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Canucks key to success this season is to roll four lines each featuring a key player with complimentary pieces to ensure optimal success. I've always believed in
playing to a players strength and complementing them with players that excel at their weakness. Each line features a heart & soul energy player to keep the intensity
level high on every shift. No designated 1st - 4th line except on any given night most productive line earns the most ice time (driving internal competition). Line D
gets the most defensive starts.

 

LINE A (Elias Line):    Antoine Roussel(Energy guy) - Elia Pettersson - Nikolay Goldobin

 

Featured key player/driver is Elia Pettersson. Kid has exceptional creativity and puck skills to drive play along with elite release. He is equally adapt at setting up
line mates and finding open spot to receive and release a wicked wrister. He currently lacks the strength, size and aggressiveness to battle behind the net, along the
boards, hit and battle in the crease for in close goals. Cue complementary pieces  Antoine Roussel (LW) & Nikolay Goldobin.

 

Antoine Roussel is a blue collar tireless skater that battles, hits, drives the net thus opening up space for skilled players to create. With Goldobin the line has
another play making winger that can set up Pettersson for one timers along with finding open space to release a wrister when opposing defenders key in on Pettersson

 

Key weakness of the line is in face offs. A solution is to have Jay Beagle & Sutter (depending on side of face off cycle) draw in for key faceoffs and replaced by Goldobin thereafter. (AV employed this strategy often when he was coaching in Vancouver)

 

LINE B (Bo's Line):     Sven Baertschi - Bo Hovart - Tyler Motte(Energy guy)

 

Bo Hovart's key strength is his ability to bull himself to the net. He has a tendency to try to beat defender with his inside - outside move and when successful is
effective. However he lacks the true playmaking center ability to make players around him better. Effective wingers for Him are ones that do not need the puck but have
effective puck skills to push play and set up line mates.

 

Baertschi provides the winger playmaking ability that Bo requires and appears to read off Bo quite well.

 

Tyler Motte provides hustle, determination and relentless battle.(similar to the role that he played in Chicago on a line with Toews & Hansen/Burrows like role in Vancouver).

 

LINE C (Boeser Line):   Jake Virtanen(Energy guy) - Markus Granlund - Brock Boeser

 

Boeser is a pure shooter and requires a good set up man. Boeser and Bo are not an optimal mix as Bo likes the puck too often and is a shoot first Center.

 

Next to Pattersson, Granlund is the next best playmaking centerman on the team. Virtanen provides the bull drive to the net from the left flank. Virtanen (plain & simple) is most effective and dominant flying from the left wing as it allows him to use his size, lean on defenders while driving the net. It also gives the line a second hard right shoot off wing.On this Line he serves a similar role to that of Roussel on line A.

 

Acknowlege that Pettersson can center Boeser. However having Boeser as a corner piece on a different line spreads out the offense allowing for tougher match ups for opposing team. When required the team can load up a line featuring Pettersson - Hovart - Boeser.

 

LINE D: (Beagle & Sutter Line): Tim Schaller(Energy guy) - Jay Beagle - Brandon Sutter

 

Beagle & Sutter provide the essential heavy lifting and shout down elements thus drawing key match up role.

 

EXTRA FORWARD: Leipsic


Waived (minor) or IR: Louis Erksson & Sam Gagner & Gaunce & Alex Biega & Jalen Chatfield, 


PAIR A:    Alex Edler - Erik Gudbranson

 

Physical pairing that keeps the opposing teams forwards honest along with the net clearing element. Acknowledge lack of puck carrier. This is negated or limited by
paring them with LINE A that features a puck carrier in Elias and playmaking wing in Goldobin. Two hard shots from the point in Gudbranson (underrated shot) & Edler
(can stand to hit the net more)

 

PAIR B:      Olli Juolevi - Chris Tanev

 

Effective defender Tanev paired with an up & coming rookie that can carry the poke. Paired primary with LINE C given Boeser another playmaker on D in Juolevi

 

PAIR C:     Ben Hutton - Michael Del Zotto

 

Paired Primarily with LINE B

 

RESERVE PAIR:    Derrick Pouliot - Troy Stecher

 

 

POWER PLAY UNIT 1

                     

                            Hovart(net driver)

Boeser(shooter)                        Pettersson(shooter & QB)

                    Grandlund(shooter & Passer)
         
         Juolevi(sHOOTER & QB)

 

Features 3 shooters.

Boeser on the left cycle (moving up to the left D zone). Grandlund in the middle serving as a set up man for Pettersson & Boeser & middle man
shooter option for Pettersson.

Pettersson as the Right side QB and shooter off the right cycle. Set up man for Hovart from down low, Grandlund & cross crease feed to
Boeser.

Hovart serves as the down low, poke in tight man, rebound cleaner, set up man for Grandlund, Boeser.

