Line Combos: 2019 Line Combo Discussion Starter

[Bankerguy]

I personaly wouldnt mind having Baertschi on the 3rd line, he is a better passet than Pearson. Would be nice ti have at least one player in the bottom six that is a decent passer.

We don't have a Center capable enough in the offensive zone to allow a player like Baertschi to shine.
Let Baer play with Horvat and Miller and let Pearson solidfy a solid checking third line. Pearson with Virtanen is the makings for a solid third line that can hit and win puck battles.

I would like to see the Canucks package Gaudette + B prospect and upgrade the C position. A two-way 3C capable of 30 points would be awesome.

 

[Askel]

We don't have a Center capable enough in the offensive zone to allow a player like Baertschi to shine.
Let Baer play with Horvat and Miller and let Pearson solidfy a solid checking third line. Pearson with Virtanen is the makings for a solid third line that can hit and win puck battles.

I would like to see the Canucks package Gaudette + B prospect and upgrade the C position. A two-way 3C capable of 30 points would be awesome.

Thats why we need to upgrade Sutter to a player that can use his linemates

 

[Canucks1096]

I will offer Gaudette for free to get rid of Eriksson contract. Canucks still need probably to keep about 2 million cap hit. That means 4 M cap hit saved, use 2 M to sign Brassard. Remaining 2 M + 5 M cap space right now + 2 M saved on two players getting sent down to ahl. 9 M total, that should be enough to resign Boeser and Goldobin

 

[Bankerguy]

I will offer Gaudette for free to get rid of Eriksson contract. Canucks still need probably to keep about 2 million cap hit. That means 4 M cap hit saved, use 2 M to sign Brassard. Remaining 2 M + 5 M cap space right now + 2 M saved on two players getting sent down to ahl. 9 M total, that should be enough to resign Boeser and Goldobin

Yeah, i'd be good with that.
Brassard would be such an ideal 3C. He's good at both end of the ice and skates well. He'd look good with Pearson or Baertschi on his LW. Virtanen on the RW.

Also, if Horvat goes down with Injuries he wouldnt look out of place playing 2C for a short-while. Pettersson down, Horvat goes 1C Brassard 2C. That would be awesome.

The problem with your plan though is the fact that I think Gaudette is really liked by management. I don't think they'd toss him in as a sweetener to dump Eriksson. However i agree with you that if it went down like that, the Canucks would be much better off.

Would you put Sutter or Beagle down as 4C?
Also, would Brassard even sign for $2MM? i would imagine that he'd get $2.75MM - $3MM from someone.

 

[Canucks1096]

Yeah, i'd be good with that.
Brassard would be such an ideal 3C. He's good at both end of the ice and skates well. He'd look good with Pearson or Baertschi on his LW. Virtanen on the RW.

Also, if Horvat goes down with Injuries he wouldnt look out of place playing 2C for a short-while. Pettersson down, Horvat goes 1C Brassard 2C. That would be awesome.

The problem with your plan though is the fact that I think Gaudette is really liked by management. I don't think they'd toss him in as a sweetener to dump Eriksson. However i agree with you that if it went down like that, the Canucks would be much better off.

Would you put Sutter or Beagle down as 4C?
Also, would Brassard even sign for $2MM? i would imagine that he'd get $2.75MM - $3MM from someone.

I would go with this

Miller Petey Boeser
Pearson Horvat Ferland
Baer Brassard Virtanen
Leivo Beagle Sutter

Similiar 2012 season when they had both natural Center Manny and Lapierre on the 4th line.

Brassard is coming off a bad season and still unsign so I don't believe there are too many offers out there. Maybe 2 to 3 M he will sign for.

 

[Bankerguy]

I would go with this

Miller Petey Boeser
Pearson Horvat Ferland
Baer Brassard Virtanen
Leivo Beagle Sutter

Similiar 2012 season when they had both natural Center Manny and Lapierre on the 4th line.

Brassard is coming off a bad season and still unsign so I don't believe there are too many offers out there. Maybe 2 to 3 M he will sign for.

