-i was wondering if anyone noticed my fanshot. there’s been very little action on this site today.
-so i’m “Ambassador Missy” now?

Well, I’m not sure AV has been overly happy with Sammy on the second line…we’ve seen him move to 3 periodically during the games. It occurs to me that I’m not 100% sure if that isn’t just post PP/PK (a la burrows missing shifts with the sedins after a pp/pk) but I don’t think it is. I have no problem with samuelsson on the third line, and as pointed out regardless of how it goes our third line gets better.

I’ve said it before, tho, and i’ll say it again…I’m not a big fan of Pavol Demitra. To me he’s just one of those guys you don’t hate, but don’t really care if he goes in the off season with a good replacement. There are guys that don’t have to score as much that you like better just cuz they have more heart or personality (Hansen for example). I dunno, maybe i’m a bit out to lunch on that, but I just can’t view guys like PD as good value for their salary when we have grinders like Burr and Kesler making less and doing more and working harder.

Demo on the 3rd line with Welly and whomever.

I think I am a qualified fan of Demo…which is more love than he seems to be getting.

I like and admire his talents, but wish he was more physical and two way.

I think he and Welly, two pretty smart guys, could open up some ice for whomever is their third.

So, it has to be someone that can shoot a little!

I would like the Canucks to win games again. I was enjoying it when we were doing that.

I’d like to start Demo on L3 with Welly and Hansen to ease him in.

Then move him to L2 with Kesler and Raymond at some point. Sammy can be Welly’s much needed triggerman on L3.

Kessler, Raymond and Demitra on one line sounds good to me. Kessler is physical, Raymond is fast, and Demitra is a playmaker, with good hands.

Putting Demitra with Welwood sounds like too soft to me, since Demitra will try to avoid being hit for the time being, and Welly is a small guy.

I’m in favour of Ryan Pavol Mikael, simply because I think that is the most talented second line we can ice, and that will distract some checking attention away from the Sedin line.

I’m looking forward to demitra on the power play most of all, thats the sort of situation he is perfectly suited to, be that second unit or what have you.

Sedin-Sedin-Burrows
Kesler-Demitra-Raymond
Bernier-Wellfed-Samuelsson
Glass-Rypien-Hansen

Those are my ideal lines. Demitra, Raymond, and Kesler kill the opponent’s with their speed (Raymond) and amazing passing (Demitra). Good hands and grit factor in too (Kesler). The third line has Wellfed feeding passes to Samuelsson to shoot, which he does, a lot, and Bernier pots the rebounds (hopefully. Lets face it, he doesn’t have any hands whatsoever, and they’re not going to develop miraculously in the near future, but he’s a big prescence in front on the net and is good at wacking in rebounds). The roles of the first and fourth lines are obvious. Score and fuck opposing players up, respectively. Bernier or Wellfed can be replaced with Grabner if they start slumping (inevitable).

Can’t say I’m a huge Demitra fan, but at the time of his signing the Canucks needed scoring and he was one of the better players available. Let’s just be glad that Gillis only signed him for 2 years as his 4 million will be much needed to pay Kesler with.

That said he showed chemistry last year with Kesler and I think were a better team with him in the lineup. I think it would be best to start him on the 3rd line and take it from there. Although it will be tempting for AV to put him with Kesler so I’m sure that will happen soon enough.

With Bernier out I would really like to see Hansen on the 3rd line, he is completley wasted on line 4 and I was very frustrated with AV last game having Rypien playing on line 3 (and at times on line 2) while sticking Hansen on line 4. I really don’t think Rypien or Glass should be anything but 4th line players so hopefully Demitra’s return will ensure that.

Overall this is good news as our 3rd line will instantly get better and maybe there will be some more golden chances created for Bernier to fan on.

…to start looking for a 3rd line C upgrade. Somebody who can rattle some teeth and run some people over, but not be a complete offensive sinkhole. Matching up said player with Sammie and Bernier could work nicely, I think.

Glass can go back to where he belongs on the 4th line.

Grabner’s due back soon, too, and I had really been liking the way he was fitting in w/Kes & Raymond, so slotting Demo into a role at this pt c/b premature. First game back, I’d expect a 3rd line role for him w/limited ice time (8 – 12 mins?) just to help him ease back and then play it by ear afterward.

Later, I’d like to try Demo w/Sammy: the passer and the shooter, both vets.

on team1040, just confirmed Demitra plays on the third line tomorrow night.