Frazzy Desjardins Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Kass is incredibly lucky, the only reason he's not in the AHL is because MG had a brain fart and traded coho for him. They are giving him every chance to try and make the trade look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I think Kass deserves more credit than that. He never really got a fair shot with AV. Burying him on the fourth line is not how to develop a young player. I have high hopes for him. He has shown a lot of promise and he is strong on the puck. Consistency will come with the confidence he gets from the ice time Torts gives him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImallinRU Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 You make a fair point. I could see Booth working well on the right side. Barring that, Hansen could slide back into his natural 3RW with Higgins and Schroeder leaving Booth-Kes-Burr. Either way, if fully healthy, we can roll 3 dangerous lines with a 4th that can chip in too. Leaving Schroeder out as a regular, just to insert Weise or Sestito, would be a mistake unless it is to match up against bigger teams. Even then I rather keep Schroeder in and sit Dalpe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFCanuck Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 The good thing with Torts is he plays who's going that night. Kassian is inconsistent, but when he's on, he's really on. I think Torts will be able to get Kassian playing consistently because he'll be in his ear constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImallinRU Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 kassian has been more than fine........problem is that hockey half-wits think because he was traded for CoHo he should light the league on fire. If JT realizes that he's a playmaker, not a scorer or grinder, his development will speed up. His game is progressing fine and I see a solid, productive career ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I do like Kassian as well & can see him developing into a Bickell type which would be GREAT & I'd do that trade anytime. The only thing is that he's not that person YET & may never be & CoHo is a #1 centre NOW. I personally see Kassian being a Steve Bernier type of player from what I've seen from him which is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImallinRU Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 CoHo is a #1 Cman now out of necessity because he is in Buffalo. He would not be a #1 c-man on 2/3 of NHL rosters, he's defensively deficient i think Kass will be more than bIckell as he's more fleet of foot and has better hands. I think he'll be in the mold of a Jumbo Joe, just at a lower level. He sees the ice better than any Canuck not named Sedin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I hope he can be a Bickell or even better but Joe Thornton like. lol. ? Sees the ice better than the SEDINS???lmao... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter.S-Kerouac Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Imo Kass should spend some time in utica and if hes lucky come back as an injury call up. He should then play in our bottom 6 until he shows that he can handle more than ten mins a night without being a total liability. Putting him straight back in the lineup especially in the top 6 would be sending the wrong message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter.S-Kerouac Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Imo Kass should spend some time in utica and if hes lucky come back as an injury call up. He should then play in our bottom 6 until he shows that he can handle more than ten mins a night without being a total liability. Putting him straight back in the lineup especially in the top 6 would be sending the wrong message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Ya Schroeder all 5'7 inches of him on (5'8'' with his zig zags on) the 3rd line??? That would be the smallest 3rd line centre in the league. After watching this team get swept 1st rd 2 years in a row in the Playoffs, where did I miss that we were missing this piece, a 5'7'' 3rd line centre? The only thing I noticed was that we were a little smaller & not enough strength & size to beat SJ, LA, Boston, etc, etc,... So how does Schroeder fit in on our team all of a sudden??? Manny Malholtra was 6'2'' & 220lbs. Isn't that what we're trying to fill??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImallinRU Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I Like The Booth Henrik Kassian line but think it should switch places with the Kes Line and drop higgins and add burrows. The two have chemistry If only Horvat and Shinkaruk were further into their development... We are only a 3rd line centre and talented scoring forward away from having a complete team. I see those two beating Jensen and Schroeder out. Jensen might be able to stick but as much as I'd love for them to succeed, I don't see them staying on this team for very long. Maybe trade the two of them for a pick or player. Daniel-Kesler-Shinkaruk Booth-Henrik-Kassian Hansen-Horvat-Burrows Higgins-Richardson-Santorelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I think Kass deserves more credit than that. He never really got a fair shot with AV. Burying him on the fourth line is not how to develop a young player. I have high hopes for him. He has shown a lot of promise and he is strong on the puck. Consistency will come with the confidence he gets from the ice time Torts gives him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImallinRU Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Steve Bernier in the making...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Steve Bernier in the making...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImallinRU Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Here we go again Instead of spamming this thread with a bunch of useless one line garbage like you usually do, how about making one big pointless post ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ImallinRU Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Is Kassian closer to a Lindros/Bertuzzi type or a Bernier/ Momesso type??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Is Kassian closer to a Lindros/Bertuzzi type or a Bernier/ Momesso type??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImallinRU Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 As I said earlier, I think he's more of a Joe Thornton kind of player. Not that I think he's going to be dominant like Jumbo, but he has a very similar playing style and he sees the ice and passes like Thornton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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