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lol I'm obv a bit late to this whole coho debate, but seriously you gotta give to get, now I don't really know much about this Kassian guy but lol @ everyone that thinks " OMG WHY DIDNT WE TRADE RAYMOND+ 1ST and etc instead" you can't just shove your teams garbage(not a knock on mayray I'd love for him to be on my team lol,) and expect buffalo to give what I'm hearing was their organizations top prospect.
hoping kassian is more milan lucic than ben eager...
but srsly, i think much of the canucks success is due to them being dangerous offensively throughout 3 or 4 lines, even when top 2 aren't producing, we're still able to score goals and pull out wins... but now i think there is increased pressure on top 2 lines to score consistently
You also need to consider that the new lineup takes some of the defensive pressure off of Kesler. Pahlsson shut down the first line during the Ducks 06/07 Stanley Cup victory. Obviously he's older now and not as viable, but he's still extremely good defensively and this will allow Kesler / Booth / Whoever to focus more on their offensive game.
Kassian has a scoring touch and is great at cycling the puck. If you remember the WJC where he played, he was a beast. He's been compared to Lucic, Neely, Tkachuk and Bertuzzi. Power forwards generally take some more time to develop, but in a system such as the Canucks he might thrive. He will be given every opportunity to succeed and I foresee him playing on the second line to start.
Look at it like this, where is the grit/sandpaper that is proven to be needed to win the Cup?
kassians gonna play on the third or 4th line guys, no point rushing him into a bad situation on the second line. hes just gonna grind people down for the rest of the year with pahlsson and higgins/hansen
kassians gonna play on the third or 4th line guys, no point rushing him into a bad situation on the second line. hes just gonna grind people down for the rest of the year with pahlsson and higgins/hansen
Yeah for sure. But I wouldn't be surprised to see him slotted with Booth and Kesler during the playoffs. That's the line I'm looking most forward to.
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Actually excited/curious to see how it will turn out tmr
I'm also curious to find out what number he is to replace my Hodgson jersey..............
Yeah ppl at CDC made this trade sounded like Hogdson was traded for some big 6'3 grinder.
I thought the same originally but the videos showed a lot of skill as well.
There's a Gilman video at Canucks.com, he said they were trying to acquire Gragnani last year at the trade deadline too. So it seems like Gragnani wasn't someone thrown into the trade but was targeted as well.
You guys see the shots on goal for tonight's Rangers vs Devils game? Rangers 14 and Devils 13. No, that's not just after one period of play. Those were the total shots after 60 mins. Kinda hard to believe when have shooters like Gaborik, Kovalchuk and Parise playing. Wonder what the record is for fewest shots in a game is. Posted via RS Mobile
Yeah ppl at CDC made this trade sounded like Hogdson was traded for some big 6'3 grinder.
I thought the same originally but the videos showed a lot of skill as well.
There's a Gilman video at Canucks.com, he said they were trying to acquire Gragnani last year at the trade deadline too. So it seems like Gragnani wasn't someone thrown into the trade but was targeted as well.
there's nothing wrong with what he got back it's just that....WE LOVE COHO!!!!!!!
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lol
you can't just shove your teams garbage(not a knock on mayray I'd love for him to be on my team lol,) and expect buffalo to give what I'm hearing was their organizations top prospect.
and told them "ya right, its a fake account reporting that". And it was.
