SDS
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http://forum.canucks...st__p__10579680 Seems like not everyone in Vancover is enamored with their acquisitions of our "misued power fowards"...
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Well, no one has come out of the crowd and beat Henrik with a shoe on the bench, so he has that covered.
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http://forum.canucks.com/topic/327818-cody-hodgsons-effect-on-the-canucks-if-he-was-still-here/page__view__findpost__p__10574729 Ouch.
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I agree and have almost posted this sentiment many, many times. Not only are they incredibly juvenile, but they aren't even relevant today. Is there a single person out there that thinks this team doesn't have major issues? A certain faction of people wanted to wait and see what would happen to the team dynamics under Pegula, by only changing one piece at a time - the other faction didn't want to wait and wanted to fire the owner, the partner, the GM, the coach, and the players all at the same time. Regardless, I see little evidence that anyone thinks the team that takes the ice now is set for success.
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It's unfortunate that you think people having friendly conversation outside of the hockey discussion is such a drag on your life. Try not to kick your dog too hard today.
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Link?
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I mentioned it here because Rob Ray mentioned it on WGR earlier this week.
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I bet he jams to his Zune in the morning with that Senseo...
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Yes, I was going to post that earlier...
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or he could be just being honest about why they let the guy go.
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I don't feel like digging up the post I'm replying to, but this is in regards to the criticisms of Kassian that have occurred since the trading deadline and why they are coming out now.... People are letting their critical observations of Kassian be known because there is no longer any rationale for them to "wait and see". We no longer have a vested interest in what he does. Everyone is free to give their postmortem thoughts on his time here because when else are we going to do it? There was no event, no timetable, no incentive for people to join in conversation en masse and give their final thoughts on the kid until now. So no, it isn't that there is a need to come down on him because he's gone - it is just that now is the time to post your "snapshot in time" thoughts of where he was with the Sabres. The fact that I hear Rob Ray saying there have been a lot of organization rumblings about Kassian and his time with the Sabres and in Rochester carries a lot of weight. He also said yesterday they were quietly shopping him since December. This all amounts to Kassian's performance evaluation to date. And while we were all willing to see what he matured into, we no longer have to wait. We no longer have to hope. We no longer have to dismiss any troubling signs. We can just post what we saw and move on...
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When has he ever "picked a partner" for the sake of picking a partner?
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all of which are lamenting the "Concept of Paul Gausted" and what could have been. Which didn't pan out and you just reaffirmed that you don't think he is the leader he could have been. Yet you proclaim we lost something that never materialized.
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It doesn't even have any relevance anymore, since clearly everyone is on board with a shakeup of this team. No one here is claiming everything is all right.
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You need to see the constant massaging of the data here. See, Kassian was counted in the toughness column, despite being a Rochester guy. We lost him and the next one on GoDD's list was Gerbe... because the Rochester guys no longer count because that makes for a weaker case. You can't say you need three things, claim you improved on one, have gained a ton of potential in another, and lost some in a 3rd and still be able to rant as vociferously. So, you just massage the data and crank it out.
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Looks like you dodged my point. You claim we got weaker in leadership. That must be because you thought Gausted was an important leader on this team, a team that you routinely run down for a lack of leadership and claim that it is one of the biggest needs WITH Gausted still here. I don't recall you touting Gausted's leadership role. Did I miss that? If you want to totally disregard Cody's leadership potential - that's fine, but calling the situation a downgrade is just suiting your rant and not supported by your previous opinions or by the realities of this team.
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Yet, everything being reported about Cody is in fact he has a ton of potential in the leadership department. Many fans were counting on him being captain in a few years. Yet you dismiss it out of hand. I don't recall waiving the Gausted leadership flag in recent years and no one has ever put forth the argument that Kassian was going to fill that roll, so really you are skewing your facts to suit your needs. Toronto Maple Leaf fans.
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That is not a scenario - that is a wish.
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They aren't looking for 3 years worth of that experiment. However, you might have something with the cap floor department, but for those looking to stay above that line - why add Stafford before any other expensive piece? You STILL have to sell Stafford to those teams. Here are the ones within $3M of this year's floor: Winnipeg Jets » $51,784,084 Ottawa Senators » $51,603,676 Nashville Predators » $51,169,477 Carolina Hurricanes » $50,810,131 Dallas Stars » $49,693,775 Colorado Avalanche » $49,094,045 New York Islanders » $48,941,247
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If he lives up to his contract then there is no need to get rid of him.
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Could someone please explain the scenario that would entice a team to take on a $4M/yr salary for the next 3 YEARS for a guy that is fallen so far out of favor? The only thing I can think of is taking on a larger salaried, shorter term albatross in return that can be buried in Rochester. I just don't see it happening o matter how hard y'all wish.
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It was used here and the OP edited it out... haha http://forums.sabrespace.com/topic/21020-kassian-to-vancouver-for-hodgson/page__view__findpost__p__366866
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Not as good. Means something totally different.
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I also wanted to thank whoever came up with the phrase "The Concept of Zack Kassian". I'm totally stealing that line for myself and using it in any and all conversations I'm having about this deal. :thumbsup:
