Kesler's Nose Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Sedin - Sedin - Burrows Booth - Kesler - Kassian Raymond - Schroeder - Jensen Higgins - Lapierre - Hansen Kassian's roster spot is in jeopardy if Jensen comes over how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamth Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Sedins and Kas should take turns with goal scoring.. , thats how we saw he was effective one time. i wouldnt mind seeing Burrows , Kesler and Higgins togther regardless of what they are- LW, RW etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 looks blue chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brockbuster Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Jensen has to be passed on by all the OHL teams if his old team doesn't want him!! If he made it here it would be at Shroeder's expense anyway. Kassian is here to stay he's needs ice time and patience like all big 22 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Sedin - Sedin - Burrows Booth - Kesler - Kassian Raymond - Schroeder - Jensen Higgins - Lapierre - Hansen Kassian's roster spot is in jeopardy if Jensen comes over how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafizzle Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Wow the first five games everyone was riding Kassian d--- now you all hating on him? Damn no wonder Lu never moved his family here and secretly wants be traded back to the US. Band wagon jumpers. I hate Lu, he can't win in big games, he flops too much blah blah, now its, I'm gonna miss Lu, pleased dont trade him, Cory sucks. Vancouver has to have one if the worst bandwagon jumping fans in any sport. Kassian is young and I told you guys just being in the Sedin line will inflate his points. Watch him be united with the Sedins again in future and rack up points. Everyone be waiving the Kassian flag again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Did you see Chicago's "4th line" flying against us? Kruger and Frolik or Shaw and Staalberg; u pick which one was actually the 4th line and they both killed us! Having Higgins and ? would be great for us! (I do believe Zack will be slot higher up). Don't think that 4th line would fly with AV, it's not the type of line he wants and it's a waste of talent that would only see small mins. Zack is not above Higgins and Hanson anyway unless he shows us otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jimmy Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Hoping this doesn't derail the topic, it's kinda on par with what is being talked about... I myself am reall excited that Jensen coming to the Wolves after season is over on 3/5 I have tickets for 3/24 game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klosetotheheart Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 The thing that stands out most to me in the video is how much more space, and how much slower it is then the NHL. Kassian's spot is not in jeopardy from Jensen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler's Nose Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 That cannot be our lineup day in, day out. It looks too talent-based. I mean, all of those guys are top nine forwards, so it's unfair to the guys on the fourth line. And with Weise and Volpatti, I'm predicting Gillis unloads someone for a quality grinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerines Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 wise showed he had more hustle and speed than kassian last game it only took one shift befor kassian was sat for wise on the second line how about he plays on the 3rd and 4th and works his way up ... sedins never started on the first line or burrows or kes they all earned their spots kas should have to do the grinding on the bottom lines and learn to kill penalties and such befor hes promoted. its the old saying " if you want to be a pornstar , you gotta do gay porn first" its been shown clearly sedins are much better with burrows and kassian has a hard time keeping up with the speed on the 2nd and 3rd line. our 4th line should be getting 10 minutes a game anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulus Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 How about some realistic expectations here folks...... He scored fairly consistently playing in his natural postion on the first line with the freaking twins. He wasn't taken off that line for poor play, it was just because Burrows was better with them. Recently AV has had Kassian playing on the 4th line AND on his off wing, a realistic expectation is for him to struggle for a while. Even Ed Willes, who is no fan of MG or any of his moves, says Kassian is a type of player among the rarest in the NHL, top 6 skills with 4th line toughness. These guys take a bit longer to develop in the NHL. Fans here need some perspective and some patience, let's not chase this kid out of town, developed properly he's going to be a force in this league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerines Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Jensen will not take Kassian's spot on an AV team. 1. Kassian is developing and needs to just focus on his defensive game and consistency. Common issue amongst young players. He has however, shown an improvement already this year so he just needs to continue, its a process folks. He wasn't going to hit/fight and power like Cam Neely this year, but he sure is showing the tools...so be patient. 2. He should be playing on the third. With Schroeder and Mayray as he is tonight, he and Schroeds have chemistry. He can provide the size for that line, and Mayray and Schroeds are both defensively responsible. 3. Jensen has not played a minute in the AHL or NHL and people are saying Kassian's spot is in jeapordy ---> lol is all i can say..absurd, shows the level of hockey ignorance on this board. Before he even gets a chance in the NHL he's (Jensen) going to have to prove in 30 games in the AHL he can play both ways (at a minimum). 4. Kassian is fine, Jensen will be fine. Kesler and the Sedins started on the 3rd line and played there for 3-4 years. So why is Kassian a bust? Lol. Just like the Sedins were 'sisters ' right? or Kesler wasn't worth 1.75$ million that the nucks matched on Phi's offer sheet right? 5. Perhaps he's seeing 4th line time to work on using his size and defensive play so that when the playoffs start he will bring that to the table. Moreover, many on this board don't realize AV moves guys up and down based on what he thinks the team needs for that game. Its called getting his team to buy into a system. Everyone has a role on any given night and people here are still whining bec Cody is gone and getting pity points playing with the leagues top scorer (yet a negative in the plus minus!) and Kass is being 'developed' properly. 6. People on here think they know more than AV and MG, guess what, you don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouria Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Sedins and Kas should take turns with goal scoring.. , thats how we saw he was effective one time. i wouldnt mind seeing Burrows , Kesler and Higgins togther regardless of what they are- LW, RW etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoosh Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Sedins are more effective with Burrows on their line. Kassian being on the Sedins line would give him a boost but it would impact the offensive production of Sedins. Just look how the Sedins production skyrocketed when Burrows was put on their line. Kassian needs to become a more effective player on Kesler's line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I don't think AV knows how to manage a prospect. Then again, he hasn't been playing like a top 6 forward recently. But burying him on the 4th line isn't going to fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugli Fruit Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Kassian is the closest thing we have to a Bertuzzi - #44 didn't pan out until years later either. Jensen is still very young. Unless Kassian starts to play worse than last year there is no way he is being sent down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 This kid goes bar down so much. Its gonna be nice to have this talent coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Did you see Chicago's "4th line" flying against us? Kruger and Frolik or Shaw and Staalberg; u pick which one was actually the 4th line and they both killed us! Having Higgins and ? would be great for us! (I do believe Zack will be slot higher up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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