Habstown Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 just by curiosity... since that incident I haven't heard much news on Higgins ... he currently resting in Montreal or his back to his native city New York right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_faerie87 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 just by curiosity... since that incident I haven't heard much news on Higgins ... he currently resting in Montreal or his back to his native city New York right now? All I know is that he should be back by mid-December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcat1 Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 General Douglas Higgins was heard saying: "I will return!" GO :hlogo: GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoRvInA Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 ouch thats green!! Short cat what is that an Ibanez signature model? or a real gibson? cant be an epiphone can it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanny Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 All I know is that he should be back by mid-December. I would highly doubt that he'd not be in Montreal for rehab. He probably needs to be working with their staff while he gets better. And it's not like it was a 6 month injury where he couldn't do anything but rest for the first 3 months... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_faerie87 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I would highly doubt that he'd not be in Montreal for rehab. He probably needs to be working with their staff while he gets better. And it's not like it was a 6 month injury where he couldn't do anything but rest for the first 3 months... By back, I meant playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanny Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 By back, I meant playing. oh, yes, i realize that. I should have actually quoted Habstown, who was asking if Higgins was in NY while rehabbing... I meant that I still think he'd be rehabbing in Montreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_faerie87 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 oh, yes, i realize that. I should have actually quoted Habstown, who was asking if Higgins was in NY while rehabbing... I meant that I still think he'd be rehabbing in Montreal. Oh okay, sorry, misunderstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre the Great Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Is he back yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Is he back yet? no and I don't see him coming back before christmas. no need to rush, team his doing fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanny Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Is he back yet? Some article last week said that he was likely to need all six weeks to recover, and he was gonna miss the trip to NY in early december, which is too bad for him bc he always plays well, and gets a lot of family / friends in the crowd. Wish I could remember where the article was... sorry can't find the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankster Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 The way things are looking, I would like to see the following lineup nce Higins comes back: samsonov---koivu----kovalev Latendresse---Higgins---Ryder perezoghin---Bonk----Johnson Begin----Plex-----Lapierre I believe that Koivu could contribute to the Russians getting there game back. For the second line, I believe that it would show a good mix of players: power forward, playmaker, sniper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlétique.Canadien Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 As of tomorrow, it's been a month. Two weeks to go - hoping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacchus Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 hasn't Pleks been doing better at center between Kovalev and Samsonov recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Higgins - Koivu - Ryder > it worked so well. Samsonov - Plekanec - Kovalev > they're coming around Perezhogin - Bonk - Johnson > too good together Begin - Lapierre - Latendresse > crashing line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Kozed, it looks good, but i wouldn't be surpised if a top 6 forward is moved to keep Lats on the top 2 lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoRvInA Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 if things dont get better ( and better as in more than 1 pt per game for the second line) not counting PP then I really want to see koivu between the two russians... and then have Lats (LW/RW), Ryder(RW), Higgins(LW/C) and Plek(ALL) fight it off for the second line... who ever sucks the most gets tossed down to the 4th. and then get re-assessed during practice and game performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Kozed, it looks good, but i wouldn't be surpised if a top 6 forward is moved to keep Lats on the top 2 lines. Could be. At this point, Lats looks better on the RW than Ryder. Better at keeping the puck and at making plays. On the other hand, Samsonov and Plex needs to be seperated. Play too much the same type and can't adapt to each other. Say Lats stays instead of Ryder once Higgins comes back. Where does Ryder goes? 2nd line? Kovy's there. 3rd line? Johnson. 4th? That's tough to imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Yes, i agree about that, Ryder just seems to be trying too hard in offensive zone. Atleast he is hustling, hitting and playing D. I do think someone will be moved, but i don't know who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Higgins, Koivu, Kovalev Samsonov, Latendresse, Ryder Perezhogin. Bonk, Johnson Begin, Plekanec, Kostitsyn Markov, Souray Boullion, Dandenault Rivet, Komisarek Huet This assumes that Latendresse can play center - I really don't know if he can or not, but it might be worth a try. He certainly can't lose any more face-offs than Plekanec did last night. If not then change the second and fourth lines like so: Samsonov, Plekanec, Ryder Kostitsyn, Begin, Latendresse Could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smon Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I really think Carbonneau willl have to break up the underachieving trio of Samsonov, Plekanec and Kovalev. And there's no feasible way of fixing it without a trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Higgins Koivu Ryder Latendresse Kovalev Samsonov Perezhogin Bonk Johnson Bégin Plekanec Dandenault Markov Komisarek Souray Rivet Bouillon Streit Huet Aebischer Plekanec just dont belong on an offensive line IMO, thats just not the type of player he is. I put Dandenault on the 4th line because he's better than both Murray and Downey. And maybe putting Tender with our 2 russian underacheivers could help them to get going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 And maybe putting Tender with our 2 russian underacheivers could help them to get going... You can't do that to a 19 year old kid. He's not ready to be the guy to jumpstart two struggling veterans. He's succeeding with Koivu and Ryder, that is where he should stay. Higgins, on the other hand, has proven himself much more and is a better choice to jumpstart Kovy and Sammy. Plus, Higgins has experience playing center, so they wouldn't need to try Kovy there again, an experiment that failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 This assumes that Latendresse can play center - I really don't know if he can or not, but it might be worth a try. He certainly can't lose any more face-offs than Plekanec did last night. If not then change the second and fourth lines like so: No he can't. Center is way too big a load of responsabilities to throw upon a 19 yrs old who never played the position in his life. Not anyone can play C. You can't do that to a 19 year old kid. He's not ready to be the guy to jumpstart two struggling veterans. He's succeeding with Koivu and Ryder, that is where he should stay. Higgins, on the other hand, has proven himself much more and is a better choice to jumpstart Kovy and Sammy. Plus, Higgins has experience playing center, so they wouldn't need to try Kovy there again, an experiment that failed. I tend to agree. That would lend us a big 1-2 punch at C with Koivu and Higgins. And it would allow Plex to center a line with Begin who is more comfortable on the LW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 didnt ryder flip to LW at times last year to play with kovalev? I cant remember how/if that worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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