Canucks to put Raymond with Sedins

After getting two days off to regroup after an embarrassing loss to Montreal on Saturday, Canucks players were greeted at practice on Tuesday by two revamped forward lines and a complete shuffle of the defence pairings.

That's what happens when teams struggle, and the Canucks have lost three of their past four games in regulation – all at home, where they usually win – and are a troubling 2-3-2 in the last seven. It's a poor time to stumble with just 13 games remaining until the playoffs.  More…

Shacks’ Take:  Okay in some ways I get this, both the twins and Raymond are struggling so what harm is there in putting them together; they can’t produce any less than they already are.  If the line happens to click, great, if not, they’re no worse off than they were the day before.

Wouldn't this face help intimidate Sedin foes.

Also, Raymond should be able to use his speed to back off defenders which could open some space for the Sedins, who are pretty good when they get some space 


Personally, I would love to see Kassian on the line if for no other reason than to throttle the next person that manhandled a Sedin.  Seriously, why does AV not protect these guys once in a while?  This is definitely material for an upcoming Canucks Shacks’ Take so I’ll stop now before I work myself into a tizzy.