Everybody Hates Raymond Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Cody Hodgson has always been extremely polite and easy to deal with since he came into the NHL, but when contacted this week about his excellent personal start to the season he really wanted to get something off his chest. “I’ve been hearing all this stuff about my dad being involved with the team and making calls to the team and I wanted to tell everyone that my dad had nothing to do with it,” said Hodgson about his somewhat ill-fated time in Vancouver, when he was playing behind Henrik Sedin and a then-flying Ryan Kesler. “This isn’t Pee Wee hockey where the dad can call up the coach and interfere with what’s going on. This is professional hockey and that sort of thing doesn’t happen. He never called the team. You just can’t do that. That’s been bothering me for a long time and I want to clear that up. I’m not sure where all of that got started, but my agent (Ritch Winter) handled the stuff with the team.” That’s odd. Everyone was left with the clear implication that his father was almost the assistant GM here for a while, and the club never did anything to change anyone’s thinking in that regard. “And another thing: I never once asked for more ice time when I was in Vancouver, even though the media asked me every day if I thought I should be playing more. I was just happy to be playing in the NHL when I was there at that stage of my career. When you guys in the media would ask me, I told them then that I hadn’t asked for more ice time. There’s no way I was saying one thing to them and then going in behind closed doors and doing something else. I wouldn’t ever do that. That just isn’t me. Some day I’ll talk about my time in Vancouver, but not right now.” For a guy who’s going to say a lot more about his time here down the road, he seemed to make a few points. And perhaps the point that’s been made loudest is how much this team now misses his presence, given that Zack Kassian hasn’t exactly been Milan Lucic since he got here and the team’s search for a third-line centre is taking on the characteristics of the Flyers’ enduring search for a goaltender. The list of stiffs who have been plugged into that role since he left is significant. It always starts with Sami Pahlsson and most certainly won’t end with Brad Richardson, whose offensive prowess is, shall we say... limited. And this prolonged search, coupled with the Hodgson trade itself, is certainly a crushing indictment of this team’s professional scouting staff which flat out hasn’t been getting the job done. Hodgson, who is starting into the first season of a new six-year deal that calls for $4.25 million US per season, is off to a pretty good start with the Sabres, but Mike Gillis’s first-ever draft pick as the Canucks GM isn’t taking much satisfaction from it, even though it’s been much better than the stats show. He’s been the victim of a few great saves made by goaltenders and he’s cranked that huge shot he has off posts a couple of times. “I’ve had pretty good linemates (Tomas Vanek chief among them) and they certainly deserve a lot of credit but it doesn’t matter much if we’re not winning,” he says of the still-winless Sabres. “We’ve been falling behind early in games and it’s been a whole series of little things every night that have added up to less offensive zone time. Our passing has been off, a whole bunch of little issues adding up. We had a great pre-season but that doesn’t mean much now. We’ve got to find a way to get some more wins and get going. “Personally I had a great summer (training with workout guru Gary Roberts) and I feel very strong and confident but as I say, it’s wins that count in this league.” And supposedly we should presume here that Cody’s dad won’t be calling Sabres GM Darcy Regier to make suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'd like to hear what his dad has to say on the issue first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 man I'd like to find out what the he'll happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampage Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I believe Hodgson on this one for 2 reasons. 1. The media here is a complete joke and makes up things regularly. 2. MG has been known to talk BS just as well as the media does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Hates Raymond Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 man I'd like to find out what the he'll happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'm glad he spoke up about it. Looking forward to hearing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 We believe you Cody...it only took you 2 years to come out and say that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 The more that comes out of it, the more I think that Gillis was just incredibly high up on Kassian and saw the void in the lineup that had to be filled. Can't fault him for trying, I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Does it even matter anymore? Seriously, is it even possible to beat a more dead horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuck Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Tomas Vanek? Vancouver media is amazing. On topic though, I can't wait for Hodgson to freely speak about what went wrong in Vancouver. Should be entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Does it even matter anymore? Seriously, is it even possible to beat a more dead horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Hates Raymond Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 I remember him saying there were several players he was targeting for a return. kassian was available. this bugs me more now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananas Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Way back then, I said "Fire AV. Don't trade Hodgson, just fire AV!" Then we traded Hodgson... then we fired AV. ...what could have been... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I say this again. If there was a 1st round pick coming back with Kassian regardless, Gillis looks like a genius. This debate is endless and so old as to be laughable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 The worst part of this aticle is the 3rd line center comparison to the Flyers goalie situation. Gawd MG I really hope you're running out of time. Do something or let someone else that will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Who to trust, BS MG or Hodgson himself? MG has really screwed this franchise up over the years with countless idiotic moves and poor managing, get rid if him already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 wanna hear a funny story? I ordered a coho signed puck (allstar Ottawa)a while back. it got to me just before I left for work on trade deadline day (I was on afternoons). by the time I arrived at work coho was traded LMAO. my heart was shattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowest common denominator Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 The Cnucks organization is the laughing stock of the NHL. Someone should probably warn Bure that nothing has changed since he left so maybe he should just hold off on that jersey retirement thing for awhile longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermelons Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I somewhat believe Hodgson. The Vancouver media is classless and will do anything to create stories that interest readers. Look at all the negative articles they write about the Canucks. I wouldn't be surprised if they took a small incident where Hodgson's dad said or did something and created a huge mess out of it. Also, the way Gillis randomly put the blame on Hodgson after we lost against LA seemed really pathetic. He was just shifting the blame away and of course the media jumps all over it and makes his comments more controversial than they really were. I feel that Gillis exaggerated and the Vancouver media added more oil to the fire. At the same time, it's interesting that it took Hodgson 2 years to say this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 MG is such a joke, as are the Hodgson haters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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