I have liked Jake a lot in the last half dozen games. Yes he has problems but he is engaged. I think he has all 5 goals in the last 8 games?
- VANTEL

All that scoring has him working down the line up some how. Green's logic.

Read a "hands of stone comment" on Pod recently. Can't say I disagree with the few games I've seen so far.
- VanHockeyGuy

Thats the scout on him. Plays like a lion every shift... finishing is very questionable. There are a lot of players available like that in each draft but seldom do you see them picked as high as Podz.

All that scoring has him working down the line up some how. Green's logic.

- boonerbuck

It's definitely bizarre.

Meanwhile Pearson has 0 goals and 2 assists in his last 12 games and has somehow been locked into a top 6 role.

I think Pearson's played better than that stat line suggests but when you're in the top 6, production is what matters most.

I'm not going to predict a score for tonight's game but I'll predict anger in this thread after the game and it will be more entertaining than the game. (frank) off!!
- A_SteamingLombardi

TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that back in the offseason the agents for Robby Fabbri spoke with the St. Louis, that if there wasn’t a role for him on the team then maybe a change of scenery would be good. Believe that Blues GM Doug Armstrong said let’s see how the season starts, and if it doesn’t work, then they’d look to move him.

“And I will tell you, I think as we head into November here, there are other players around the league, Dregs and I have talked about this off-air, that are also a little unhappy with their usage, with their role. You might see more trades like this between now and the holidays. Again, to sort of appease players that right now aren’t getting used like they thought they would.”

Stecher?
- manvanfan

Freaking mellenials. They watched a YouTube video on hockey and now they think they’re all first liners.

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Which second line configuration would you prefer to see tonight? #Canucks

1. Baertschi-Horvat-Pearson
2. Baertschi-Horvat-Leivo
3. Baertschi-Horvat-Virtanen
4. Pearson-Horvat-Leivo
5. Pearson-Horvat-Virtanen
6. Leivo-Horvat-Virtanen
- manvanfan

Sven Horvat Jake
or
Sven Horvat Gaudette

Hello hello,

More hockey tonight - hopefully we can erase the bad taste of that game in Chicago.

New blog is up:

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...on-to-Winnipeg/194/102514

I like option 3 the best but like you if I can't have my own personal option of

Pearson Horvat Leivo

Baertschi Gaudette Virtanen

Schaller Beagle Sutter

It sounds as if it's a swap between Baertschi and Gaudette who comes out and not LE
- manvanfan

Like I've been saying.... talks 3 scoring lines but barely has the balls to configure 2.

I missed some of the game last night - what happen to Tan-man?
- Brooks_Light

Tanev gets hit by almost as much rubber as the boards behind any net the Canucks are shooting at.

Freaking mellenials. They watched a YouTube video on hockey and now they think they’re all first liners.
- 1970vintage

Fun fact: LE has played a grand total of 21 seconds on the PK during his last 6 games
- Nucker101

... but but "he kills penalties".

It’s a (frank)ing embarrassment that Green keeps playing him. Green is a (frank)
- CanuckDon

It's definitely bizarre.

Meanwhile Pearson has 0 goals and 2 assists in his last 12 games and has somehow been locked into a top 6 role.

I think Pearson's played better than that stat line suggests but when you're in the top 6, production is what matters most.
- Nucker101

Exactly. Player type bias is in full effect obviously.