Roussel looked so good last year. put up 31 points in 65 games! Keeping him as 4LW (his natural position) instead of Sutter playing RW would be my change there.

 

[Canucks1096]

Roussel looked so good last year. put up 31 points in 65 games! Keeping him as 4LW (his natural position) instead of Sutter playing RW would be my change there.

Rousell will be on IR.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

If Canucks still had Macann, he would be a perfect fit for the third line center. Reliable defensively, fast and can get 15 G 30 plus points as well.

Utica would’ve ruined him, he likely wouldn’t be in the NHL.

 

[Canucks1096]

Utica would’ve ruined him, he likely wouldn’t be in the NHL.

That is a great point.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

I would like to see the Canucks package Gaudette + B prospect and upgrade the C position. A two-way 3C capable of 30 points would be awesome.

That’s basically what Gaudette will become in the near future if things go according to plan.

 

[clunk]

I would like to see the Canucks package Gaudette + B prospect and upgrade the C position. A two-way 3C capable of 30 points would be awesome.

I'd rather just try and develop Gaudette and see what he becomes. He could become that or more. Seems like a pointless move to trade him for something he has a really good chance of becoming anyways.

 

[biturbo19]

Yeah, i'd be good with that.
Brassard would be such an ideal 3C. He's good at both end of the ice and skates well. He'd look good with Pearson or Baertschi on his LW. Virtanen on the RW.

Also, if Horvat goes down with Injuries he wouldnt look out of place playing 2C for a short-while. Pettersson down, Horvat goes 1C Brassard 2C. That would be awesome.

The problem with your plan though is the fact that I think Gaudette is really liked by management. I don't think they'd toss him in as a sweetener to dump Eriksson. However i agree with you that if it went down like that, the Canucks would be much better off.

Would you put Sutter or Beagle down as 4C?
Also, would Brassard even sign for $2MM? i would imagine that he'd get $2.75MM - $3MM from someone.

It would be nice to have a guy like Brassard at 3C. I don't like the idea of him and Baertschi together, they're too similar in strengths/weaknesses. But something like:

Ferland-Pettersson-Boeser
Bae-Horvat-Miller
Pearson-Brassard-Virtanen
Roussel/???-Sutter-Beagle

would be an actually pretty decent looking, balanced Top-9.

Problem is, 1)we'd probably somehow have to dump Eriksson to make that happen, and 2)Brassard at his best, has been a real PP guy. Finding room for him there might be a challenge.

 

[Tables of Stats]

It's odd how much better our third line looks if we just keep Richardson instead of rotating through all the players we have over the years.

 

[Bettman Returnz]

It would be nice to have a guy like Brassard at 3C. I don't like the idea of him and Baertschi together, they're too similar in strengths/weaknesses. But something like:

Ferland-Pettersson-Boeser
Bae-Horvat-Miller
Pearson-Brassard-Virtanen
Roussel/???-Sutter-Beagle

would be an actually pretty decent looking, balanced Top-9.

Problem is, 1)we'd probably somehow have to dump Eriksson to make that happen, and 2)Brassard at his best, has been a real PP guy. Finding room for him there might be a challenge.

I think your ??? Was meant to say “Leivo”.

 

[biturbo19]

I think your ??? Was meant to say “Leivo”.

Maybe. But i don't know how great a fit he'd be there. I'd say maybe Motte is the most likely filler, until Roussel is off IR at that point.

 

[Canucks1096]

There is a weakness for the third line center position. I will call Pits and offer Virtanen for Macann.

Petey
Horvat
Macann
Gaudette

Canucks are set at center for a long time.

 

[DL44]

There is a weakness for the third line center position. I will call Pits and offer Virtanen for Macann.

Petey
Horvat
Macann
Gaudette

Canucks are set at center for a long time.

Could make for the slightest group of centers in the league...

 

[flying v 604]

We don't have a Center capable enough in the offensive zone to allow a player like Baertschi to shine.
Let Baer play with Horvat and Miller and let Pearson solidfy a solid checking third line. Pearson with Virtanen is the makings for a solid third line that can hit and win puck battles.

