Plenty Of Roster Decisions Coming For The Canucks

whoa, Schaefer is getting fucked early in the poll

Tambo stays.

Schaef goes.

I think Scheafer is moved first, with Desbiens taking his spot until Rypien returns. Glass is on the ice. Debbie watches games from the press box as the taxi man, trading places with Tambo when the coach wants more bang and less pow from the fourth.

Well, the Cap may affect it all in ways we don’t know. Though while Ballard is out, we should be OK.

Hammer comes back in soon too, so his Cap hit will be more than less.

But all things being equal, Desbiens and Glass go in on the 4th depending on the opponent. Maybe both with Rypien when you play someone that is going to try and thug the Sedins like the Flamers, for instance. Never seems to work for them though!

( Was great to see them trying to do that and not work vs Avs though. And we have enough guys in the 2nd and 3rd lines that can hit, even more so when Burrows returns )

Until Ryp gets back, Tamby centres the 4th, then he moves to the wing on that line…but gets some extra minutes like seedvt said. After a PK, 2nd PP etc. When he moves to that wing is when Desbiens and Glass play the press box shuffle.

Of course, this could all get fucked up by the next injury! ( knock on wood…stay healthy guys ) Those seem to happen more on the back end anyhow.

But yeah, Shaefer goes down to the Moose. Maybe gets picked from us by someone else ( does he have to clear waivers as a vet? I seem to remember something that said no because he didn’t play last year…but he certainly has played enough games in the NHL to get whatever the “vet” consideration is in that arcane process. )

I heard a report that Bolduc ( probably reading the writing on the wall and wanting to keep his name mentioned! ) feels ahead of sked, though is still in a walking boot for his high ankle sprain.

Depth is an interesting problem to have.

How is Glass in any way a step up from Desbiens or Schaefer? What does he bring to the table that either of them don’t?

I really love Hansen this year.

Now that I got that off my chest, I think Shaef, needs to not be on our team. I remember in this early season, a number of times, thinking how slow he is and how he just doesn’t seem to hustle. I know he is a vet, but it just doesn’t look like he is a desperate hockey player. No wonder he has been getting benched.

I moderately like Glass/Deb. Deb seems to bring more “energy”. I don’t have any hard and fast stats, but maybe it is his hit number? He brings more of that roll. However—Glass will drop them with most players and doesn’t completely get killed every time he fights.

Although to be fair, Shaef’s been pretty solid on the PK. His overall play has been mostly “meh”, but his PK is pretty solid.

I’ve converted to having Burrows start on the 3rd line, and gradually work his game back to playing with the Sedins. Don’t think AV would do the right thing (in terms of listening to us), but ya.. Burr starting off w/ the 3rd line would be good. Can you imagine Mal/Torres/Burr hounding the opponents all night? Shiet.

That PK unit better stand out though, Torres/Burr would be prone to taking quite a few penalties.

should know that I have put a curse on their family. Just a heads up.

I voted for Desbiens just because Schaefer is great on the PK, and to me, the PK is the achilles heel of this team. Every time the opponent has a power-play, I am on the verge of heart-attack.

more and more curioser, and also wondering why no one has asked… about this alleged gear winning opportunity… daddy needs a new TV…

Bieksa giving the haters more ammo… what happens when the bieksa hater is a luongo hater too tho? would their head explode over this?

Who can plug into the line-up when needed.

But he’s smallish for the 4th line. I’d prefer a 4th line that can kick ass. Grit in our bottom 6 was a major problem the last two springs.

With Bolduc out, I like Glass/Schaefer-Rypien-Desbiens

It’s a really a crapshoot between Tanner and Peter. Schaefer is more experienced, has been to the Stanley Cup Final, is more versatile and can be a poor-man’s option on a scoring line. Glass is more of a one-dimensional crash-boom-bang guy, much like Rypien and Desbiens.

So really, it’s either-or for me.