Millerdraft Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Well I bet the Sabres wouldn't trade Hodgson back for Kassian now so it probably would have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks82 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I KNEW IT!!! Kassian is Hodgson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Kassian was one of the few players who I thought was actually into the game last night. He made some nice plays in the corner, worked hard, was in on the forecheck. Not sure what else you could have asked from him. I'd like to see him up with Kes.......maybe some of that would rub off on kes, who was one of the worst players on the ice last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Forget Kassian, Mason Raymond doesn't look NHL ready at times. I am tired of that kid underachieving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millerdraft Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Nope he isn't and Hodgson was, take a look at our pp since trading Hodgson 17% before that it was sitting around 25% I believe. Guess that's what happens when you trade your 2nd pp line's centre. and 3rd leading goal scorer on the team... Still baffles me why he was traded, if he wanted out his value would have only gone up after winning a cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPRYP Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Raymond is confused as to what to do. I look at him crashing the net, they blow the whistle and he skimpers away. MAN UP and chirp, dig a bit, don't be a girl. Kassian will develop. How long did it take CoHo to develop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckluv Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Kassian is Hodgson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradin123 Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 They say in business, the best deals are where neither side is totally happy at the end the of the day. I think this is one of those best business deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazzY Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I thought kassian did well. Threw his body around n got in some scrums. First playoff game and he's 21. Relax, he's on our team might as well support him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Kassian was fine - it was a lame call - not a playoff hockey penalty - all of a sudden we are seeing hair-trigger sensitivity and it is odd - not that I am against calling the game properly in the playoffs.... I can just imagine what Kopitar et al would do if matched up against Hodgson.... Great deals MG. Ignore them all Zack and keep working hard - you are doing fine and will be a star here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishCrowns Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I like Torres better. GO TORRES. KASSIAN YOUR SO BAD, GO AWAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I like Torres better. GO TORRES. KASSIAN YOUR SO BAD, GO AWAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Read the recent columns from Buffalo. The Sabres and their fans ARE totally happy with the trade. The guy the Canucks should have got back for Hodsgon if they really wanted to do the trade was Foligno. The Sabres people like Foligno better than Kassian, he is also a power forward but he also has some smarts and that is something Kassian lacks and you can't teach brains. For all the people defending the trade saying Kassian will be a star I again say even if that is true the trade should have waited until the offseason because it is not helping the Canucks right now. Cody did have a real tough start in Buffalo but in their final 8 games or so he was excellent for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Loves You Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Come on guys, how quickly did we forget how badly we needed more size to be able to compete with a bigger team that likes to throw its weight around. For the playoffs, we have to anticipate every possible scenario, whether it be facing a quick forechecking team, a trap team, a team with a solid top 4 defencemen but a weak bottom 2, a big crashing team, etc. Last year, we made to to the SCF with only 2 scoring lines and an active D (I don't recall significant scoring from the 3rd and 4th liners), so what's to say we can't do the same again. And this time, instead of having an undersized, under-aggressive bottom six, we would actually have a pretty good forechecking line with offensive upside (Higgins/Lapierre, Hansen, Pahlsson) and the option to have a crashing line (Bitz, Kassian, Malhotra) or a more offensive line (Ebbett, Malhotra, whoever). I don't expect Kassian to be a superstar offensively, but I do expect him to be able to go in on a forecheck and ring some bells and wear down the opposing defencemen. I also expect him to go out there and try to stick up for some teammates who are getting pushed around. He needs to put it in the back of the net if he finds himself with the puck all alone in the slot, but the other 95% of the time, I just want him to be haunting their D everytime they go retrieve a puck behind the net, dig a puck out of the corner, or try to pinch in on our 4th line to keep the puck in. He should be playing with Lapierre's attitude and hit everyone who isn't wearing a blue jersey. And com'on, it's post-game 1, give the guy a freebie in his first playoff game won't you? Go 'Nucks Go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I think you need to watch a little closer.......Kassian is rarely out of position and his defensive discipline is very good. Just because he doesn't look smart, doesn't mean he isn't smart. After he got called for the charging penalty, and then the hit on the late icing call, the next time he came down on the forecheck, he checked over his shoulder at the linesman to make sure it wasn't icing so he could go in an make the hit.........to me that indicates a very high hockey intelligence and the ability to learn from past mistakes. what does he do to lead you to believe that he isn't hockey smart? Bodee, why do you think he had a bad game? I saw a kid who was pumped to play, threw his body around, played disciplined defensive hockey, got in the opposing teams face and was one of the few players on the Nucks who looked like they gave a crap about wining the game. I would say AV agreed because even after he took the penalty, he was right back out on the ice, which indicates to me that AV thought he was doing what was asked of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevota Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 take your blinders off. we were a better team with hodgson. kassian brings size, but like wiese, bitz, bernier, pyatt etc, if you dont use it, and you dont score, whats the point???? what happened to our powerplay since the hodgson trade?? what happened to our scoring?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Read the recent columns from Buffalo. The Sabres and their fans ARE totally happy with the trade. The guy the Canucks should have got back for Hodsgon if they really wanted to do the trade was Foligno. The Sabres people like Foligno better than Kassian, he is also a power forward but he also has some smarts and that is something Kassian lacks and you can't teach brains. For all the people defending the trade saying Kassian will be a star I again say even if that is true the trade should have waited until the offseason because it is not helping the Canucks right now. Cody did have a real tough start in Buffalo but in their final 8 games or so he was excellent for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksnihilist Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 what happened to our powerplay since the hodgson trade?? what happened to our scoring?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deized_kanuck604 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 anyone happen to see him when hansen had the puck behind the net and kass was just standed at the side getting in the way..hey kassian..go to the front for a pass you dips*#t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I understand Cody might have wanted out but the Canucks didn't have to trade him now and if they did they really should have got a guy who has more experience and might have actually helped the Canucks in the Playoffs this year and over the next couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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