Canucks-12 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 He's out for the playoffs and you won't be seeing him in a game anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Oh wow! Internet tough guy. Please explain how anyone "won" this trade. Really, please go ahead. ... Kassian isn't costing us much and has had good spells of bringing quality hockey. Hodgson on the other hand had enough of a good spell to get the big extension and now he's terrible at hockey and is costing the Sabres money. That's a win in my books since it would have been us looking at signing that new contract otherwise. Now it's your turn. Please explain how both teams 'lost' this trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinker Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Who woulda thought we'd be missing Kassian as much as we are now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Buffalo lost. How much are they paying Hodgson to be a healthy scratch? At least our guy has a reason to be scratched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLOWN Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Who woulda thought we'd be missing Kassian as much as we are now i miss Zack every game he doesnt play and my GF usually plays on the ole ipad if he is not playing lol even my 4 year old daughter just doesnt get into the game as much with no Zack "he came to see us in B.C.C.H so she loves him" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Who woulda thought we'd be missing Kassian as much as we are now Most knowledgeable fans, he steps up when games get intense and when he's pissed off. Any time someone takes a run at the twins or one of our guys, he's the first guy in to make sure it doesn't happen again. He would have made Ferland his bitch and we would probably be up atleast 2-1 right now. The reason he doesn't go all out every game is because he's had a bad back for a while, and that latest injury messed it up even more. Guys like Vrbata are great in the regular season, but not the type of players that thrive in the playoffs. He looks scared every time he gets the puck and dumps it to the net from the halfboards almost every time he has it. If Kass was playing he would probably be a series changer, they don't have anyone to match him besides Ferland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Since it doesn't sound like he's going to be back for the playoffs, it's hypothetical anyway (Calgary could easily say they'd be up 3-0 if their captain was healthy and playing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLOWN Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Most knowledgeable fans, he steps up when games get intense and when he's pissed off. Any time someone takes a run at the twins or one of our guys, he's the first guy in to make sure it doesn't happen again. He would have made Ferland his bitch and we would probably be up atleast 2-1 right now. The reason he doesn't go all out every game is because he's had a bad back for a while, and that latest injury messed it up even more. Guys like Vrbata are great in the regular season, but not the type of players that thrive in the playoffs. He looks scared every time he gets the puck and dumps it to the net from the halfboards almost every time he has it. If Kass was playing he would probably be a series changer, they don't have anyone to match him besides Ferland. very well said and totally true!!!! ferlund woulda been put in his place long ago i said after game one OMG WE NEED ZACK BACK!!! dont understand why people hate on him so much i think he freekin awesome on and off the ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Canuck Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Done for the year. Needs surgery to repair bulging disc in his vertebra Really!?! If Kassian is done for the year that sucks! But if this is the case, why do the Canucks have him listed as a "day to day" status on returning (updated yesterday on their injury report)? If he is done for the year, like the Flames captain Mark Giordano, you'd think the Canucks would officially state it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabinessence Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 What is the source that states he is done for the year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 What is the source that states he is done for the year? There was a post in another thread from someone claiming inside knowledge. I don't think there has been anything official though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thema Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Really!?! If Kassian is done for the year that sucks! But if this is the case, why do the Canucks have him listed as a "day to day" status on returning (updated yesterday on their injury report)? If he is done for the year, like the Flames captain Mark Giordano, you'd think the Canucks would officially state it. He's listed as day to day because the Canucks know that the entire Flames team trembles with fear at the very thought of him returning to the lineup. His 6 assists this year show what a fabulous playmaker he is and his TKO over Eager 2 years ago proves that he can pummel anybody into bloody submission. Honestly I don't know why we even bothered to show up for this series without him. We should just forfeit the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLuciano Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 zaKCaKKactt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realtor Rod Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Done for the year. Needs surgery to repair bulging disc in his vertebra Cortisone anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nurf Herder Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Kassian isn't costing us much and has had good spells of bringing quality hockey. Hodgson on the other hand had enough of a good spell to get the big extension and now he's terrible at hockey and is costing the Sabres money. That's a win in my books since it would have been us looking at signing that new contract otherwise. Now it's your turn. Please explain how both teams 'lost' this trade. They could have traded either player for a prospect that proved useful. ESPECIALLY the canucks when Hodgsons stock was so high. That wasn't so hard to follow, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 So Kass gets injured and team toughness all goes down the toilet? Thats a pretty big and bad hole Benning has to fill. We have maybe 2 guys that can throw hard body checks night after night, after that everyone else is stepping out of their normal comfort levels. I mean, will you ever see 6'4" Matthias step up and throw hard hits - might as well forget about it. On that note, how good would Dale Weise look right now? He can play on the bottom 6, score, fight, skate like the wind (remember he won that fastest skater on the team contest) and throw bruising hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 If he truly has a herniated disc, that is really bad news, those can be career ending. Nothing that surgery, recovery time and rehab can't fix. But you're right. It's a serious injury. Could very well explain why Kassian had a hard time playing in a straight line and had a hard time laying a full frontal assault on opposing players at times this season. Can't wait to see what a fully healthy Kassian can do. Kid's going to be a monster three months after he's fully recuperated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 He's listed as day to day because the Canucks know that the entire Flames team trembles with fear at the very thought of him returning to the lineup. His 6 assists this year show what a fabulous playmaker he is and his TKO over Eager 2 years ago proves that he can pummel anybody into bloody submission. Honestly I don't know why we even bothered to show up for this series without him. We should just forfeit the series. Maybe you should go down to the local watering hole again and find out what other people think..then come crying back to us haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLluvitorleaveit Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Matthayus plays better with Kass on his line. And why do they not have Mattayus on the PP ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Nothing that surgery, recovery time and rehab can't fix. But you're right. It's a serious injury. Could very well explain why Kassian had a hard time playing in a straight line and had a hard time laying a full frontal assault on opposing players at times this season. Can't wait to see what a fully healthy Kassian can do. Kid's going to be a monster three months after he's fully recuperated. Not to restart the whole debate (and there is a huge thread on it), but I have to laugh a bit as most discussions around Kassian seem to have something along the lines of "can't wait to see what a fully healthy Kassian can do" or some variant. There is this anticipation for Kassian that never seems to quite come to pass (for any length of time anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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