WillyFox Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yes I'm his father ^*^ he just needs more mins to be the player he's capable of.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking mama Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Kassian has a S% of 21.3%.....& Sestito 20.0%...respectfully. That's somewhat impressive. Kassian now has 10 goals on 47 shots,... while Burrows has NO goals on the 53 shots that he's taken this season. So, who's the real sniper here, again? Of course, everybody is paling by comparison to Kellan Lain,... who just scored his 1st NHL goal tonight...& has a S% of 100.0%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amitriptyline Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The way Kassian has been playing lately, he should get a shot with the Sedins. He's done enough to earn it by now IMO. If they can put a guy like Dalpe with them, why not Kassian? He was awesome in that brief stint he played with them when Vigneault was here. I know the guy could produce if he could just get the opportunity. I hope it happens soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 He's definitely winning me over. My gripe would be with Canucks management miss-managing Coho. Based on the potential he showed in the juniors they should have been able to deal him, possibly sooner, for someone else. Right now, for what Kassian provides for the deal we got an equal deal. Overall, you don't want Hodgson to be another Peter Schaefer, which he seemed to be, believing his own hype. How exactly was he mismanaged? I think that's a myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 How exactly was he mismanaged? I think that's a myth. AV making stupid comments and trying to do Dr. Recchi impressions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 AV making stupid comments and trying to do Dr. Recchi impressions. Such as? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Such as? Then it got worse. Canucks coach Alain Vigneault inferred Hodgson was using the injury as an excuse for a poor camp, trying to ''roll the (blame) in a different direction.''http://www.tsn.ca/columnists/james_duthie/?id=295772 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Kass showing the maturity by not getting sucked into penalty trouble..and put his bad ass attitude INTO his play! great coaching with this kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotaSmartMan Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Kassian has a S% of 21.3%.....& Sestito 20.0%...respectfully. That's somewhat impressive. Interestingly, if we look at all players that have played 20+ games this season, Kassian sits in 5th (21.3%) for shooting percentage in the league at the moment, right behind Brenden Morrow in 4th (21.9%). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 http://www.tsn.ca/co...thie/?id=295772 Ah, the infamous "sounds like he's making excuses" quote. A little perspective.... Prospect camp: Cody says back is fine, no problem. Main camp: back feels good Pre-season: backs not a problem, I'm good The day Cody gets cut: Oh my back! AV is asked what he thinks about Cody saying his back is still a problem. There's really only two answers: 1 - The kid lied to us for the past six weeks 2 - Sounds like he's making an excuse for a poor pre-season Which answer is better? AV went with making an excuse but obviously the correct answer was Cody lied about his back. There were million$ of reason$ on the line to lie. But that lie set him back a year (not to mention putting his health and career at risk) as he then went on a medical wander. His own doctor, his junior teams medical staff, and a highly regarded back specialist in the US. All came up with bulging disc. After a season long wander he returns to Vancouver still having back problems and the medical staff discover a muscle tear that's aggrivating the disc. Problem solved. But that wasted year and AV's comment is entirely on Hodgson for his lie in the first place. Had he been honest maybe the medical staff looks further at that time and the secondary problem gets solved right away. Hodgson has mismanaged himself as far as I'm concerned. Hodgson may say the right things to the press, but the fact he fired two agents and was onto his third before ever playing an NHL game just screams self entitled prima donna. Frankly, I liked the trade for Kassian from the day it happened. Hodgson is overrated here. He'll be a pretty good player but he's no Trevor Linden and never will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Kassian dominated one particular PP as he QB'd off the half wall. He set up some shots that should have gone in. When he controls the mental side of his game he will be a huge force for the Canucks. He will anchor a top 6 line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hodgson may say the right things to the press, but the fact he fired two agents and was onto his third before ever playing an NHL game just screams self entitled prima donna. Frankly, I liked the trade for Kassian from the day it happened. Hodgson is overrated here. He'll be a pretty good player but he's no Trevor Linden and never will be. Just to be clear, I prefer Kassian and supported the trade, even though the timing wasn't perfect. I think Hodgson's attitude was a huge issue; I just think AV handled the situation poorly as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermelon Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Its great on Torts for not automatically giving him a top-6 spot. If he had done so, he would have not learned how to play the defensive side of the game and Kesler and the Sedins would constantly have to try and bail him out. But he has worked his way through