shazzam Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Kassian has pretty much played on every line. Give him some steady linemates and patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I had no problem with the penalty on Tootoo but he should have threw in some punches. I don't care if he was down, he deserved it. Anyone watch Lucic crosscheck and punch weaver when he was down? that is how its done... send a message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackberries Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Zack was our best player other than the twins and higgy tonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I actually liked Kassian's game tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeslerBEAST Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Kassian has single-handedly lost the Canucks this game tonight. 3 powerplay goals on 3 brutal powerplays, 2 of which were Kassian. I don't agree with the goalie interference call but he just blew us over for the 5th goal. Horrible penalty on Tootoo that would have given us a powerplay at a crucial time in the game. AV better scratch him for the next game to send this kid a message. He's been good, but 3 minor penalties has cost this team the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I had no problem with the penalty on Tootoo but he should have threw in some punches. I don't care if he was down, he deserved it. Anyone watch Lucic crosscheck and punch weaver when he was down? that is how its done... send a message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Kassian has single-handedly lost the Canucks this game tonight. 3 powerplay goals on 3 brutal powerplays, 2 of which were Kassian. I don't agree with the goalie interference call but he just blew us over for the 5th goal. Horrible penalty on Tootoo that would have given us a powerplay at a crucial time in the game. AV better scratch him for the next game to send this kid a message. He's been good, but 3 minor penalties has cost this team the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 but then it probably would have been a 5 min or double minor and actually cost us . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb4u Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 AV knows what he is doing, we have players taking discounts to play under him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMacNamedDre Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 maybe they give discounts so they only have to pay 20-40 minutes a night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Sometimes just don't post your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Players are taking discounts to play with their teammates, the city and the organization. Not necessarily to play for AV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahaazar Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I am a AV hater ... always have been.....he is the weakest link. If he isnt going to give Kass ice time then trade him. I dont think AV knows how to handle talent or motivate the canucks at critical times in a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I am a AV hater ... always have been.....he is the weakest link. If he isnt going to give Kass ice time then trade him. I dont think AV knows how to handle talent or motivate the canucks at critical times in a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter.S-Kerouac Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 IMO I don't think he's being moved around to punish him. He still had almost 15 miins of ice time. I feel that he is getting shuffled around to unlike Coho not give him the best chance to succeed but to be out in as many dif game situations as possible with players who won't have their offensive performance suffer while he learns the game. It was obvious the Sedins weren't as effective because of Kass's learning curve. He is better off learning the ropes in the bottom 6 and getting time on the PP and relief shifts in place of Burr after a PK to top up his TOI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Maybe... just maybe The point of rewarding/punishing Kassian is an incentive to get him playing consistent hockey? If Kassian has an inconsistent shift/game why reward him with quality ice time? If he knows he is gonna be in the bottom 6 for taking a shift off, hes going to be a lot more conscious about his effort level every shift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Av's style is to demote or bench a player that makes a mistake...at least a new guy. It's one way to deal with young guys. There Some coaches (Tom Rene )talk to the young guys and explain what went wrong and try to educate them to be better players. Others chew them out on the bench (Carlyle on Kadri) and then send them out to do better (which he did). Really effective coaches know how to motivate different players using different techniques. I'm personally not a fan of the "demote or bench" style as it leads to players afraid to make a move in case they make a mistake. To me, that's what Kassian has looked like lately. He is an "on the edge" player and needs to have that passion and recklessness to be a force. Putting a chain aroudn his neck and tieing one hadn behind his back makes him a feline cat and a liability. Lucic is intimidating and a force because he has the leeway to be an a$$hole and play on the edge. That's supposed to be the kind of player the Nucks have been lacking. Looks like AV is trying to turn Kassian into a clone of our numerous mid-sized, semi-talented good two way players that his sometimes. GREAT!@!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kack Zassian Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 He is an "on the edge" player and needs to have that passion and recklessness to be a force. Putting a chain aroudn his neck and tieing one hadn behind his back makes him a feline cat and a liability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gumballthechewy Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I had no problem with the penalty on Tootoo but he should have threw in some punches. I don't care if he was down, he deserved it. Anyone watch Lucic crosscheck and punch weaver when he was down? that is how its done... send a message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler's Nose Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 He is a young kid that is struggling with consistency. Why set him up for failure? Hold him back to wind him up and let him go. AV knows what he is doing, we have players taking discounts to play under him. He is challenging Kassian not holding him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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