I would like to see the Canucks package Gaudette + B prospect and upgrade the C position. A two-way 3C capable of 30 points would be awesome.

Lol. Sutter is exactly what you just proposed giving up a promising rookie and avprospect for. Withput checking, im pretty sure Sutter has put up 30 or more points almost every season. Its ok not to be a fan of a player, but at least don't sell him short. A healthy Sutter, is actually quite valuable,

 

[flying v 604]

If Canucks still had Macann, he would be a perfect fit for the third line center. Reliable defensively, fast and can get 15 G 30 plus points as well.

Sutter does that and is much better defensively. Putting a playmaking winger on the 3rd line will negate the fact that Sutter is more of a scorer then assist guy. I think a healthy Sutter the last 2 years, would have changed the way he is portrayed. If you look at his career and not just 2 injury plagued seasons. He is a very good 3c. Seems like people just focus on his time here, without acknowledging what he did when he was healthy. Looking at other teams, not many have a better option then a healthy Sutter.

 

[Canucks1096]

Sutter does that and is much better defensively. Putting a playmaking winger on the 3rd line will negate the fact that Sutter is more of a scorer then assist guy. I think a healthy Sutter the last 2 years, would have changed the way he is portrayed. If you look at his career and not just 2 injury plagued seasons. He is a very good 3c. Seems like people just focus on his time here, without acknowledging what he did when he was healthy. Looking at other teams, not many have a better option then a healthy Sutter.

I am a hugh fan of Sutter, go find a Sutter vs Bonino thread, I will defend Sutter from top to Bottom. However I am also a type a person that will call it the way I see it. After all those surgeries Sutter had, I don't believe he will be the same player. Speed was the big part of the game, I don't believe he will have anywhere close to the speed he had before. Also be never in the lineup, Canucks should look elsewhere

 

[Canucks1096]

Who will be on the a penalty kill? Canucks were 11th last year, one of the areas we can actually say Canucks were good at. Granlund a regular PK is gone, Eriksson might be gone as well.

Petey Boeser Goldobin Baer Leivo Gaudette Virtanen Ferland Miller. All played less than 5 mins on the pk. Rousell is an option but he won't be around to start the season. Schaller played some PK last season but mostly he won't be on the team.

That leaves us with Horvat Sutter Beagle and Motte. The PK last season was a strength, hopefully this year won't be a weakness.

We all don't like Eriksson but he is a good penalty killer.

 

[duplo]

Haven’t seen this anywhere else yet, but I stopped by Rogers Arena today and saw they were officially selling Ferland and Miller jerseys. As expected, Ferland is 79 but Miller’s switching to 9.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Haven’t seen this anywhere else yet, but I stopped by Rogers Arena today and saw they were officially selling Ferland and Miller jerseys. As expected, Ferland is 79 but Miller’s switching to 9.

Miller staying old school and Ferland newfangled.

No surprises.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

I am a hugh fan of Sutter, go find a Sutter vs Bonino thread, I will defend Sutter from top to Bottom. However I am also a type a person that will call it the way I see it. After all those surgeries Sutter had, I don't believe he will be the same player. Speed was the big part of the game, I don't believe he will have anywhere close to the speed he had before. Also be never in the lineup, Canucks should look elsewhere

The question on if Sutter can gain his speed back is a very legitimate one. If he can get to 90% of his speed from before and play with smart players who can help him, I can still see him putting up 30+ points (if he plays close to 80 games). That's decent production for a 3rd line C.

 

[Bankerguy]

I would go with this

Miller Petey Boeser
Pearson Horvat Ferland
Baer Brassard Virtanen
Leivo Beagle Sutter

Similiar 2012 season when they had both natural Center Manny and Lapierre on the 4th line.

Brassard is coming off a bad season and still unsign so I don't believe there are too many offers out there. Maybe 2 to 3 M he will sign for.

If Brassard and Baer clicked then we'd have three legit scoring lines. That would be sick.
I'd swap Miller and Ferland though ^^