the ranks and has played like a Top-6 forward lately. If he continues this, he will be a force in the NHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinkaruk98 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 If Kass continues his good play then I hope he's rewarded a top 6 spot for at least a game or two, just to see if he's ready to make that jump from 3rd liner to borderline top 6 forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I was frustrated, but I do think JT has done a good job with Kass......he's looking very good out there on the 2nd linbe. It's a difference between AV and Torts with him. I don't mind Torts' use of Kassian because Kass is allowed to make a mistake in the process. AV had Kass on such a tight leash he would just dump the puck and take a shift. Too afraid to make a mistake. Kassian's development would have been further along if he was in the AHL instead of AV's doghouse during that time. Torts is no less punishing, of course but far more rewarding and I think hands on with his coaching. Kass has lost that confused look of what is expected from him and now is working on playing the game in the way that best helps his team win games. Good to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 As of right now, Kassian is our best winger. This is bad news. Daniel's doing nothing. Higgins. Nothing. Burrows. Nothing. Booth. Worse than nothing. Hansen. Looks lost. Sestito. Yeah he might be our 2nd-best winger. Weise. Also nothing. Good for Kassian, but good God. Forget about being a buyer this season, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Kass showing the maturity by not getting sucked into penalty trouble..and put his bad ass attitude INTO his play! great coaching with this kid. Bang on. I kept watching as that goon-man Gazdic kept trying to bait him into dropping the gloves. Looked like he was getting to Kass on the bench with all the chirping and a couple of times in scrums on the ice, but Kass just focussed on the task at hand. I'm really impressed with the growth Kass has shown lately by not getting suckered into letting the other teams' goons take him off the ice and knowing when not scrap. He showing signs that his head just might be catching up to his physical abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowtownCanuck Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ah, the infamous "sounds like he's making excuses" quote. A little perspective.... Prospect camp: Cody says back is fine, no problem. Main camp: back feels good Pre-season: backs not a problem, I'm good The day Cody gets cut: Oh my back! AV is asked what he thinks about Cody saying his back is still a problem. There's really only two answers: 1 - The kid lied to us for the past six weeks 2 - Sounds like he's making an excuse for a poor pre-season Which answer is better? AV went with making an excuse but obviously the correct answer was Cody lied about his back. There were million$ of reason$ on the line to lie. But that lie set him back a year (not to mention putting his health and career at risk) as he then went on a medical wander. His own doctor, his junior teams medical staff, and a highly regarded back specialist in the US. All came up with bulging disc. After a season long wander he returns to Vancouver still having back problems and the medical staff discover a muscle tear that's aggrivating the disc. Problem solved. But that wasted year and AV's comment is entirely on Hodgson for his lie in the first place. Had he been honest maybe the medical staff looks further at that time and the secondary problem gets solved right away. Hodgson has mismanaged himself as far as I'm concerned. Hodgson may say the right things to the press, but the fact he fired two agents and was onto his third before ever playing an NHL game just screams self entitled prima donna. Frankly, I liked the trade for Kassian from the day it happened. Hodgson is overrated here. He'll be a pretty good player but he's no Trevor Linden and never will be. There it is miss managed. No one really knows what was happening, but if the team thinks he's healthy and his only nursing sore pride, you have a problem. At that point he's all potential, never cracked an NHL line up and has a great junior rcord, trade him. This becomes a question of management and MG's ability to move players. As for Kassian he's proving to show more skill and upside than he appeared to after the trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Bang on. I kept watching as that goon-man Gazdic kept trying to bait him into dropping the gloves. Looked like he was getting to Kass on the bench with all the chirping and a couple of times in scrums on the ice, but Kass just focussed on the task at hand. I'm really impressed with the growth Kass has shown lately by not getting suckered into letting the other teams' goons take him off the ice and knowing when not scrap. He showing signs that his head just might be catching up to his physical abilities. its a very difficult line to tow. especially when your expected to play 15 plus minutes a game. its easy for a fourth line to come out and tow that line for lets say 5 mins a game but kassian is expected to police the opposing goons while not taking bad penalties and contributing offensively for 15 mins a game. not an easy task but hes handling it well now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Again, props to Kassian for seemingly establishing himself, but typical Canucks. We're finally going to have this 'power' guy to use... But nobody else. Just like we finally have a great coach around... But the team is well into their decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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