Win One Before I Die
Cautious Optimism
- Jul 31, 2007
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The slack line... His groin... It works on so many levels....
As David Booth's only fan in the world, even i laughed at this.
The slack line... His groin... It works on so many levels....
He's just trying to find new ways to injure himself so the Canucks can't buy him out.
Unfortunately, Booth might have to be our 2nd line winger because that's just how awful our forward group is. I obviously like Higgins over Booth, but Higgins is a better fit on the 3rd line (checking line, with Hansen and Matthias/Santorelli or something).
He's an "asset" with negative trade value. Why not sign Sundin to a 1 year $10M contract and healthy scratch him for 82 games and have him mentor our young players then?So to reiterate, throwing Booth away for nothing just isn't wise. Healthy scratch him for 82 games if you need to, but don't get rid of an asset for nothing.
You are looking at this on paper with your own mind. In the past two years, two coaches have chosen to put Higgins with Kesler over Booth. Kesler doesn't play well with Booth. He has had the most chemistry with Higgins. The Higgins, Kesler, and Santorelli was probably the best line Kesler has been on since playing with Sundin and Demitra both in production and chemistry wise. Ya I don't want Higgins and Santo to be the 2nd line options, but if Kesler is here it's all about getting Kesler going. I would put Sestito beside Kesler if he has chemistry with Kesler and has Kesler playing at his best.
He's an "asset" with negative trade value. Why not sign Sundin to a 1 year $10M contract and healthy scratch him for 82 games and have him mentor our young players then?
Kesler is like impossible to play with, so I would give Booth a chance with whoever our new center is when Kes is traded. If he stays, they could always put Booth with Richardson, there was clearly some chemistry there.
Yeah, because keeping a player who is already on your books that can still play (at the very least, over Sestito on the 4th line with Richardson) is the same as signing a retired player to a 10M contract to do nothing.
I think Booth's chemistry was with Kassian more than with Richardson.
Sestito plays a different role. He's there to match up against another team's HW enforcer if need be. If Sestito plays on the 4th line instead of Booth that's a coach's decision. And how do you know Sundin can't play? Besides, you are of the opinion that it's fine scratching Booth for 82 games and if that's the case Sundin as a healthy scratch would be infinitely more beneficial than Booth as a healthy scratch. It's just money.
The slack line... His groin... It works on so many levels....