Would You Adjust The Bottom Defensive Pairings?
by Yankee Canuck on Feb 3, 2011 3:11 PM PST
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Hopefully not lost in the KesLORD/Thunderdome party last night was another strong game from our "injury-ravaged" defense. If you knew in October that Vancouver would be without Alexandre Edler, Andrew Alberts and of course Sami Salo, Kevin Bieksa would be our top (or close second) shutdown defenseman and we'd pair Christian Ehrhoff and Keith Ballard with rookies we didn't know of before last summer, you may have uttered a phrase that would have greatly displeased your mother. The only starter not to be knocked out of commission yet is Bieksa.
Yet here is the Gillis plan - or at least back-up plan - in motion. Cut SOB's drama and cap hit, bring in a project player in Ryan Parent for depth. If that trips up, then many of his quiet excursions into the NCAA or European Elite ranks could be the fall back. I don't think he could have predicted how smoothly some of these transitions to the NHL have become.
Though he raised some eyebrows coming in, Christopher Tanev is averaging 13 and half minutes per game. Vigneault is shielding him from the big guys but he's still quietly working well alongside Ballard (who never leaves the defensive zone anyway so there's some trial by fire). He only has two hits, a handful of blocked shots and three takeaways, but he's also found his way onto the special teams and even Ballard has said he's helped his game; not bad for a guy who only played half a season in the AHL.
Lee Sweatt is a different player; like Tanev he's shielded and maintains a similar TO,I but as the more offensive of the two, has two points in three games on four shots. Sweatt and partner Ehrhoff (on opposite ends of the Corsi spectrum) have given Vancouver a different offensive make-up; Sweatt reads the ice very well, from his jump in the rush to score the game winner in Nashville to last night where Hansen buried a rebound off his shot early in the second. Sweatt can also hit and has been credited with a few shotblocks (6) as well. As you know, Sweatt's road to the NHL wasn't a time tested one either.
It's good to have these types of problems, especially in light of the horrific problems with the blueline last season. Rather than buckle at the first tremor of injuries, the corps has held tight with the top guys (Juice, Hammer, Hoff, Ballard) bearing the brunt of the storm while their younger counterparts get their feet wet. Despite the negatives (some bad passes, Rudy's size, Tanev's trepidation of taking the body) it's hard to find a better outcome with so many new faces on the roster.
As Jeff Tambellini knows full well, part of the success this season has been knowing your role. So if you're AV and eye a healthy Alberts and/or Aaron Rome close to returning, do you ride the hot hand you have now or inject that experience back into the pairings?
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As well as Sweatt and Tanev are playing, Alberts at least is going to have slot back in for cap reasons. I wouldn’t mind keeping one of the two in place of Rome, as right now I have liked what I’ve seen from both of them over what Rome has brought. Of course, I don’t know which one would be the best – Tanev is more defensive while Sweatt is more offensive…AH too many choices
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Is it possible...
…that we could end up trading someone AWAY for a pick, even though we are tops in the league?
At least we don’t have to worry about picking up this year’s Weinrich or Carney.
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Man that Weinich trade pissed me off
What a waste.
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by Yankee Canuck on Feb 3, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
Take that back!
The yellow visor made it all OK.
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16 games, 0 pts, 8 PIMS. That visor could be red for all I care, he was a train wreck.
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by Yankee Canuck on Feb 3, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
where’s my sarcasm meter? Oh yeah Mike, I hated that trade too. I don’t know how many times I turned to the next patron at the sports bar and wondered why he wore the fucking thing.
It surely did not help him to see to make the right pass or play.
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Oh sorry. Mine’s broken too. :)
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by Yankee Canuck on Feb 3, 2011 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
A person could make millions repairing them on SBN… ;-/
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Is it possible that we could end up trading someone AWAY for a pick, even though we are tops in the league?
I’m wary of trading alberts because sometimes you need a big mean defenseman in the playoffs to battle the other teams’ 3rd and 4th big lines. We don’t need our goal scoring D men to get injured doing something like that.
