Canvoucer Vanuck Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I heard he and Schroeder looked really good together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Would have liked to see more goals, but this was obviously a battle of goaltenders, which Lack won. Schroeder's shootout goal was nice, and Sweatt's was a thing of beauty. Made it look so easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 The cam angle in that highlight pack is kinda weird, they zoom in too much sometimes, it makes it tough to see everything that's going on. As for the game I heard Schroeder had a good game and his shootout goal was a beauty, excited for tommorow's game hopefully him and Kassian but get a goal or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the ES Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Overall, how was Kassian? Boom or Bust? Fire MG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eretz canucks Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Does Kassian remind anyone of steve bernier??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eretz canucks Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 What bothers me most about the Hodgson trade (and many things do bother me about the Hodgson trade) is that Gillis gave up the best player in the deal. Kassian was not even showing signs of being a regular NHL player. Gillis did not get any sure thing in the deal. Gave up a solid young NHL player and got no NHL player back in the deal- he took a chance, a big one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiDeN Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Kassian looked terrible. Didn't hit anybody. Looked very slow. Couldn't make a pass. Badly outshone by Schroeder. Not encouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 The Icehogs looked bigger than the Wolves to me and i was right. Their average weight is significantly higher. Gillis says he wants to get younger and bigger, but then gets Kassian to cut weight? Okay. The kid is probably confused on what his role is now. But on the other hand they made it clear in Buffalo and he didn't follow through. Either way, he won't be a 'power forward' in the NHL for quite a few years. If ever. It's plain as day that our best prospect is Lack. Jensen is up there too, but we'll likely trade him. I am beginning to become unimpressed with this supposedly improved drafting development system. Time for some results, Mike. Esp. when teams like Chicago look well on the way to a quick turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the ES Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 How many posts in this thread is you bashing Kassian about his performance in the first game of the season? Seriously. Chill out. Give him 5 games before you trash his worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the ES Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 It's plain as day that our best prospect is Lack. Jensen is up there too, but we'll likely trade him. I am beginning to become unimpressed with this supposedly improved drafting development system. Time for some results, Mike. Esp. when teams like Chicago look well on the way to a quick turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd71 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 You weren't impressed by Schroeder? Lack looked good, yes, but I thought Rockford's goalie actually looked even better. Chicago definitely had better quality chances. I thought Schroeder looked incredible. Great passes, great vision. Very smart. Fast. Kassian not a fit on that line at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 People have to realize that this is the first time that alot of these guys have played together. And it is the first game of the season. I would expect to see alot more goals in today's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eretz canucks Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Imagine what kinda deal we could have gotten for: Edler Hodgson Luongo All packaged together drooooool Instead, we have Kassian and Gargnani.... Oh wait, we waived Gargnani.... May have been smarter to get a 1st or 2nd and 3rd in addition to Kassian. Buffalo ripped us off. Stupid MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Imagine what kinda deal we could have gotten for: Elder Hodgson Luongo All packaged together drooooool Instead, we have Kassian and Gargnani.... Oh wait, we waived Gargnani.... May have been smarter to get a 1st or 2nd and 3rd in addition to Kassian. Buffalo ripped us off. Stupid MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking Paradox Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 http://www.usagoals.com/live/223720-rockford-icehogs-vs-chicago-wolves/watch/stream/online/free/feed/p2p/en/vivo/tv/gratis/ Check this link when the games starts, I have high hopes that it will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Here's the Canucks prospects parts of the game summary from Canucks Army (read more at the link): CHICAGO WOLVES TAKE TWO POINTS IN SEASON OPENER - Eddie Lack earned the shutout and was named the evening's first star. He was generally solid, and didn't miss a beat after being bowled over by Icehogs enforcer Brandon Bolig, but he was the second best goalie on the evening. Obviously you can't argue with a shutout, and