Juolevi D man QB set up man for Pettersson & Boeser (think World juniors Finn teaM featuring Laine & Pulljave) and wristers from the point. 


POWER PLAY UNIT  2

 

Virtanen             Nikolay Goldobin 

           Baertschi

   Ben Hutton    Michael Del Zotto 


PK UNIT 1


      Brandon Sutter - Tyler Motte
      
      Alex Edler - Erik Gudbranson

 

PK UNIT 2

     

  Jay Beagle - Tim Schaller
      
         Del Zotto - Tanev

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7 minutes ago, 5Fivehole0 said:

You should insulate your good players with good players, not spread the talent to each line, that makes it really easy to shut down all 4 lines.

Not really. spreading talent on each line allows you to roll 4 lines more effectively (less fatigue). To make it into the NHL you have to be a good player. Its about balance

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12 minutes ago, 5Fivehole0 said:

You should insulate your good players with good players, not spread the talent to each line, that makes it really easy to shut down all 4 lines.

I agree, your proposed lines, while more 'balanced' are not likely to be very productive. I'd rather put speed/energy players together and talented players together.  WD tried this experiment with Megna remember lol

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Just now, nuckfanfromafrica said:

Not really. spreading talent on each line allows you to roll 4 lines more effectively (less fatigue). To make it into the NHL you have to be a good player. Its about balance

Really really. I still play hockey, and I'm telling you that that is wrong. Putting Boeser on the 3rd line with a couple of grinders is going to hurt his production... Putting Boeser with a guy like Horvat or Petterson is going to help BOTH of their production more than putting Petterson with Roussel is going to make Roussel a 25 goal scorer.

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14 minutes ago, Dr.BRR said:

I agree, your proposed lines, while more 'balanced' are not likely to be very productive. I'd rather put speed/energy players together and talented players together.  WD tried this experiment with Megna remember lol

same was said of Burrows when he was first added to the Sedin line. For every Megna there is also the Burrows. He is just a grinder. 

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18 minutes ago, 5Fivehole0 said:

Really really. I still play hockey, and I'm telling you that that is wrong. Putting Boeser on the 3rd line with a couple of grinders is going to hurt his production... Putting Boeser with a guy like Horvat or Petterson is going to help BOTH of their production more than putting Petterson with Roussel is going to make Roussel a 25 goal scorer.

a kitchen consists of a head chef and others (not all head chefs). FYI Roussel's role  on the line is not to score 25b goals

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In theory it's a good idea but in reality this does not work, you do not deploy you best player with players who will stifle his production. That would be like putting ovechkin with beagle and expecting the same production. Ovechkin needs Backstrom or kuz, boeser needs Horvat or Pettersson. Bottom line. 

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1 hour ago, 5Fivehole0 said:

Also, I must know... How has Motte, or Granlund out played Liepsic, the kid has been flying this off season!

They are playing a more disciplined game than him, he is running around all over the place and often out of position. He isn't retrieving as many pucks and is getting pushed off the puck or just not getting it himself, he relies on others to get the puck.

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1 hour ago, nuckfanfromafrica said:

Canucks key to success this season is to roll four lines each featuring a key player with complimentary pieces to ensure optimal success. I've always believed in
playing to a players strength and complementing them with players that excel at their weakness. Each line features a heart & soul energy player to keep the intensity
level high on every shift. No designated 1st - 4th line except on any given night most productive line earns the most ice time (driving internal competition). Line D
gets the most defensive starts.

 

LINE A (Elias Line):    Antoine Roussel(Energy guy) - Elia Pettersson - Nikolay Goldobin

 

Featured key player/driver is Elia Pettersson. Kid has exceptional creativity and puck skills to drive play along with elite release. He is equally adapt at setting up
line mates and finding open spot to receive and release a wicked wrister. He currently lacks the strength, size and aggressiveness to battle behind the net, along the
boards, hit and battle in the crease for in close goals. Cue complementary pieces  Antoine Roussel (LW) & Nikolay Goldobin.

 

Antoine Roussel is a blue collar tireless skater that battles, hits, drives the net thus opening up space for skilled players to create. With Goldobin the line has
another play making winger that can set up Pettersson for one timers along with finding open space to release a wrister when opposing defenders key in on Pettersson

 

Key weakness of the line is in face offs. A solution is to have Jay Beagle & Sutter (depending on side of face off cycle) draw in for key faceoffs and replaced by Goldobin thereafter. (AV employed this strategy often when he was coaching in Vancouver)

 

LINE B (Bo's Line):     Sven Baertschi - Bo Hovart - Tyler Motte(Energy guy)

 

Bo Hovart's key strength is his ability to bull himself to the net. He has a tendency to try to beat defender with his inside - outside move and when successful is
effective. However he lacks the true playmaking center ability to make players around him better. Effective wingers for Him are ones that do not need the puck but have
effective puck skills to push play and set up line mates.

