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Originally Posted by Nuck Off
Ideally a team wants 6 forwards who can PK - doesn't matter where they come from on the depth chart. Just happens that half of our PK'ers come from our 2nd line. As of right now the Canucks have Kesler, Burrows, Raymond, Malhotra, Hansen, and Henrik who can all PK very effectively as well as Daniel when asked. Different debate for a different time but I'm in the camp that believes the Sedins should be on the PK way more. They're just too good and too smart to not be given those minutes that are so vital to a team's success.
Your point about how pathetically weak the Southeast division is just your opinion. 2 of the last 6 Stanley Cup winners have come from the Southeast. It was popular belief in the past that that division was the weakest. But the tides have turned and IMO our division is the weakest division in the NHL and has been for a couple seasons now.
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The only way it's even debateable about the NW vs. SE is because of the Oilers injuries last season. If not they would have been respectable at least. The southeast has 3 perenial doormats (Florida, Atlanta, Tampa{6 years since the Cup and have finished worst and second worst the 2 seasons prior}) and Carolina is Jeckyl and Hyde. The NW is definitely trending downward though.
I agree 100% about the Sedin's. But Vigneault would seemingly rather the PK be so bad it costs us games in the playoffs instead of wearing out the twins. I mean the PK got so much better against LA when they were out there but it was abandoned once again when they faced Chicago. So since Vigneault is still around, I think it's prudent to not waste 3-4 roster spots on virtually the same player. Dump the useless Hordichuk, keep the new toy in Oreskovich and let Rypien/Glass battle for
one spot. That's what I would do.