Don't think so. No way they take Burrows off the Sedin line, and there's no point.

They want to improve the 2nd line—there's nothing wrong with the 1st, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I also don't think Doan takes Kesler's spot on the PP. Only way he gets on the 1st PP unit is if he can play the point (which I don't know if he can).

But even on the 2nd line and 2nd PP unit, he'll play with higher quality players than he did in Phoenix.
- Fosco

I only say it because I feel Gillis (along with the sedins) may use it as a bargaining chip to help sweeten the part for Doan. Im a firm believer that Burrows isn't forechecking the way he used to.. and that line is becoming a bit too predictable... teams know Burrows isnt going to offer any repurcussion for dirty plays on the Sedins and god knows the refs aren't calling alot of it.

I don't consider last year a "bust" for the 1st line but there was a dramatic drop in points for them (sedins in particular).. and wouldn't hurt to have a guy like Doan on that first line. It would also help the organization for negotiating purposes to have Burrows finish with say 40 points... instead of 60... proving without a doubt that without the Sedins he is nothing more than a 40ish point guy.

That's still silly. He says they don't play them like Ovechkin. They both got almost the exact same amount of PP time as Ovechkin.
- prock

Even ignoring the fact that I said USED to (with Boudreau)... you're still wrong.

Spending a few minutes researching will show he averaged plenty more than the Sedins.

The Canucks averaged 3.5 PP opportunities....7 minutes a game... the Sedins averaged 3:30-3:40 a game. Which is just under 50 percent of the PP. So just below 1 minute per PP opportunity.

Washington 2 years ago (Boudreau) averaged 3.2 PP's a game which is roughly 6.4 minutes per game. Ovechkin averaged 4.28 minutes per game for PP which would put him at about 67 percent of the PP. About 1:34 seconds of each PP. This past year.. Washington averaged 2.9 pp's a game... Thats 5.8 minutes of PP per game average with Ovechkin playing 3:38 of it. Which is 58 percent.. 1:16 of the 2 minutes.

Theres a few factors that may slightly skew some of the numbers.. but it would be pretty accurate overall... and even with ignoring the fact I clearly said USED to as his ice time was managed a bit better under Hunter... he still averaged more than 16 seconds per PP more. Which in the world of PPs.. is huge.... like I said... Sedins barely take up half the PP time during games.

Even ignoring the fact that I said USED to (with Boudreau)... you're still wrong.

Spending a few minutes researching will show he averaged plenty more than the Sedins.

The Canucks averaged 3.5 PP opportunities....7 minutes a game... the Sedins averaged 3:30-3:40 a game. Which is just under 50 percent of the PP. So just below 1 minute per PP opportunity.

Washington 2 years ago (Boudreau) averaged 3.2 PP's a game which is roughly 6.4 minutes per game. Ovechkin averaged 4.28 minutes per game for PP which would put him at about 67 percent of the PP. About 1:34 seconds of each PP. This past year.. Washington averaged 2.9 pp's a game... Thats 5.8 minutes of PP per game average with Ovechkin playing 3:38 of it. Which is 58 percent.. 1:16 of the 2 minutes.

Theres a few factors that may slightly skew some of the numbers.. but it would be pretty accurate overall... and even with ignoring the fact I clearly said USED to as his ice time was managed a bit better under Hunter... he still averaged more than 16 seconds per PP more. Which in the world of PPs.. is huge.... like I said... Sedins barely take up half the PP time during games.
- kneughter

"managing their PP time" to among the highest in the league. End of story.