 

Baertschi provides the winger playmaking ability that Bo requires and appears to read off Bo quite well.

 

Tyler Motte provides hustle, determination and relentless battle.(similar to the role that he played in Chicago on a line with Toews & Hansen/Burrows like role in Vancouver).

 

LINE C (Boeser Line):   Jake Virtanen(Energy guy) - Markus Granlund - Brock Boeser

 

Boeser is a pure shooter and requires a good set up man. Boeser and Bo are not an optimal mix as Bo likes the puck too often and is a shoot first Center.

 

Next to Pattersson, Granlund is the next best playmaking centerman on the team. Virtanen provides the bull drive to the net from the left flank. Virtanen (plain & simple) is most effective and dominant flying from the left wing as it allows him to use his size, lean on defenders while driving the net. It also gives the line a second hard right shoot off wing.On this Line he serves a similar role to that of Roussel on line A.

 

Acknowlege that Pettersson can center Boeser. However having Boeser as a corner piece on a different line spreads out the offense allowing for tougher match ups for opposing team. When required the team can load up a line featuring Pettersson - Hovart - Boeser.

 

LINE D: (Beagle & Sutter Line): Tim Schaller(Energy guy) - Jay Beagle - Brandon Sutter

 

Beagle & Sutter provide the essential heavy lifting and shout down elements thus drawing key match up role.

 

EXTRA FORWARD: Leipsic


Waived (minor) or IR: Louis Erksson & Sam Gagner & Gaunce & Alex Biega & Jalen Chatfield, 


PAIR A:    Alex Edler - Erik Gudbranson

 

Physical pairing that keeps the opposing teams forwards honest along with the net clearing element. Acknowledge lack of puck carrier. This is negated or limited by
paring them with LINE A that features a puck carrier in Elias and playmaking wing in Goldobin. Two hard shots from the point in Gudbranson (underrated shot) & Edler
(can stand to hit the net more)

 

PAIR B:      Olli Juolevi - Chris Tanev

 

Effective defender Tanev paired with an up & coming rookie that can carry the poke. Paired primary with LINE C given Boeser another playmaker on D in Juolevi

 

PAIR C:     Ben Hutton - Michael Del Zotto

 

Paired Primarily with LINE B

 

RESERVE PAIR:    Derrick Pouliot - Troy Stecher

 

 

POWER PLAY UNIT 1

                     

                            Hovart(net driver)

Boeser(shooter)                        Pettersson(shooter & QB)

                    Grandlund(shooter & Passer)
         
         Juolevi(sHOOTER & QB)

 

Features 3 shooters.

Boeser on the left cycle (moving up to the left D zone). Grandlund in the middle serving as a set up man for Pettersson & Boeser & middle man
shooter option for Pettersson.

Pettersson as the Right side QB and shooter off the right cycle. Set up man for Hovart from down low, Grandlund & cross crease feed to
Boeser.

Hovart serves as the down low, poke in tight man, rebound cleaner, set up man for Grandlund, Boeser.

Juolevi D man QB set up man for Pettersson & Boeser (think World juniors Finn teaM featuring Laine & Pulljave) and wristers from the point. 


POWER PLAY UNIT  2

 

Virtanen             Nikolay Goldobin 

           Baertschi

   Ben Hutton    Michael Del Zotto 


PK UNIT 1


      Brandon Sutter - Tyler Motte
      
      Alex Edler - Erik Gudbranson

 

PK UNIT 2

     

  Jay Beagle - Tim Schaller
      
         Del Zotto - Tanev

I actually don't mind your 5v5 lines, aside from Sutter.  But, ive no idea why you would split up Baer and no on the pp when they obviously have smoking chemistry?

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39 minutes ago, cyoung said:

In theory it's a good idea but in reality this does not work, you do not deploy you best player with players who will stifle his production. That would be like putting ovechkin with beagle and expecting the same production. Ovechkin needs Backstrom or kuz, boeser needs Horvat or Pettersson. Bottom line. 

key thing is that Backstrom is a pass first center. Agree with occasionally loading up a line with Pettersson & boeser. Don't see Bo as an ideal partner for Boeser

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7 minutes ago, stawns said:

I actually don't mind your 5v5 lines, aside from Sutter.  But, ive no idea why you would split up Baer and no on the pp when they obviously have smoking chemistry?

don't get me wrong, Baer is a good option. However Grandlund adds an equally playmaking ability coupled with shot to complement the group better

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17 minutes ago, nuckfanfromafrica said:

don't get me wrong, Baer is a good option. However Grandlund adds an equally playmaking ability coupled with shot to complement the group better

Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of granny, but bo and Baer have outstanding chemistry, especially on PP.  I see no reason why TG would mess with that

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