Botchford. I've heard it referred to "off the record" by other local media
- PetrolSexual

So that was part of the throwing under the bus?

Hate to say it, but he kind of did in that Nashville playoff series.
- bloatedmosquito

Agreed, but he has been a shadow of himself ever since. The problem is he thinks he is Drago and then Reality did this to him:

Botchford. I've heard it referred to "off the record" by other local media
- PetrolSexual

off the record for botch = making poop up.

the guy has zero sources

off the record for botch = making poop up.

the guy has zero sources
- Mungo

I've heard from people other than Botch.

If we're trying to go back to a puck-possession team our faceoff percentage has to get a lot better. Bonino was the only player with a positive % with 13/22. Henrik went 3/13, Vey 6/19, and Horvat 4/10. We are also being outshot every game, probably because we rarely have the puck.

Get Malholtra back or it's gonna be a long season.

If we're trying to go back to a puck-possession team our faceoff percentage has to get a lot better. Bonino was the only player with a positive % with 13/22. Henrik went 3/13, Vey 6/19, and Horvat 4/10. We are also being outshot every game, probably because we rarely have the puck.

Get Malholtra back or it's gonna be a long season.
- we_are_all_canucks

So we know Malhotra isn't coming back, looking forward to a long season and not a short one.

horvat will have big faceoff %

I've heard from people other than Botch.
- PetrolSexual

I missed something, what exactly are we saying here?

He slept with teammates wives? Girlfriends? Am I missing something?

horvat will have big faceoff %
- The_Kuze

Hope so. I know Malhotra is not a possibility, but when we had him, Kesler and Henrik at prime, we were tough to beat in the circle.

We finished 10th in the league last year in FO% so perhaps the pre-season is just an anomaly.

horvat will have big faceoff %
- The_Kuze

Thought Horvat had a good % the previous game. And Henrik is usually around 50% and Richardson is okay in the circle too.

Not really worried at this point are we? Hoping it was just bi-polar Tuesday rearing it's ugly head.

(that Mr.Bean img is perfect for today )

How the hell did Elliott clear waivers?

Such a weird time of year.

I think "The Province" is grooming Botch to take over for the day that Gallagher gets caught out in a wind storm and evaporates into a cloud of dust.
- PetrolSexual

Dracula can turn into dust and he always comes back, you need to drive a stake through that bastards cold black heart.

I hate botch.
- thundachunk

"The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" - No Tony, you just took the wrong meds again
- bezz44

Bi-polar Tuesday effects Tony G everyday.

Hope so. I know Malhotra is not a possibility, but when we had him, Kesler and Henrik at prime, we were tough to beat in the circle.

We finished 10th in the league last year in FO% so perhaps the pre-season is just an anomaly.
- we_are_all_canucks

Really wondering how it is all going to shake out with the lines.

Sedins Vrbata
Bonino, Vey,
, Horvat,
. Richardson, Dorsett

I wouldn't mind something like this with Bonino and Vey on the second line maybe alternating on face offs depending on where the fo is.

Would like to see Horvat stay, but expect him to be sent back to jr.

Wingers are the big question mark.

I missed something, what exactly are we saying here?

He slept with teammates wives? Girlfriends? Am I missing something?
- Beatle_john

This is exactly what is being suggested. The man cannot keep his pecker in his pants. The man will attempt hump anything with a pulse; a couple of years ago the VPD busted him in Yaletown making out with a broke-ass, 43yo, Tommy Lee-Kid Rock high 5 switched Pamela Andersen at a booth in a restaurant....

Hello, friends.

New blog with last night's game review is now live:

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...the-Sky-Falling/194/62661

Really wondering how it is all going to shake out with the lines.

Sedins Vrbata
Bonino, Vey,
, Horvat,
. Richardson, Dorsett

I wouldn't mind something like this with Bonino and Vrbata on the second line maybe alternating on face offs depending on where the fo is.

Would like to see Horvat stay, but expect him to be sent back to jr.

Wingers are the big question mark.
- hillbillydeluxe

If this team is going to roll 4 lines I wouldn't mind seeing Burrows and Kassian with Vey and Higgins and Hansen with Bonino. Call the lines whatever you want but Higgins Bonino Hansen could eat up some tough minutes while allowing Burrows Vey Kassian to score some points. It would insulate both C, I think Vey will be wasted with Higgins/Hansen and I'm not so sure that Bonino will be an offensive upgrade over Vey if given the same quality of line mates.
I also think Horvat goes back to Jr, where he realistically belongs, but I hope he gets a taste at the beginning of the season.