Tell that to Tom Kastapolous.
- RedwingsAreKHL

Hmm. So he lost a fight. What a bum.

lol, plenty of players put their ballz against kelly i hear
- hnic

According to kelser and burrows she is a "great gal".

Hmm. So he lost a fight. What a bum.
- Fosco

Not just lost a fight, but he got KO'd by a much lower quality fighter.

Who will provide the secondary scoring you speak of?

Kessler, for whatever reason, doesn't really provide much scoring in the playoffs, and I know a lot of that has to do with injuries.

Roy? I don't see that happening.

You'd be surprised, but I think Kassian, if played correctly and given the right opportunity, could be very solid in the playoffs. But, unfortunately for Canuck fans, AV is the coach and he has no idea what to do with Kassian.
- RedwingsAreKHL

Yup, line combinations have been pretty bad, many fans here agree with you on AV. If I were the coach I would have

Sedin/Sedin/Kassian
Burrows/Roy/Kesler
Raymond/Schroeder/Hansen
Weise/Lapiere/Sestito

When Higgins is healthy he plays with Roy+Kesler, Burrows goes back to the first line, Kassian either to the third or fourth depending on who he works better with.

Roy has shown he has great ability to find the open forward and he is willing to go to the net. He may not be "tough", but he'll get dirty, and he's a good diver

Not just lost a fight, but he got KO'd by a much lower quality fighter.
- RedwingsAreKHL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gVNHQSnlL8

Yup, line combinations have been pretty bad, many fans here agree with you on AV. If I were the coach I would have

Sedin/Sedin/Kassian
Burrows/Roy/Kesler
Raymond/Schroeder/Hansen
Weise/Lapiere/Sestito

When Higgins is healthy he plays with Roy+Kesler, Burrows goes back to the first line, Kassian either to the third or fourth depending on who he works better with.

Roy has shown he has great ability to find the open forward and he is willing to go to the net. He may not be "tough", but he'll get dirty, and he's a good diver
- 1970vintage

Nice line

Not just lost a fight, but he got KO'd by a much lower quality fighter.
- RedwingsAreKHL

So he isn't a fighter.... he is a top 3 d man that will fight.... and he isn't that big... in other words you have no point.

Not just lost a fight, but he got KO'd by a much lower quality fighter.
- RedwingsAreKHL

Kostopolous is a decent fighter. And Bieksa won the rematch. Can't win em all—lucky punches have to land sometimes.

Yup, line combinations have been pretty bad, many fans here agree with you on AV. If I were the coach I would have

Sedin/Sedin/Kassian
Burrows/Roy/Kesler
Raymond/Schroeder/Hansen
Weise/Lapiere/Sestito

When Higgins is healthy he plays with Roy+Kesler, Burrows goes back to the first line, Kassian either to the third or fourth depending on who he works better with.

Roy has shown he has great ability to find the open forward and he is willing to go to the net. He may not be "tough", but he'll get dirty, and he's a good diver
- 1970vintage

I like Kesler as a center. The Canucks need to get back to their root. Bother the hell out of the opponent, dive, talk smack, play dirty. Why AV took all of this (except for the diving) out of them perplexes me. That's what made them a formidable and hated team.

I like Kesler as a center. The Canucks need to get back to their root. Bother the hell out of the opponent, dive, talk smack, play dirty. Why AV took all of this (except for the diving) out of them perplexes me. That's what made them a formidable and hated team.
- RedwingsAreKHL

Kesler is much better on the face-off, and is a tenacious back checker, but he doesn't distribute the puck well and he likes to shoot more. That's why him and Raymond and him and Booth were so ineffective in the past. Roy is a great passer.

Here's the thing, before the Nashville game, AV had Kesler practicing on the wing with Roy. Then, for the game, Roy was on Kesler's wing and AV said "it makes no difference in our system because after the face-off its F1, F2 and F3, not LW, C and RW. If that's the case, why is it that Roy is on the wing instead of Kesler? I think it's an ego thing instead of a what makes the most sense for the team and gives them the best chance to win.

Who will provide the secondary scoring you speak of?