Great article
Nice read, very well written, basically sex on a screen. Now to bring attention to the matter at hand. That my friend is a TOUGH situation. To me, Tanev has been the better of the two rookies, maybe not points wise, but defensive play. In my opinion, Alberts has improved drastically since we picked him up from Carolina, and has become a much better, tougher defenceman to play against. So when Alberts has returned I would like to see him back in the lineup for sure. But I would like to see Chris Tanev stay. What is YOUR opinion Yankee?
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I think Tanev sticks with Ballard and Alberts bumps up Ehrhoff, similar to what Botch suggested below. It gives Ehrhoff a bit more roaming ability since Alberts isn’t jumping up and keeps Ballard/Tanev together for at least the start of the games. If we need a seventh, I’m ok with it being Rome but I also think these rookies may have pushed him further down the chart. Just a thought.
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by Yankee Canuck on Feb 3, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
I agree with this
I wouldn’t be that surprised if we’ve seen the last of Rome in Vancouver, barring catastrophic injuries striking.
That said, he does seem to be a bit of a favourite of the regime, so who the heck knows, really. Sami potentially showing up adds yet another wrench.
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I posed the same question to Botch
His reply:
Alberts brings too much to the party. I’d go Ehrhoff-Alberts, Ballard-Tanev. Keep #4 on the left side
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Tanev is the next Bobby Orr!!!!!!!!!!
Sweatt is the next Rafalski, Alberts is a modern day Park and Rome is a poor mans Leetch!!!!!!! Get them all in the lineup AV!!!!!!!!!!
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by Section 312 on Feb 3, 2011 12:16 PM PST reply actions
NO
He is GOD!!!!!!!
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"I think about it still, almost every day," Joyce says. "I don't want to be known as Jim Joyce, the guy that blew the perfect game. But I think that's inevitable." Why? "Because I'm Jim Joyce," he says, "the umpire who blew the perfect game."
by Section 312 on Feb 3, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
!!!!
and so began 3 games worth of maddddd rosterbating in canuckland.
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i’m not sure whether to believe it yet……
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Thanks for posting
There goes my entire post. Bah!
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by Yankee Canuck on Feb 3, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Thunder, stolen
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...unless he gets injured down on the Moose.
Not that I said it, dreamed it, want it or am hiring a hitman (arby_18) to take care of that for me. Nope, not at all.
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by Yankee Canuck on Feb 3, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
I'll take care of it after watching.
Potentially watching Salo play instead of CoHo. I don’t mind, haha.
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Nah...
…I’m still hoping for Ballard-Salo being our 3rd pairing for the playoffs.
Considering that pairing would have been the number 1 pairing against the Hawks in Game 6 last year, I’d say that would put us in very good shape.
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Keep in mind
he has said he still isn’t sure he can play at the NHL level. This would be as much about Salo figuring that out as it would be getting in shape. There probably a chance he goes down there and realizes he can’t do it anymore.
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"I think about it still, almost every day," Joyce says. "I don't want to be known as Jim Joyce, the guy that blew the perfect game. But I think that's inevitable." Why? "Because I'm Jim Joyce," he says, "the umpire who blew the perfect game."
by Section 312 on Feb 3, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
There probably a chance he goes down there and realizes he can’t do it anymore
You bet.
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by Sean Zandberg on Feb 3, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
That’s the best way to find out though. Better to test it in Manitoba first to make sure things are good. We’re still in fairly decent shape if he can’t come back
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Exactly
it’s way better if he is going to suck that he does it on the farm and doesn’t impact the big club.
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"I think about it still, almost every day," Joyce says. "I don't want to be known as Jim Joyce, the guy that blew the perfect game. But I think that's inevitable." Why? "Because I'm Jim Joyce," he says, "the umpire who blew the perfect game."
by Section 312 on Feb 3, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Bingo
I’m still not sold Salo is a shoe-in. The team’s success has bought the luxury of not racing him back but he hasn’t spoken/acted like he’s ready to go. And even if that’s a media stance, I have a tough time getting excited to clear a space for the oldest, most frequently injured guy on the roster.
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by Yankee Canuck on Feb 3, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed. But if he is okay to go, we don’t really have to clear much space at all to slot him in now
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I've wondered lately
if management isn’t quietly…uh…encouraging him to think about retirement… the odd suggestion here and there to make him second guess himself just enough to make him have to want it reallllll bad to get to the proper compete level.
