Although I do think the games since the trade have shown us all why Roy only returned a second and a B-C level prospect.
Sedin - Sedin - Burrows
Higgins - Roy - Kesler
Raymond - Schroeder - Hansen
Booth - Lappiere - Kassian
Fully healthy (hah) this offense is easily top-5, arguably top-3 in the league.
I'm leaning towards the idea that Dallas knew something that Vancouver didn't: his contract expectations.
What do his future contract demands have to do with Dallas being a better team without him? Is his play so much better than Schoeder's that he was worth a grade A prospect and a second round pick?
What do his future contract demands have to do with Dallas being a better team without him? Is his play so much better than Schoeder's that he was worth a grade A prospect and a second round pick?
What do his future contract demands have to do with Dallas being a better team without him? Is his play so much better than Schoeder's that he was worth a grade A prospect and a second round pick?
What do his future contract demands have to do with Dallas being a better team without him? Is his play so much better than Schoeder's that he was worth a grade A prospect and a second round pick?
grade A prospect
On the bright side his low point totals will make him cheaper to re-sign.
On the other hand he might decide it's better for his career to go elsewhere.
What do his future contract demands have to do with Dallas being a better team without him? Is his play so much better than Schoeder's that he was worth a grade A prospect and a second round pick?
not sure i liked roy and kesler playing the entire game together tonight if it means that we have to rely on a plug like andrew ebbett as a 3c...it's a good tactic when the canucks shorten the bench and need a goal but it really dilutes any effectiveness from the third line, especially when guys like raymond and kassian are more than capable 3rd line wingers with a competent center
hopefully things get more balanced when higgins returns...however there's inevitably an injury every playoff series and i wonder if, in that situation where canucks are missing a top-9 forward, vigneault will continue to foist roy, a creative east-west player, onto two north-south players in kesler and hansen
What about Dutch Gretzky? It looks great on paper for sure. Unfortunately, AV loves his Ebbett instead of Shroeder who can easily be our 3rd line centre right now.
Our 2nd and 3rd lines will look one of two ways in the playoffs:
Roy-Kesler-Higgins (although I'd prefer Higgins-Roy-Kesler)
Raymond-Schroeder-Hansen
or
Raymond Kesler-Hansen
Higgins-Roy-Kassian
Our 2nd and 3rd lines will look one of two ways in the playoffs:
Roy-Kesler-Higgins (although I'd prefer Higgins-Roy-Kesler)
Raymond-Schroeder-Hansen
or
Raymond Kesler-Hansen
Higgins-Roy-Kassian
I thought a Higgins Kesler Kassian line makes a better shutdown /scoring line.
Leaves Raymond Roy and Hansen to be secondary scoring.
I thought a Higgins Kesler Kassian line makes a better shutdown /scoring line.
Leaves Raymond Roy and Hansen to be secondary scoring.
turnover machine
If you're going to have Kesler go head to head with the other teams top line (we definitely should) it doesn't make much sense to have Kassian on that line.
If you're going to have Kesler go head to head with the other teams top line (we definitely should) it doesn't make much sense to have Kassian on that line.