Dazzle Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 This is not another Kassian thread praising him for scoring goals during his goal streak, 'looking' confident and 'making the right plays'. Yet, this is not a thread about bashing him for not being similar to Bertuzzi. I am a fan of Kassian. We know that he's got "size", good playmaking ability (good passer) and a really good shot, along with glimpses of good vision. We've seen it in play during his goal streaks, where people suddenly rode his jock strap after bashing him games before. Yet, these last few games, he's been a defensive liability, with the giveaways, trying to force plays where there isn't one, invisible on the score sheet and not being physical enough. That's not to say that he should be faultless - even the Sedins have made some brain-numbing plays. However, the Sedins bring other elements to their game, in which their flaws could be overlooked. Sometimes, they're not good enough and they get outshone by the other lines. Then you see a player like Kenins (physical element, energy) and, potentially, MacMillan (same type of deal) - as well as Horvat (good all-round play, good passing, faceoffs, etc)... Kassian disappoints against these players, especially against Kenins, who's only seen a few games in the NHL. Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks-12 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 How would we know? Go ask Zack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Holy redundant thread Batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Wonder if a Bonino, Kassian, Markstrom package(+ a 2nd?) might land us JVR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 He hasn't been anymore a liability than Vey Matthias or Higgins. Where is their thread? If anything barring last nights game (where he was still skating hitting and at least trying) where he had a few gaffs he was still doing everything WD asked him to do. So again, where is the Vey Higgins and Matthias threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 He hasn't been anymore a liability than Vey Matthias or Higgins. Where is their thread? If anything barring last nights game (where he was still skating hitting and at least trying) where he had a few gaffs he was still doing everything WD asked him to do. So again, where is the Vey Higgins and Matthias threads? So why is it that Kenins has been able to make himself noticeable despite being off the scoresheet and not noticeable for the bad things? Nobody's going to score every single game... this isn't about that. This is about not being a 'floater'. Kassian is doing a little better than floating but the other parts of the game are just not showing up in the way that he could bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 In b4 lock on a redundant thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayRayDown Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 So why is it that Kenins has been able to make himself noticeable despite being off the scoresheet and not noticeable for the bad things? Nobody's going to score every single game... this isn't about that. This is about not being a 'floater'. Kassian is doing a little better than floating but the other parts of the game are just not showing up in the way that he could bring. Effort level just isn't there. Think he just wanted to prove that he was worth being in the lineup and has fallen back to his floater self. Give Kassian Bo or Kennins compete level and he would be more impactful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 So why is it that Kenins has been able to make himself noticeable despite being off the scoresheet and not noticeable for the bad things? Nobody's going to score every single game... this isn't about that. This is about not being a 'floater'. Kassian is doing a little better than floating but the other parts of the game are just not showing up in the way that he could bring. Same could be said for any number of players on this or any team. Thats why a byproduct of players being human beings not robots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Haven't you been around long enough to know that this was a post, not a thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 So why is it that Kenins has been able to make himself noticeable despite being off the scoresheet and not noticeable for the bad things? Nobody's going to score every single game... this isn't about that. This is about not being a 'floater'. Kassian is doing a little better than floating but the other parts of the game are just not showing up in the way that he could bring. The same though could be said by large parts of this roster. Kenins is a breed apart and the kind of player you win championships on because he has that work ethic and determination. Held against the rest of the roster and this whole tea comes up looking very very lacking. Kassian last night was as bad and equal to Matthias Higgins Vey etc. Before that 5 games or so and he was a machine. Even against Boston/Calgary he was noticeable. My thought is instead of asking what's the deal with him, just support him and not be hyper critical of 1 bad game when there's an entire line he was on that also deserves the same critique and thread for their play. Honestly, Neidereitter schooled Vey all over the ice really and he doesn't get a thread. He'd be sad to be left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Kassian has to take some blame for his giveaways, but I also will suggest that having a coach that shows no belief in him can impair his playing. For future reference, see Edler 2013/14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 This isn't another thread about bashing Kassian... ...goes into Kassian bashing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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