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The management would be out of their minds,
…if they encouraged him to retire.
We need him for the playoffs!!!!!!!!! (sorry for yelling)
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Very true
I don’t want him back unless he is 100%.
That said, if he can get back to 100%, I DO want him back for the playoffs.
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He and Edler
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"I think about it still, almost every day," Joyce says. "I don't want to be known as Jim Joyce, the guy that blew the perfect game. But I think that's inevitable." Why? "Because I'm Jim Joyce," he says, "the umpire who blew the perfect game."
by Section 312 on Feb 3, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Godspeed Edler
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A little quicker than I thought…let the conspiracy…mad genius GMMG theories commence!
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I tolda so, I tolda so…LOL
I stick with the 24th as his return…
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If everyone is healthy, how do you rank the 11 guys (10 plus Salo) for the playoffs?
I go:
Edler-Ehrhoff-Hamhuis-Bieksa-Salo-Ballard-Alberts-Tanev-Sweatt-Rome-Parent.
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If Salo actually returns and no cap problems come with it, then these rankings make sense. It’s tough to know Rome’s place at the moment; Tanev/Sweatt may be interchangeable depending on the opponent.
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by Yankee Canuck on Feb 3, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Almost 100%, but
I’d be inclined to move Bieksa up a bit and slide Ehrhoff and Hammer down one each. And no, I would not have believed i’d be saying that last november, that is for sure.
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Thats OK and all.
But , regardless, its probably 7 guys, one at least in the pressbox, 2 in Manitoba, and enough choices on any given night with opponents and how they play as factors…
That AV probably has to find mistakes. Tomlinson on 1040 told a good tale last night.
Sitting behind AV on the flight, he engaged him on Tanev, trying to find actual mistakes the burgeoning rookie had made. AV said, he could remember 2, then turned to DT and said, “oh, found another one”, on a pass the kid made.
DT looked at it and was like “you know, the forward didn’t have his stick down for the pass…”
AV laughed and agreed. This is a guy playing Tier 2 Junior 18 mths ago.
Yeah, AV must like his options huh?
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You say what? I have HOW many good defensive prospecst??
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Rolls the lozenge around in his mouth for the mics to hear the crackle
Talks about process, how they are playing one game at a time, making goals come true….
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Hope those lozenges don't contain aspertame.
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Pffft
Makes it easier to keep that sucker cool…more venting.
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Makes sense
G-Dub’s decisions weren’t always sound.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Feb 3, 2011 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
“Coalition of da Willin!”
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Feb 3, 2011 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
He and Clinton are coming to Surrey. Say wha?!
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oh god
hide your WMDs, I know you’ve got ’em
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Feb 3, 2011 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
You mean
shivs?
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Those too
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Feb 3, 2011 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
With the loss of Edler and the offense that he brings I’d be sitting Tanev and playing AA while leaving Sweatt in. I like Sweatt’s game so far and he chips in offensively which, for an offensive-minded team is very important
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This is also true
I am a bit worried about our scoring punch past the Burrdins and Kesler. Generating offence from the backend will be important.
Whomever said that CoHo was partially brought up to see if he could add some offence to the team to determine whether or not they needed to add another scoring forward was pretty bang on, in my books. MayRay has to prove he’s for real, in my books, or else it might be worth investigating another scoring option for that line.
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Whomever said that CoHo was partially brought up..
It’s actually “whoever”. “Whomever” is only used to replace “him”. “Whoever” replaces “he”. For example:
“Salo is such a god on defense that they should trade whomever they need” is correct because you would replace it with “him” and not “he”
Just felt like helping because most people probably don’t know this :)
Turn on your sarcasm meter because:
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haha nice one :)
Yeah I’m pretty bad when it comes to grammar in the interwebs, but the whomever lesson might help someone in the future… in the real world. It’s something I only learned fairly recently :)
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Wow.
It is pretty good though…
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Oh boy
Kuzma just tweeted the Salo news. Time to get into the internet bombshelters
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Well, well, well...
