Post-Game Talk: Brandon Sutter; a better goal scorer than Vrbata || Canucks lose 4-3 || Part 2

[thepuckmonster]

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[Win One Before I Die]

Just saw the new lines. How come we don't put Vrbata with the Sedins? We may have to lose 5 straight until that happens.

WD is a mad man.

 

[NoShowWilly]

Just saw the new lines. How come we don't put Vrbata with the Sedins? We may have to lose 5 straight until that happens.

WD is a mad man.

the kid has played 2 nhl games. He needs some reps in the league before getting shifts on the top line.

Meanwhile the Sedins need to get going. They've had little consistency so far this year.

 

[Zaddy91]

I hate desjardins

 

[Brock Boeser]

the kid has played 2 nhl games. He needs some reps in the league before getting shifts on the top line.

Meanwhile the Sedins need to get going. They've had little consistency so far this year.

IMO they had 2 bad nights vs the Ducks and the Blues up until the last 10, other than that they were stellar the other 3 matches where they controlled the play. And even their bad isn't even that bad at all they supress scoring chances against regardless.

 

[Win One Before I Die]

the kid has played 2 nhl games. He needs some reps in the league before getting shifts on the top line.

Meanwhile the Sedins need to get going. They've had little consistency so far this year.

Vrbata not Virtanen lol

I think if you get the Sedins and Vrbata going, you can look at splitting them up to spread the scoring.

Oh well had the Canucks won last night it would have been a franchise best start. We are ok.

 

[NoShowWilly]

Vrbata not Virtanen lol

I think if you get the Sedins and Vrbata going, you can look at splitting them up to spread the scoring.

Oh well had the Canucks won last night it would have been a franchise best start. We are ok.

oops.

 

[Win One Before I Die]

I guess it also makes sense that WD tried to get Sutter going early with the Sedins.

 

[Orca Smash]

Assuming partially due to backes.

 

[Orca Smash]

Just saw the new lines. How come we don't put Vrbata with the Sedins? We may have to lose 5 straight until that happens.

WD is a mad man.

Alot of rumors have been discussed and vrbata saying they were tough to play with... Its the best option for the lineup but they dont seem to want to go their. So far on the PP together they have not clicked either.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Seems like vrbata doesnt want to play with the sedins and vice versa except on the PP.

 

[crazychimp]

When will we get Hutton on the top PP? I want him to get more minutes there.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

When will we get Hutton on the top PP? I want him to get more minutes there.

I actually think Hutton has potential as a power play quarterback and weaning him on the 2nd unit is the way to go. He's way more likely to get access to the puck and run it there, as opposed to the 1st unit where everything flows through Henrik on the side boards and the Sedins are generally looking to make plays down low and only employ the points for one timers or relays.

 

[KeninsFan]

Credit where credit is due Tarasenko is a superstar and should have a 5 man shutdown unit after him. Edler-Tanev were exposed for the first time all season.

 

[Ozone]

They looked good today. Good news.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

They looked good today. Good news.

"It's not the try league. It's the get it done league."

I love that line. Willie needs to watch more Blue Jays games.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

I guess it also makes sense that WD tried to get Sutter going early with the Sedins.

I still say I like Sutter with them like I like Hansen there. It works for a game or two but after a while it looks like they can't read each other because it's too much thinking. Instinctually, it would work.

 

[geebaan]

"It's not the try league. It's the get it done league."

I love that line. Willie needs to watch more Blue Jays games.

Not the game today hopefully

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

While I agree that Sutter isn't traditionally what you like to see in your top 6, I'm not sure that on this team he isn't. We aren't exactly over flowing with top 6 forwards in the first place, with only Sedins, Bo, and Vrbata being definitely 'better' top 6 players. This makes Sutter our 5th best forward, arguably on par with Burrows, so I don't have a big problem with him being used as such. Besides unlike Vrbata and, to some degree Bo, Sutter has at least produced in his minutes so it's hard to be too critical of the decision, unless like Ars you object more to the fact that he is a Benning acquisition and grossly over paid.

I have far more problem with someone like Prust getting second line minutes while Virtanen gets minimal minutes each night. It's like Willie would rather have a player out there who is functionally limited in his abilities but doesn't do anything too bad than someone who is already as good and in future could be much better but might make a few more mistakes early on. The guy has no comprehension that giving a kid some rope to make those mistakes in October gives you a better player in April. He'd just rather roll with a low-upside guy in Prust who will probably give you less in April once the wear and tear of 82 games has taken its toll on his beat up body.

Posted by CanaFan in previous thread:

No, I agree. Sutter has been pretty good out there. I think Burrows is better, by a tiny bit, for the virtue of being a smarter player. But, Sutter has really impressed me this 5 games or whatever. I remember yelling at Hansen incessantly in game 6 vs CGY last year for being nowhere in sight (literally) when the Sedins would cycle below the net. Sutter drops back, and unlike Hansen, moves in. Doesn't hurt his cycle game is a lot better than I thought. It's not great, but better than I expected.

I also agree with you re: Prust/Virtanen. It's stupid. Hell, Dorsett doesn't look out of place on the 2nd line for a few shifts but Virty should be up there. Especially a game like that where he's trying to make noise.

P.S. I don't rip Benning players in and of themselves. They get ripped for big contracts they don't deserve. In most cases I really actually like the players themselves. Except Luca Sbisa, who at least seems like a great person.