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  1. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    Yeah, probably not... but... Hodgson's attempt was so far off the mark.... if at least he'd been on target or there was a chance it could go in the net my attitude would be different. But... that shot would have missed if the net was empty.

     

    If he's that green, maybe Hodgson should be sent down to Rochester to get some seasoning? Does he really rate a spot as forward right now? He's been playing more like a D-man.

  2. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    Good post. I mean really. Hat ticks he "miraculously came up with"? Did the other team shoot the puck into their own net and he was the last to touch it, three times/game? Hammer away for the lack of effort, the indifferent attitude, whatever...but don't downplay an NHL'er scoring multiple hat tricks in one year.

     

     

     

     

    Yeah! He took a spot away from Roy! Oh wait, Roy shot and didn't score? Oh, well Vanek shoulda shot instea....oh, he missed too? What about Pommers? He definitely would have scored....oh, he did get a chance and missed, too? Boyes has been hot in the SO, so maybe he'll....nope, didn't score either. Oh, injured. Wait - what about Stafford? oh, he got stopped too? Hmmmm....lotta options on this offensive juggernaut of a team....what about Gerbe? Injured you say?

     

    But yeah! The 22-year-old SUCKS!!!! :rolleyes:

     

    If we're gonna put "rookies" in the shoot out, have rather seen Foligno take a shot - he's actually gotten the puck in the net 3 times so far in 1/3rd as many games as Hodgson has played (and done nothing, I might add).

     

    Plus i'd say Foligno is a lot more of a 'rookie' than Hodgson is.... guy just got called up from the minors a week ago!

  4. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    Sounds about like what we were speculating - that was a nightmare road trip for him, and the idea of being traded and your role dramatically changing, new city, new teammates, new system....it must have been physically, mentally and emotionally draining for him.

     

     

    Sorry, not from me, and I doubt from most who have a shred of hockey sense. As has been mentioned before - he is 21 years old, in his first full year as a pro, and was just traded from a loaded offensive team where he was the 3rd-line center into a much bigger role on a team pushing to qualify for the postseason. I would expect a seasoned veteran to struggle given his situation in the last 2+ weeks, let alone a 21-year-old rookie.

     

    From what I've seen (albeit in a limited amount, to be fair) he has skills. His vision is pretty damn good, he finds open ice, and his lines were getting good scoring ops the first few games. He seems to have hit the wall. I hope the crux of Lindy's talk with him was "relax, don't press, just go home, take a long nap, get a good night's sleep and be ready to go on Wednesday night."

     

    I disagree - he needs to have more pressure put on him, not less. Push harder!!! Ride him, bust his chops, day in day out until he produces. Shooting drills, shooting drills, and more shooting drills. Work work work work work!!! We're not interested in his little problems - we want results, not excuses!!! Sulzer scores a point before he does - hammer that home too. He clearly has not been provided the proper motivation yet to succeed! I would keep hammering until he gets it done!!!

  5. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    Hodgson has played eight games with the Sabres, and has nothing to show for it. He's been pretty much invisible in terms of any tangible contribution since the trade. That's a long drought.

     

    I doubt Kassian would have done much either in those 8 games, so it's not like we've lost out. But it would have been nice to get a player who can actually get a point now and then.

     

    Somebody better make Hodgson aware the honeymoon with the team, the fans, the press is coming to a close, and that he is expected to start producing. Especially with Myers on a 3 game suspension, it would be the perfect time for Hodgson to shine, if he's going to. If he goes 11 games without a point, I think there's gonna be serious doubts about him.

  9. Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

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    Kassian should always have a fond spot in our hearts for that moment. Sestito won't forget that for a while - LOL Doubt he would ever mess with Kassian again.... not if he's sane.

     

    That being said, I think we got the better deal here by far. I hope that Hodgson will add some real spark to our offense. We need to score more goals - and Kassian wasn't the answer to that particular problem.

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