Drybone Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 It's always nice to hear good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 What's he trying to do? Become the next Mason Raymond? Jk That's great for him, he didn't look like he had good endurance last year. Hopefully he'll be better next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 i just hope this makes kass more dangerous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tru_Knyte Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Oh gotcha sorry about that. My apologies. You and your symbolic logic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGokou Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 You guys realize that losing weight /= becoming weaker right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keslerian one Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 LOL I don't think people understand how hard it is to lose 20lbs for a professional athlete with a already-built frame. Kassian is working HARD. For a guy as young as he is, it's ideal to be at ~200lbs. He will be faster, more agile and balanced and stronger on the puck. He doesn't need to lift other teams opposing players. He needs to have a better balance and lower gravity and be stronger on the puck and have better lateral movements. Good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 DeNiro sometimes I'm sick of your sh!t. No troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drybone Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 LOL I don't think people understand how hard it is to lose 20lbs for a professional athlete with a already-built frame. Kassian is working HARD. For a guy as young as he is, it's ideal to be at ~200lbs. He will be faster, more agile and balanced and stronger on the puck. He doesn't need to lift other teams opposing players. He needs to have a better balance and lower gravity and be stronger on the puck and have better lateral movements. Good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kassassin Train Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Kassian Bure Hamhuis jersey to get in that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 This entire thread reminds of elementary school where big = strong, even though most of the big kids were butterballs not weight lifters. I know it's naive to think this, but I believe that the hockey trainers and hockey players (who do this stuff for a living, 24/7) probably know better than I do about the best way to train for hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckCup1316 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 It makes little difference to me if he weighs 240 or 220. What matters to me is the hard work, dedication. It means he wants to prove something and he has good speed, hands and see's the game well. If he is in better shape then all those atributes improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM24 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 That's what I thought. So we finally acquire the powerforward we need, and then we tell him to lose weight cause he's too big? Didn't we try that with Bernier and he got alot worse? Not every player has to fit into the skilled fast mold of our other players. Seems to me Penner does alright for himself at 240. So did Bertuzzi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM24 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Really hoping he makes the roster this year, if not a conditioning year in the AHL may not be the worst for him. Liking his work ethic thus far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerines Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Great to hear that Kass is working hard. I support this guy all the way. Looking forward to seeing him play next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kack Zassian Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Muscle >>>>>>>> Fat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeywoot Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 If he comes to camp with better endurance, explosiveness, then it'll be for the better. We want him to be a physical presence IN ADDITION, to being a strong offensive player. It won't matter how big he is if he can't keep up. I'd rather him batter the other teams defenseman consistently, and keep up with the offensive play, rather than pummel them a couple times and not much else. He was at 235 before, which seems really heavy for his age. (The weight wasn't all in his legs ala Ovi/Kovi) Heck 215, isnt exactly light either. Over his career he'll slowly put the 20lbs back on, but in muscle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Are you serious? I bet you a 150 lb lean strong guy could beat a 180 lb fat guy in an arm wrestle. Also...take a 200lb concrete slab and try pushing it over. Even I could do that and I'm 165. It's called center of gravity. Now, take a 200lb lean musclular guy and try to push him over. Not so easy is it? In fact...chances are he'll push right back at you and knock you over. Can a concrete slab do that? That's what fat is....just a slab that does nothing. Muscle is dynamic and can push against you. Also, where do guys store most fat? In their gut and upper body. Now if Kassian loses most of his fat from his upper body and gains more muscle in his legs, he'll have lowered his center of gravity making him harder to knock off the puck, making him faster, and better balance. As other ppl have mentioned, his hitting power will not have decreased due to the F=ma equation. So to all those people that think that him losing weight is not a good thing, check your heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kack Zassian Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Matt Martin is one of the best hitters in the league and he is a lean 210. I would rather see Zack built like that, than a sloppy "Penneresque" 240. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kack Zassian Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Fans need to stop obsessing about player weight. Obviously Zack and the coaches feel hes more effective leaning out and cutting weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gumballthechewy Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Who else wants Kassian to show up to camp looking like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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