Hopefully Horvat get around 10-11 minutes tonight.
- Nucker101

More than 6 would be nice

For all the Hansen Haters:


Thomas Drance @ThomasDrance
Goal/60 rate of regular Henrik Sedin line-mates since 2008:
Bernier: .56
Naslund: .71
Raymond: .78
Kassian: 1.1
Burrows: 1.35
Hansen: 1.37
7:01 AM - 12 Nov 2014

For all the Hansen Haters:


Thomas Drance @ThomasDrance
Goal/60 rate of regular Henrik Sedin line-mates since 2008:
Bernier: .56
Naslund: .71
Raymond: .78
Kassian: 1.1
Burrows: 1.35
Hansen: 1.37
7:01 AM - 12 Nov 2014
- belcherbd

Hawt..


But seriously, that's kind of crazy.

Hopefully Horvat get around 10-11 minutes tonight.
- Nucker101

If he's not getting that many minutes then send him down, waste of a year at five minutes per night.

If he's not getting that many minutes then send him down, waste of a year at five minutes per night.
- LeftCoaster

No doubt. His usage tonight will tell lot since he's no longer playing with two inexperienced wingers. If WD still doesn't play that 4th line as much as he did before(basically as a 3B line) then clearly it means that he flat out doesn't think Horvat is NHL-ready.

I don't think another year in junior would hurt him at all.

For all the Hansen Haters:


Thomas Drance @ThomasDrance
Goal/60 rate of regular Henrik Sedin line-mates since 2008:
Bernier: .56
Naslund: .71
Raymond: .78
Kassian: 1.1
Burrows: 1.35
Hansen: 1.37
7:01 AM - 12 Nov 2014
- belcherbd

Interesting. I never would have guessed. He just does not look good on that line

Interesting. I never would have guessed. He just does not look good on that line
- bezz44

Yeah, maybe its one of those cases where our eyes and perception are underestimating the player. He does add speed to that line and is always involved in the play, but he was picking himself up off the ice almost every shift.

I was thinking "I really hope Scooby likes this trade"
- bezz44

I think you got bent over, but hey, you seem to like it.

For all the Hansen Haters:


Thomas Drance @ThomasDrance
Goal/60 rate of regular Henrik Sedin line-mates since 2008:
Bernier: .56
Naslund: .71
Raymond: .78
Kassian: 1.1
Burrows: 1.35
Hansen: 1.37
7:01 AM - 12 Nov 2014
- belcherbd

I think most people's frustration comes from the fact that he gets a ton of chances playing with them and just can't finish. I think he's pretty solid with them. Sedin's speed isn't great and they need a guy who can retrieve the puck for them. He's also good defensively.

I think you got bent over, but hey, you seem to like it.
- Scooby_Doo

Yeah, maybe its one of those cases where our eyes and perception are underestimating the player. He does add speed to that line and is always involved in the play, but he was picking himself up off the ice almost every shift.
- Nucker101

I think that his board play and gritty style help the Sedins set up a lot of chances, but he lacks the skills to bury the vast majority, which is why it is so painful to watch

I think you got bent over, but hey, you seem to like it.
- Scooby_Doo

Well Corey Perry is no Antoine Roussel, but I will make do I guess

I think that his board play and gritty style help the Sedins set up a lot of chances, but he lacks the skills to bury the vast majority, which is why it is so painful to watch
- bezz44

Yeah, that's what I'm guessing. He knows where to go and helps that line create quite a few chances but him getting tossed around and missing some nice chances makes that line look worse than it actually is.

But I'd like to see how large of a sample size that goal rate is based on.

Well Corey Perry is no Antoine Roussel, but I will make do I guess
- bezz44

If he's not getting that many minutes then send him down, waste of a year at five minutes per night.
- LeftCoaster

No argument there but he has looked like he belongs when paired with regular NHLers and allows Matthias and Vey to play the wing where they have been much better.

As always where it will get interesting is when the nucks forwards are healthy, I will be disappointment if Horvat goes down if he looks like the 4th best C as he currently has. I know he hasn't scored the same points as Vey but to my eye he looks like a more NHL ready player at this point.

Yeah, that's what I'm guessing. He knows where to go and helps that line create quite a few chances but him getting tossed around and missing some nice chances makes that line look worse than it actually is.

But I'd like to see how large of a sample size that goal rate is based on.
- Nucker101

Four games

Well Corey Perry is no Antoine Roussel, but I will make do I guess
- bezz44

Leave Antoine out of this.

Yeah, that's what I'm guessing. He knows where to go and helps that line create quite a few chances but him getting tossed around and missing some nice chances makes that line look worse than it actually is.

But I'd like to see how large of a sample size that goal rate is based on.
- Nucker101

I was going to say this as well. Kassian on that list looks silly because he's played like 6 games there.

No argument there but he has looked like he belongs when paired with regular NHLers and allows Matthias and Vey to play the wing where they have been much better.

As always where it will get interesting is when the nucks forwards are healthy, I will be disappointment if Horvat goes down if he looks like the 4th best C as he currently has. I know he hasn't scored the same points as Vey but to my eye he looks like a more NHL ready player at this point.
- belcherbd

I think he's done a great job, when playing with NHL'ers...I think it's the other kids WD doesn't trust.

Bo did a great job against Kopitar!

Leave Antoine out of this.
- Scooby_Doo

Four games
- LeftCoaster

Since 2008? You take a bump on the head lately?

Yeah, that's what I'm guessing. He knows where to go and helps that line create quite a few chances but him getting tossed around and missing some nice chances makes that line look worse than it actually is.

But I'd like to see how large of a sample size that goal rate is based on.
- Nucker101

Definitely pretty key, Kassian was included which should be pretty telling, but Hansen has had quite a few opportunities with them over the years so I doubt he is benefiting from a small sample size.

I wonder how many scoring chances he has had during that time, because he does seem to miss a tonne.

Is that because they get a lot more when he plays with them or that he gets so few when playing away from the Sedins.

Since 2008? You take a bump on the head lately?
- Nucker101

#joke

For all the Hansen Haters:


Thomas Drance @ThomasDrance
Goal/60 rate of regular Henrik Sedin line-mates since 2008:
Bernier: .56
Naslund: .71
Raymond: .78
Kassian: 1.1
Burrows: 1.35
Hansen: 1.37
7:01 AM - 12 Nov 2014
- belcherbd

This is to everyone...

Told you so!

#joke
- LeftCoaster