Lack was solid in the shootout (stopping three of four Rockford shooters) but he had an easier task than Hutton and had some puck-handling difficulties at times. On one particular sequence late in the first, Lack was caught nearly four feet out of his net on a Rockford scoring chances, though luckily the shot was blocked by one of Lack's Wolves teammates. I'd posit that Lack's puck-handling issues are nothing to worry about long-term, it's just the hallmark of any Canucks goaltending prospect. - Zack Kassian was nearly a point-per-game player in the AHL in Rochester last season, but he had a mostly quiet Wolves debut and didn't take a single scoring chance for Chicago on Friday. In the first period he had a strong power-play shift early and remained on the ice after Rockford's penalty-expired, as the Wolves continued to cycle in the offensive end. After battling in the slot for the better part of 70 seconds, Kassian finished the shift with a nice power move and a soft back-hand touch to a teammate. Good to see that his summer workouts have paid off. Kassian had a second beastly shift later in the initial period, where he won a couple of consecutive battles behind Rockford's net before dishing to Anton Rodin who set up a quality Jordan Schroeder scoring chance. On the power-play, Kassian seemed to be focussed on working in the slot in front of Hutton. While he managed several dangerous tips on a couple of low point shots, we tend not to count "tipped shots" as scoring chances. Still, he was battling hard and flashed some high-end hand-eye coordination. You have to think that a few of those tips will find the back of the net eventually. - Jordan Schroeder took four scoring chances for the Wolves, and gave Rockford issues all night long with his speed through the neutral-zone. It seemed like he Schroeder was catching Rockford's defensive group flat-footed on nearly every shift, though he struggled to capitalize on that advantage through sixty-five minutes. In the shootout Schroeder shot first for the Wolves and dispy'd about before beating Huttong blocker-side high with a seeing eye wrister. - Among Chicago's forward group, Bill Sweatt and Nathan Longpre had particularly solid games, taking three scoring chances each on Saturday evening. While Sweatt's finishing ability is often questioned, he scored an absolute beauty in the shootout. The Canucks prospect skated direclty at Hutton at full-speed, then executed what might be described as a "simple back-hand, fore-hand deke." Except there was nothing simple about it - that Sweatt was able to control the puck at the speed he was travelling at is stunning, was aesthetically very pleasing, and the move completely froze Hutton. - Chris Tanev was his usual steady self for the most part, though it was clear that he was trying to be aggressive on the offensive side of the puck and was especially active jumping into the play on the rush. His aggression generated mixed results, Tanev only took one scoring chance though he had several "chances at chances." Tanev also, uncharacteristically, got stripped of the puck and beat soundly in his own end by Brandon Bolig in the first period. The steady possession dynamo, who has only taken one minor penalty in his entire 64 game NHL career, ended up taking a hooking penalty in an attempt to halt the hulking Rockford enforcer, and in doing so, drove Bolig directly into Eddie Lack who was flattened on the play. It was a rare mistake from Tanev, who otherwise played a quality game. - I was very impressed with Kevin Connauton on Friday. When people talk about Connauton's offensive game, his powerful shot and his defensive improvements - they often neglect to mention the fact that he's got legitimate NHL size. Connauton is a big defender, and he did well to use his size to his advantage against the boards in Friday's game. His speed, and offensive instincts are what set him apart however, and Connauton regularly gained the zone with his feet on Friday evening, and took three scoring chances for the Wolves (all of them off of one-timers). - On Friday, Swedish speedster Anton Rodin skated on a line with Nathan Longpre and Andrew Gordon at five-on-five, and played on the second unit power-play alongside Schroeder and Kassian. He was noticable in his limited minutes, though he didn't put in a dominant performance or anything. Rodin, however, looks to be an improved asset. We expect him to flash some skill and puck handle extraordinarily well in traffic, but Rodin continues to impress me with his craftiness along the wall and appeared to me to be stronger in puck-battles tonight than what he showed last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 ? you put Friday on almost everyline, they played yesterday as in Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winthecup Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Kassian looked terrible. Didn't hit anybody. Looked very slow. Couldn't make a pass. Badly outshone by Schroeder. Not encouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winthecup Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Overall, how was Kassian? Boom or Bust? Fire MG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Are there any games on tv today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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