looked offensively like the Sven of old when he played with Monahan. Calgary was talking of how Monahan's smart two-way play was the perfect fit with Baer's creativity. That's why I was initially kind of surprised to see them back together. It also sounded like WD preferred Baer away from Horvat. He was more the playmaker and there was more patience and creativity to his game - it was more about holding on to the puck and controlling the play in the o-zone rather than off-the rush straight to the net. I have more and more the feeling that it's a management decision to keep them together especially after the weird situation at the start of the season and the explanations given. WD's justification to have Horvat with Dorsett/Burrows to start the year was that Horvat creates his own offence with Tomlinson explaining that it's a good fit because he can then just keep the puck to himself, while Granlund will get the puck to Baer. Horvat is power and speed and his wingers have to kind of follow suit as he bulldozes his way to the net. And that's where I think Baer comes into play - poise and creativity were the words used to describe his offensive play in Calgary (other parts of his game were a mess back then). If they find a way to combine their strength - it could make for a special line. I think that's what management is hoping for. In any case, Baer needs to find his groove if he wants to stay on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_theRyper Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I would like to see Ericksson with Bo and hansen. When the badge is back and see how that looks. Maybe a really good 1, 2 punch.. Speed skill and a passer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieBush Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I think we can all agree that Baer is a legitimate top 6 talent. The main issue with him is consistency. Look at him last year, he was pretty bad in the first half, but was arguably one of our best players December onwards. He has had another slow start but I see him just a little bit off. The puck is just rolling off the stick when stick handling, his passes are just missing the target, he is narrowly missing the net. He just isn't getting puck luck right now. Be patient, it will come. He is a damn good player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where'd Luongo? Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 8 hours ago, *Buzzsaw* said: Baertschi is developing slower than Bo... mainly a confidence thing. But his overall play is better with Bo, and Bo is better with him on the line. He has more potential than Burrows, or Megna or several others. Is he the ultimate winger for Bo? No... likely that will be Boeser. Yes, I can't wait for the BOBO line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 1 hour ago, ice orca said: He could teach them the in's and out's of how to deal with women. And help Jake become a professional hockey player! Bo needs a playmaker on his line. A good playmaker, along with a puck hound (Hansen/Bur) is ideal. I am hopeful that Baer will get his game back up to par, but I am doubtful that he will always be Bo's LW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Your best players like Bo always make their line mates better, thats why they are your best players. Boeser does this in ND. Can't wait to see the two of them together. Without any trades, we could see Loui-Bo-Boeser as a line, which to me could take over as the new 1st line next year if Brock is ready to step up. Bear isn't progressing away from Bo unfortunately. He might be Vegas bound, as at this point you have to protect Grandlund over Baer. McPhee said last week that he would pick 'throw aways' over taking 'bad contracts'. If he sees Sbisa as a bad contract, Baer is the likely pick imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Could you imagine playing along side that complete beast of a hockey player? I'd be playing my ass off too trying to be just half the man Bo Horvat is haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I'm with the Sven is a slow starter crowd but I will say this Bo has a lot more to give this kid is our real deal he is gonna be among our very best to don a Canuck jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogersTowell Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Can't wait till Rodin and Hansen are both good to go. It will give us the ability to have 3 solid lines and maybe a bit of extra speed and talent to put on the 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 4 hours ago, smokes said: OMG aren't we just overratting Bo a little bit, he isn't the end all be all DIIIEEE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Sucks that right when Sven started playing well he got injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronic.Canuck Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 2 hours ago, ice orca said: He could teach them the in's and out's of how to deal with women. "Alright boys, whatever I do, do the opposite." Hell of a role model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Bo managed to drag Dorsett's carcass to a 2.6 m contract. The kid is a magician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatetomatoes Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 5 hours ago, Ossi Vaananen said: I like Baertschi a lot, but I don't think he's in the core of this team going forward. He's on a show-me contract, and hasn't shown much of anything this season. Maybe next season is different, but there's a tonne of guys who fizzles out after their 2nd contract around 25-26. He's a good fill in for now, but it seems guys like Granlund, and potentially Rodin will overtake him on the wing. I don't think Granlund will ever be a guy to rely on as a scoring winger. Maybe Rodin but we will see. I'm pleasantly surprised with Granlund this year but imo he's best suited as a checking winger. As far a Baertchi goes obviously he gets a boost from playing from Horvat but Horvat isn't the reason Baertchi will or will not succeed. The guy has been known for his whole career to have great talent but have major confidence issues and that's exactly what we're seeing. Can he figure out how to believe in Himself? His career rests upon it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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