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Uncle dans leg wrote:
So being imprisoned for all of training camp, what's the general consensus on Alex Edler? How has he looked? Any signs of a bounce back to top form?
He's been injured and then was rather shitty in his first game back yesterday.
Too soon to say really. (unless one is a bedwetter)
All I saw of him was inconsistent play. One good followed by two bad.
Does he get a doggy biscuit for that?
A vet has earned the respect that he'll learn from a mistake, a kid needs to learn that mistakes are punished and making the same mistake several times lands you in the doghouse.
Over the Internet, you can pretend to be anyone or anything.
I'm amazed that so many people choose to be complete twats.
I believe Clam was saying ZK should have been "rewarded" with more icetime than he actually received.
Topper wrote:
All I saw of him was inconsistent play. One good followed by two bad.
I saw two good followed by one bad (we're talking last half of last season).
Topper wrote:
Does he get a doggy biscuit for that?
No, but he shouldn't have been smacked so many times with a rolled-up newspaper either.
Topper wrote:
A vet has earned the respect that he'll learn from a mistake, a kid needs to learn that mistakes are punished and making the same mistake several times lands you in the doghouse.
I believe Clam was saying ZK should have been "rewarded" with more icetime than he actually received.
Clam is laughably on record of wanting 1st line minutes with the twins.
Strangelove wrote:
Topper wrote:
All I saw of him was inconsistent play. One good followed by two bad.
I saw two good followed by one bad (we're talking last half of last season).
Then obviously the treatment he was receiving was working if his play was improving.
Strangelove wrote:
Topper wrote:
Does he get a doggy biscuit for that?
No, but he shouldn't have been smacked so many times with a rolled-up newspaper either.
Puppies need to be treated like puppies.
Strangelove wrote:
Topper wrote:
A vet has earned the respect that he'll learn from a mistake, a kid needs to learn that mistakes are punished and making the same mistake several times lands you in the doghouse.
The leash has been too short on this mutt IMMO.
Lengthen the leash but replace the collar with a noose.
Over the Internet, you can pretend to be anyone or anything.
I'm amazed that so many people choose to be complete twats.
Strangelove wrote:Semantics and analogies aside.... what were we talking about again?
I'll just say right here and now that I'll have Mr Kassian on my team every day of the week.
Top 6, well we'll see, bottom 6, fine by me.
$1.75m cap-hit for the next two years is just fucking awesome by me.
I can see folks picking on my buddy Burrows, but this one I just don't get....
I guess all I was originally saying is that I hope the growing pains and teenage laziness burns off and he becomes a force. Don't care what line either.
Strangelove wrote:I can see folks picking on my buddy Burrows, but this one I just don't get....
I don't think people are picking on him Strange. I'm not, anyway. IMNMO (not-mod) it seems to me as though this is a big year for Kassian in terms of figuring out if he is a top 6 or bottom 6 player.
Going forward it would be pretty gosh darn nice if he could become a consistent top 6 threat, seeing as the twins are 34 and there are no guarantees vis a vis Jensen, Horvat, Shinkaruk, Virtanen, etc.
herb wrote: it seems to me as though this is a big year for Kassian in terms of figuring out if he is a top 6 or bottom 6 player.
Going forward it would be pretty gosh darn nice if he could become a consistent top 6 threat, seeing as the twins are 34 and there are no guarantees vis a vis Jensen, Horvat, Shinkaruk, Virtanen, etc.
I think we'll see Kassian excel this season. 40 points for sure. Not #1 forward points or performance, but the start of a good 2nd liner. He made some big improvements last season in his game. Having a coach that is not insane should help him along as well. It is really going to depend if he and Bonino can mesh as linemates, and if they can keep the same winger on that line.
I don't know where to look it up, but it seems to me that Kassian did not really have a consistent linemate for any length of time last season, except his doghouse weeks playing with Sestito. It's hard to develop as a player if you are expected to play a different role every night.
*salute*
