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So Hodgson got a pair of assists the other day and people are taking out their frustration for our loss on Kassian, that it?

We have but one problem: Lack of scoring! In particular lack of scoring from our big guns. The problem existed since a month before Cody got traded, the same month where he too did virtually nothing. I maintain that Pahlsson and Kassian, if properly deployed, make them a better playoff team than they were before. The team will only go so far as the big guns and goaltending take them.

On Kassian:

-nothing left to prove on the farm (Cody wishes he had his stats there)

-will get very few points playing with Lapierre

-meaningful point production will take time, probably 2 plus years

-present value is him hitting to hurt in a long playoff series and keeping the peace

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One of the issues here is that people seem to expect Kassian (a fourth-liner) to be putting up a ton of points. The reality is, at this point, his offensive production should be supplementary at best. If the Sedins and AMEX put up points on any given night, Kassian is not noticed. But (as is the case after being shutout) since last night they did not, Kassian and his high-profile are singled out as a scapegoat.

A more serious issue would be a lack of hits and physical play, where he is expected to be a leader. In this the whole team has been lacking so the problem is not just him. I really feel Chicago will be the test game to see if we put it all out there, if not, maybe bring up a Bitz and see if he is willing to play the body if Kassian refuses to.

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So Hodgson got a pair of assists the other day and people are taking out their frustration for our loss on Kassian, that it?

We have but one problem: Lack of scoring! In particular lack of scoring from our big guns. The problem existed since a month before Cody got traded, the same month where he too did virtually nothing. I maintain that Pahlsson and Kassian, if properly deployed, make them a better playoff team than they were before. The team will only go so far as the big guns and goaltending take them.

On Kassian:

-nothing left to prove on the farm (Cody wishes he had his stats there)

-will get very few points playing with Lapierre

-meaningful point production will take time, probably 2 plus years

-present value is him hitting to hurt in a long playoff series and keeping the peace

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What a dumb, stupid, knowledge-less post. You're comparing him to Bernier given the fact that he has had pretty much 0 opportunities other than the 4th line?? Give your head a shake. When he was put on the 2nd line, I thought he looked pretty good. One bad game, and he was on the 4th (even though that whole line sucked that night). The problem isn't Kassian, the problem is AV. He has some sort of allergy to young players and never gives them a shot.

Look at hitchcock, his team is first in the league, they bring in Jaden Schwartz and the kid is given immediate PP minutes in which he scores. AV is too much in love with pylons like Raymond and Rome that he fails to see that his decisions are killing this team's potential at a stanley cup.

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What a dumb, stupid, knowledge-less post. You're comparing him to Bernier given the fact that he has had pretty much 0 opportunities other than the 4th line?? Give your head a shake. When he was put on the 2nd line, I thought he looked pretty good. One bad game, and he was on the 4th (even though that whole line sucked that night). The problem isn't Kassian, the problem is AV. He has some sort of allergy to young players and never gives them a shot.

Look at hitchcock, his team is first in the league, they bring in Jaden Schwartz and the kid is given immediate PP minutes in which he scores. AV is too much in love with pylons like Raymond and Rome that he fails to see that his decisions are killing this team's potential at a stanley cup.

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If you actually watch the games then you'd know that Kassian always throws a hit when the oppurtunity presents itself, and he isn't gonna go headhunting if that's what you want. He`s had really good puck control down low by using his body as well. If anything he should be promoted to one of the top 3 lines, he had like 3 shifts or something with the second line and produced 2 points with them. What more do you want for god sake?

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