The New Canucks With Sundin Signed In Vancouver!
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:35 am
I'd go with these line combos with a healthy line up.
LEFT WING........CENTRE........RIGHT WING
Wellwood..........Sundin.........Demitra
D. Sedin............H.Sedin........Hansen
Burrows............Kesler..........Bernier
Raymond.........Johnson......Hordichuk
Pyatt, Rypien, Brown your healthy scratches. Also Sundin and Wellwood could swap from centre to wing. Also Demitra shoots left on the right wing. Sundin shoots right. So you could put Wellwood at centre with Demitra on left wing and Sundin on right wing. (Wellwood might be better suited to play centre. He's 5"10 and weighs 180 pounds. Not a lot of forechecking grit playing on left wing.)
The Sedin twins can excel with Sundin drawing the primary attention of defensive shut down players around the league, as second liners. Going up against the opponents' secondary checkers could see the twins excel in the remaining regular season. Also the Kesler line could play as your second line when the Canucks have the lead. The Sedins as your second line when the Canucks are trailing.
With the playoffs I would seriously consider turning the Sedin twins and Hansen into the third line. The Sedins have a knack of disappearing when the going gets tough. The Kesler line has the playoff traits needed to find success in the playoffs. Also the Canucks new first unit powerplay can be Sundin with Wellwood and maybe Kesler. I would turn the twins into the second unit powerplay from here on in. They are mediocre at best as the top unit powerplay. The powerplay is not good enough as it stands today to win a Cup.
I think the Sundin signing is terrific news for Canucks fans. The key is that the chemistry not be jolted by this. Sundin needs to be eased into the line up. Maybe getting third line minutes to start his season for a while along with some powerplay time. He needs to adopt the work ethic of the Canucks (like former fellow Toronto Country Club member Kyle Wellwood did) and become a member of this on ice family of good team chemistry. The coaches need to make sure this Swedish big money ticket does not divide the dressing room and that any of the players start to think about dollars and cents until the off season.
A day or two after the Trevor Linden #16 jersey number retirement ceremony sees the Canucks getting the headlines in press coverage from coast to coast. There is a buzz here and with Luongo in net, after his injured groin is healed, (He must not be rushed back into the lineup) I think the team has a real shot at going far this season.
San Jose, Detroit, Calgary, Chicago, Anaheim all Western Conference teams that are in the mix as contenders early on to play for the Cup. Huge player salaries are overated. The NHL is a team game and coaches, with positional systems implemented, are beating individual player talent in the win/loss columns in the modern NHL. Still you need two lines that can score, an effective powerplay and exceptional goaltending. The Canucks appear to have this now with Sundin in the line up soon.
Johnny Canuck
Vancouver 8)
LEFT WING........CENTRE........RIGHT WING
Wellwood..........Sundin.........Demitra
D. Sedin............H.Sedin........Hansen
Burrows............Kesler..........Bernier
Raymond.........Johnson......Hordichuk
Pyatt, Rypien, Brown your healthy scratches. Also Sundin and Wellwood could swap from centre to wing. Also Demitra shoots left on the right wing. Sundin shoots right. So you could put Wellwood at centre with Demitra on left wing and Sundin on right wing. (Wellwood might be better suited to play centre. He's 5"10 and weighs 180 pounds. Not a lot of forechecking grit playing on left wing.)
The Sedin twins can excel with Sundin drawing the primary attention of defensive shut down players around the league, as second liners. Going up against the opponents' secondary checkers could see the twins excel in the remaining regular season. Also the Kesler line could play as your second line when the Canucks have the lead. The Sedins as your second line when the Canucks are trailing.
With the playoffs I would seriously consider turning the Sedin twins and Hansen into the third line. The Sedins have a knack of disappearing when the going gets tough. The Kesler line has the playoff traits needed to find success in the playoffs. Also the Canucks new first unit powerplay can be Sundin with Wellwood and maybe Kesler. I would turn the twins into the second unit powerplay from here on in. They are mediocre at best as the top unit powerplay. The powerplay is not good enough as it stands today to win a Cup.
I think the Sundin signing is terrific news for Canucks fans. The key is that the chemistry not be jolted by this. Sundin needs to be eased into the line up. Maybe getting third line minutes to start his season for a while along with some powerplay time. He needs to adopt the work ethic of the Canucks (like former fellow Toronto Country Club member Kyle Wellwood did) and become a member of this on ice family of good team chemistry. The coaches need to make sure this Swedish big money ticket does not divide the dressing room and that any of the players start to think about dollars and cents until the off season.
A day or two after the Trevor Linden #16 jersey number retirement ceremony sees the Canucks getting the headlines in press coverage from coast to coast. There is a buzz here and with Luongo in net, after his injured groin is healed, (He must not be rushed back into the lineup) I think the team has a real shot at going far this season.
San Jose, Detroit, Calgary, Chicago, Anaheim all Western Conference teams that are in the mix as contenders early on to play for the Cup. Huge player salaries are overated. The NHL is a team game and coaches, with positional systems implemented, are beating individual player talent in the win/loss columns in the modern NHL. Still you need two lines that can score, an effective powerplay and exceptional goaltending. The Canucks appear to have this now with Sundin in the line up soon.
Johnny Canuck
Vancouver 8)