Kessler, for whatever reason, doesn't really provide much scoring in the playoffs, and I know a lot of that has to do with injuries.

Roy? I don't see that happening.

You'd be surprised, but I think Kassian, if played correctly and given the right opportunity, could be very solid in the playoffs. But, unfortunately for Canuck fans, AV is the coach and he has no idea what to do with Kassian.
- RedwingsAreKHL

You do realize that history doesn't always repeat itself.

Kesler was very good in the 2011 playoffs, until the Boston series, both defensively, and in terms of secondary scoring. The D scoring dried up that year and last.

You can write off Roy if you want, but he's shown decent chemistry with Kesler in a short sample size, and it's the first time the Canucks will have another decent playmaking centre in the playoffs.

Agreed about Kassian/AV.

I like Kesler as a center. The Canucks need to get back to their root. Bother the hell out of the opponent, dive, talk smack, play dirty. Why AV took all of this (except for the diving) out of them perplexes me. That's what made them a formidable and hated team.
- RedwingsAreKHL

I hate him as a center.

HATE.

I like Kesler as a center. The Canucks need to get back to their root. Bother the hell out of the opponent, dive, talk smack, play dirty. Why AV took all of this (except for the diving) out of them perplexes me. That's what made them a formidable and hated team.
- RedwingsAreKHL

Are you talking about a team from 7* years ago that used a line of Matt Cooke Jarko Ruuto and Alex burrows? cause thats the ultimate sh*t disturber line we've ever had

*Not sure if how long ago it was, just took a guess

1040 guys just shot down a caller for suggesting Schroeder should be up instead of Ebbett—obviously they didn't see the shot differential with Ebbett on the ice last night...

And despite his small stature, Schroeder is much stronger along the boards than Ebbett, who was embarrassingly weak.


This city needs better media guys to follow the Canucks.

Kesler is much better on the face-off, and is a tenacious back checker, but he doesn't distribute the puck well and he likes to shoot more. That's why him and Raymond and him and Booth were so ineffective in the past. Roy is a great passer.

Here's the thing, before the Nashville game, AV had Kesler practicing on the wing with Roy. Then, for the game, Roy was on Kesler's wing and AV said "it makes no difference in our system because after the face-off its F1, F2 and F3, not LW, C and RW. If that's the case, why is it that Roy is on the wing instead of Kesler? I think it's an ego thing instead of a what makes the most sense for the team and gives them the best chance to win.
- 1970vintage

Yup.

1040 guys just shot down a caller for suggesting Schroeder should be up instead of Ebbett—obviously they didn't see the shot differential with Ebbett on the ice last night...

And despite his small stature, Schroeder is much stronger along the boards than Ebbett, who was embarrassingly weak.


This city needs better media guys to follow the Canucks.
- Fosco

Desperately.

We lost so many draws last night.

Except that one guy that knocked him out, from the Flames I think, Ivans or somethingorother.
- 1970vintage

doesn't matter. everyone gets lucky. in a 10 round bout, bieksa will get the decision on almost anyone

I'm out of the loop, who is the Badger?

doesn't matter. everyone gets lucky. in a 10 round bout, bieksa will get the decision on almost anyone
- hnic

Yeah, just mentioning it before the troll fest, like burning all the grass in a field next to a sub-division before the forrest fire gets there.

I'm out of the loop, who is the Badger?
- Marwood

Hansen, Ian calls him the "honey badger"

Yeah, just mentioning it before the troll fest, like burning all the grass in a field next to a sub-division before the forrest fire gets there.
- 1970vintage

lol, nice analogy

Burrows is going to play Raonic in Montreal in August in a charity game, he thinks he could return a serve at 250 km/h

Not so Surprising that the oiler trolls have gone away for the most part.... Must be planning their next top draft pic again lol...

Burrows is going to play Raonic in Montreal in August in a charity game, he thinks he could return a serve at 250 km/h
- 1970vintage

He can tip a 100 MPH slap shot with a hockey blade so he's not that badly off. I'm not sure how much tennis he's played but he's a pretty damn good athlete. I think he'll get smoked but be able to play the 2nd serves.