A week after Edler is injured, Salo is getting ready to play for Moose.
(me and Beantown Canuck are snickering: what a “surprise”!)
By the way, playing the Moose is like playing for the Canucks, but there is zero risk involved.There are big hits, and checks, and everything else. Playing for the Moose means that Salo IS ready to play, medically speaking. The question remains, how good is he.
To me, the scary thing is right now, that the Canucks look too good to be true. The rookies are excited and flying high. Everything is rosy and dandy cozy.
And then come the payoffs, the grueling, bone-crunching reality. And the rookies will find out that all the space they had during the regular season, is gone.
That’s why we need Salo and Alberts, because we can’t count on Edler anymore. Without Salo AND Edler, we will be like last year’s Sharks and Capitals.
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Without Salo AND Edler, we will be like last year’s Sharks and Capitals.
I don’t think it’s that bad. Even without those two our defense is better than last year’s Caps
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May be you are right.
But with these rookies in the line-up, we won’t know for sure. What if Tanev tanks in the playoffs?
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We do still have Alberts and Rome…
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Yeah, and this year’s Alberts is much better than last year’s. But a healthy Salo, on top of his game, has to be a big upgrade.
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A for instance. Last year, the pairings were all effed up in the playoffs cuz of injuries, and none of the guys called up, like Baumer and Oberg (?) had really played with any of their partners. Then thrown in vs the Hawks, and we see what happens.
This year, Ballard is your #5 right now. A 3rd pairing, when healthy, of he and Salo becomes a shutdown pairing at least at a par with Juicy Hammer.
Last year, SOB was in the top pairing when all was said and done….
As Stan Lee says…Nuff Said!
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but there is zero risk involved
Hhaha, what? Ever watch AHL games? Or am I misunderstanding you?
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by Sean Zandberg on Feb 3, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
No kidding.
He will get tested physically in the AHL…
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I think it might have been more of a comment on how if he plays badly it won’t affect the Canucks
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Excelsior!
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I got people's backs
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I reread your comment and see my error. Apologies
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by Sean Zandberg on Feb 3, 2011 6:01 PM PST up reply actions
I got it too…but we like to be “fun” around here.
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by Sean Zandberg on Feb 3, 2011 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
To be honest
“medically speaking” in my opinion is only the first hurdle and maybe the easiest to get over. I think being mentally ready to play and physically capable of playing at the top level of the game are much bigger hurdles.
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by Section 312 on Feb 3, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
That’s why we need Salo and Alberts, because we can’t count on Edler anymore. Without Salo AND Edler, we will be like last year’s Sharks and Capitals.
I have to disagree on this one. Even without Salo and Edler, it looks like this:
Bieksa-Hamhuis
Ehrhoff-Alberts (or Ballard)
Ballard (or Alberts)-best of Rome/Tanev/Sweatt
That’s still ok.
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I do agree that even without Salo AND Edler, we are much better than last year. But last year we were atrocious on the D. The question remains: is the improved D still enough, if we subtract Salo and Edler at the same time?
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I don’t think you guys would be like last year’s Sharks and Caps. You still have plenty of D without Salo and Edler and isn’t your offense producing more than last year? Your D can still let a couple in the opposing net as long as your O can cover the bill.
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Salo back?
I say just roll with this until we lose.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Feb 3, 2011 1:03 PM PST reply actions
the whole team hits more when Albert is in the lineup.
I do like the Ballard-Tannev chemistry.
I say Sweatt goes.
I say we pair Alberts and Sweatt together.
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by Sean Zandberg on Feb 3, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Salo
will have all of march and half of feb/apr to get mentally ready. If he’s physically good to go the sooner he’s playing at an NHL level the better if will be for the Canucks when the playoffs start. I wouldnt be as concerned with his compete level as with his physical level. Also you cannot undervalue the ability a vet can bring to the ice just using his experience, it allows 40 years olds to still play at a high level even without the step of someone half their age.
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Yeah but he has said himself
repeatedly that he isn’t sure if he can do it anymore. His compete level aside if he isn’t sure he can perform at the NHL level he needs to figure it out. And it could take a while.
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by Section 312 on Feb 3, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
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