GDT: GAME #10 - Canucks @ Blue Jackets - 3:00 p.m, Sportsnet-VAN (NOT Pacific)

[DustyMartellaughs]

Welsh with a zit so big it blocks shots.

 

[Pseudonymous*]

If his line scored 27 goals and got scored on 0 times (which is what they're on pace for) they would be incredibly valuable over 82 games. And I'm sorry but who the **** cares how much he's paid right now? He's on the team and we don't have any better way to spend that money so why keep *****ing about it?

is that what you think his line does?

and do you ever consider all the little things? how about , having a crappy pp because your team is full of those kind of players?

 

[Virtanen2Horvat]

We have to throw hits and go harder to the net if we are going to score.

 

[DennisReynolds]

We have to throw hits and go harder to the net if we are going to score.

Kind of hard to hit when we constantly have the puck.

 

[polarbearcub]

I think it's time to do this.

Sedin sedin kassian
Higgins kesler Hansen

 

[Zombotron]

I miss the old days...

 

[StIllmatic]

If it got through Daniel was wide open. Not all plays work out. But you guys like to **** on Kesler any chance so I'm not surprised

I agree that was a good low risk high reward play and he didn't have much of an option there. People are so impatient, it's frustrating.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

I think we should load up the top line with Sestito - Welsh - Weise.

Sure liking the new kid so far.

Liking Richards the more I see him too.

 

[Pseudonymous*]

I think it's time to do this.

Sedin sedin kassian
Higgins kesler Hansen

ive had it with teams promising stuff and not coming through on any of it... its funny they said it would be a sink or swim season for kassian and how he was going to get every opportunity...

 

[polarbearcub]

We have to throw hits and go harder to the net if we are going to score.

Agreed. Perimeter

 

[Tiranis]

is that what you think his line does?

What are you asking me exactly? That's what they're on pace for right now, as I said.

 

[me2]

According to Nat Geo channel, shooting OxyContin is a big thing in Ohio.

Booth wants to know when open season on OxyContin starts, bag limits etc.

 

[Tanevian*]

Kind of hard to hit when we constantly have the puck.

Lol, home run!!!!

Funny thing when people just trot out stupid cliches.

 

[GranvilleIsland]

Wouldn't say we dominated, we definitely out shot.

 

[NuxFan09]

If his line scored 27 goals and got scored on 0 times (which is what they're on pace for) they would be incredibly valuable over 82 games. And I'm sorry but who the **** cares how much he's paid right now? He's on the team, we don't have any better way to spend that money so why keep *****ing about it?

This is ridiculous. So, because we're talking about the Canucks - aka the good guys - cap hits are suddenly irrelevant and we shouldn't care about it? Cap hits and contracts are a huge topic of discussion on these boards and in the hockey world in general so don't pretend that in this case it doesn't matter. Good grief.

Even in your scenario, Booth still isn't worth his cap hit. It would be quite the feat if Booth's line went the whole season without being scored on but you're talking like his offensive production is totally insignificant.

 

[Virtanen2Horvat]

I want:

Higgins-Sedin-Kesler
Sedin-Santorelli-Kassian
Booth-Richardson-Hansen
Sestito-Welsh-Weise

I think having Welsh it brings energy and helps that 4th line a lot. If he can keep it up and show his talent in a few more games he wins that position.

 

[RobertKron]

I like that we're ignoring the elephant in the room, which is the fact that Booth has played like 20 games in the last year or more. He's winning battles, and he's not getting scored on. As long as that base is there, then you have to give him a good while to get back into the swing of things.

Besides, what other option do they even have? If he's so horrible, then he's clearly not going to be in a trade unless the Canucks give up assets to move him.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Lol, home run!!!!

Funny thing when people just trot out stupid cliches.

Well, technically you can hit when we have possession (aka interfere), it seem that's what every opposing team does to us....

 

[Tiranis]

Even in your scenario, Booth still isn't worth his cap hit. It would be quite the feat if Booth's line went the whole season without being scored on but you're talking like his offensive production is totally insignificant.

I guess that's why we don't see eye to eye on Hodgson. Offensive production is only valuable in so far that it allows you to get ahead of what you give up defensively. So yeah, a player that can go +27 on the year while not getting sheltered minutes, even if he only has 20 points, would be very valuable. Of course that player isn't Booth, we're just talking hypotheticals at this point.

 

[Towel-Power]

This is ridiculous. So, because we're talking about the Canucks - aka the good guys - cap hits are suddenly irrelevant and we shouldn't care about it? Cap hits and contracts are a huge topic of discussion on these boards and in the hockey world in general so don't pretend that in this case it doesn't matter. Good grief.

Even in your scenario, Booth still isn't worth his cap hit. It would be quite the feat if Booth's line went the whole season without being scored on but you're talking like his offensive production is totally insignificant.

Yeah I gotta agree with you here. I hope Booth turns it around but it's ridiculous to try to justify his cap hit and his play right now. You can see that he's trying though.

 

[Pseudonymous*]

What are you asking me exactly? That's what they're on pace for right now, as I said.

small sample size. and come playoff time, i believe he'll be ineffective..

you can take all the stats in the world but ive definitely faced the fact that we need to replace these ineffective players... you dont win with passengers like booth.

i can't wait until canucks have some players with 'hands'

theres so many guys that you can say that about, hansen, higgins, etc - we have sooo many of those players and too many of them are the reason we keep doing nothing in the playoffs.

while theyre great, we have too many. i thank god we got rid of raymond, regardless whether hes a good player or not. i think the same about booth

 

[NuxFan09]

while booth looks like ass out there, we're also currently paying a guy 5 million who's put up the same number of points so far this season

Yep, and I've been highly critical of him too. Problem is too many people here are such blind homers. There's excuses for every underperforming Canuck and it's annoying because some of those excuses are so incredibly stupid and would likely not apply to any player on another team in the same exact scenario.

 

[mrmyheadhurts]

What are you asking me exactly? That's what they're on pace for right now, as I said.

And Alex Steen is on pace for 82 goals.

 

[Nuckles]

Garry Valk wants Kassian to replace Kesler on the 1st PP unit.

Get on it Torts.

 

[Tiranis]

And Alex Steen is on pace for 82 goals.

Which is neither here nor there. I already said they're not going to finish with those numbers. That doesn't change the fact that he has contributed to a winning team through these 9 games even if people don't see it.