I honestly think that Weiss is our only option. Fla's tending situation is ugly. They're starting to play better as far as scoring goes but they have to score 4-6 goals a game to win.
Injury Report: Kesler out with a broken foot
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I honestly think that Weiss is our only option. Fla's tending situation is ugly. They're starting to play better as far as scoring goes but they have to score 4-6 goals a game to win.
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Is the for real?
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We were winning without Kesler because we were playing great team defense: outside of game 1 we had allowed 6 5v5 goals in 11 games. Having Kesler slotted back into the lineup is a boon long term, but it's been nothing but disruptive in the short term.
Hopefully we can get back to our pre-Kesler groove quickly and I still think that Volpatti being sent down augers an upcoming trade.
no. My typing got ahead of my thinking. Also love Datsyuk.
I remember we had a poll question back in the summer about whether we would see the old Kesler of the NASH series or if he was on the decline. I voted decline because of the very reasons you gave here. His style of game and injuries take a huge toll on the body. I would love nothing more then to be wrong and have it thrown back in my face but something tells me it's just going to be one unlucky situation after another for Kesler. His top game has come and gone. He reminds me so much of Mike Fisher who never really has been the same since injuries slowed him down in OTT.
Fracture that x-ray done twice couldn't even find? Sounds super serious
serious enough to be out 4-6 weeks.
Tank for top ten pick? Jensen - Barkov - Hansen. All finnish second line, the all american never really worked out.
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Yeah, this. This injury is unrelated to anything really, but I still don't get why they couldn't shelter him a bit instead of throwing him into the deep end right off the bat.
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This sort of thing is why i've been harping on about the lack of center depth on this team.
A guy like Vermette/Brassard are the sort of players who could play in the #3 hole at Center behind Kesler...but slide up fairly comfortably if/when Kesler goes down. Having extra quality centers is huge for versatility, and for coping with this sort of injury. Especially when Kesler is starting to rack up the injuries (even if this one was a fluke).
A guy like Vermette/Brassard are the sort of players who could play in the #3 hole at Center behind Kesler...but slide up fairly comfortably if/when Kesler goes down. Having extra quality centers is huge for versatility, and for coping with this sort of injury. Especially when Kesler is starting to rack up the injuries (even if this one was a fluke).
All Finnish line featuring a grand total of...1 Fin?
Right hansen is danish, got confused since he played in the finnish elite league during the lockout. So is jensen too. Well that was ignorant, never mind.
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I hope they don't split up Sedin's and Burrows. Never understood the love affair with Kassian on that line. That being said Kassian needs to be off the 4th line if we want him to develop offensively. He's not ready to make the 4th a threat singe handedly.
Considering the Burrows experiment I wouldn't be surprised to see Hansen tried out at centre however for the time being I'd try:
Sedins Burrows
Raymond Schroeder Booth
Hansen Lapierre Kassian**
Weise Ebbett Higgins
or alternatively
Sedins Burrows
Hansen Schroeder Booth*
Raymond Lapierre Kassian**
Weise Ebbett Higgins
*Only way I'd be okay with Raymond and Schroeder split up
** Lapierre could be switched with Higgins and then moved to centre over Ebbett.
Considering the Burrows experiment I wouldn't be surprised to see Hansen tried out at centre however for the time being I'd try:
Sedins Burrows
Raymond Schroeder Booth
Hansen Lapierre Kassian**
Weise Ebbett Higgins
or alternatively
Sedins Burrows
Hansen Schroeder Booth*
Raymond Lapierre Kassian**
Weise Ebbett Higgins
*Only way I'd be okay with Raymond and Schroeder split up
** Lapierre could be switched with Higgins and then moved to centre over Ebbett.
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Not really.
Kesler should be taken off the pk, not because hes some precious commodity but simply because he leaves himself vulnerable. His injury didn't come from some super human effort he made defensively...it came because he was way too far away blocking a shot. This also isn't the first time hes blocked a shot like that either, same thing happened when he broke his hand blocking a shot.
How many of our other pkers hurt themselves blocking shots? Hansen/Burrows play as much as he does on the pk but they don't leave themselves vulnerable to those kinds of plays. Yes you can get hurt blocking close up as well but if you've played you know how dangerous it is blocking a shot from further away.
I meant to say that both jensen and hansen are danes. I know jensen is in the swedish league. Anyways I still want to tank for barkov. All nordic second line.
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The problem is that even if we tried to tank, we couldn't with the division we're in.
Edmonton are the tank champs and it looks like the rest of the NW is right on their tales.
We're winning the NW whether we like it or not.
Edmonton are the tank champs and it looks like the rest of the NW is right on their tales.
We're winning the NW whether we like it or not.
