natowar
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Location: BC Joined: 01.27.2007
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Morris
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hall looks disengaged, NS Joined: 07.18.2007
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Cody currently smashing the majority of his draft class, contrary to what some idiots say.
Out of all the forwards drafted only three have had more successful careers thus far. - bureforearthsprez
I'd say the majority of first round picks smash the majority of their draft class. But he is doing well this year |
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prock
Vegas Golden Knights |
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Location: Bobby Ryan + 1st rounder for Clarkson, ON Joined: 08.30.2007
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Cody currently smashing the majority of his draft class, contrary to what some idiots say.
Out of all the forwards drafted only three have had more successful careers thus far. - bureforearthsprez
It was a D heavy draft. There are about 20 Dmen that are way ahead of him. |
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boonerbuck
Vancouver Canucks |
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Location: Not Quesnel, BC Joined: 10.11.2005
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It was a D heavy draft. There are about 20 Dmen that are way ahead of him. - prock
I should go back over the last 3 years and post all the negative you posted about Cody. He exceeded so much of what you predicted already... I'm sure you would love to post some of the crazy fantasies some fans had about what he would become also but it is pretty normal when a draft choice of this kind of pedigree comes our way when we are a team always picking in the back end of the 1st round(thanks for failing Nonis). People have come down to earth around here but you....all you are left with now is scratching around to find something negative. There's no amount of face saving to make up for your agena.
I don't understand all the hate over a kid who has come back to challenge for the Calder after a season and a half of career threatening back and orbital bone injuries. Maybe his developement would have be closer to what some of those crazy fans were hoping for...point is, this is a great comeback story and it sickens you for some reason. Everyone else applauds him...even the ones who didnt give him a chance. |
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It was a D heavy draft. There are about 20 Dmen that are way ahead of him. - prock
Why are we comparing forwards to defenseman? And how do you figure there are TWENTY defenseman ahead of him? That's more laughable than your first statement. |
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Why are we comparing forwards to defenseman? And how do you figure there are TWENTY defenseman ahead of him? That's more laughable than your first statement. - bureforearthsprez
Also, the original comparison was kadri vs hodgson...but of course prockster is gonna forget alllllll about that now that we can see whos FAR ahead in development...seems like toronto could use hodgson after that beauty goal he just scored |
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Looks like Edler is on pace for 50-60 points. Some genius was skeptical of these numbers at the start of the season but I am not surprised. |
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boonerbuck
Vancouver Canucks |
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Location: Not Quesnel, BC Joined: 10.11.2005
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From the Province...
Here's how cool Cody Hodgson is under pressure.
In the critical moment of Tuesday's it-felt-critical game, he got behind the Blackhawks' defence on a breakaway and just drifted into thought. He thought about how Dale Weise, of all players, told him to go high glove on Corey Crawford, even though Crawford had just made a big glove save on Daniel Sedin. He thought about what trainer Jamie Hendricks told him when, in the second intermission, they just happened to outline the exact scenario Hodgson was experiencing at that moment. About the only thing he didn't have time to think about was the 6,400-word essay his agent, Ritch Winter, had recently posted online.
"It just felt like I had so much time to think," Hodgson said. "Jamie Hendricks had just walked me through the what I should do if I got free coming in off the wing. And then, that's what happened. Hendricks said fake glove and then go glove side, and that's what I chose to do."
In what is becoming a breakout rookie year for Hodgson, his best attribute may be his timing. He proved again Tuesday, he is clutch when the games feel the biggest. Just 4:08 into the third period, against arguably the Canucks' biggest rival, Hodgson snuck by the Blackhawks defence to score the key goal to jolt his team awake. "There is something different in games like this and I really want to come through when I'm needed," Hodgson said.
He was needed Tuesday. His goal was against momentum and tied the game 2-2, giving Hodgson six goals in January, which include two against San Jose, one against Boston and one against the Hawks.
"It was huge," Cory Schneider said. "He's played in some really high pressure situations, like the world juniors. He knows what it's like to play with pressure. It's good to have a guy that when you see him free you have a good feeling he's going to score.
"Cody is one of those guys. He doesn't rely on one move or one thing. He can do it all. It's been a great boost to have him this year and he just seems to get better and better as the year goes along."
Hodgson's goal was the spark the Canucks were looking for, and they got the finish they needed when Daniel Sedin scored with 1:23 left in overtime for a 3-2 Vancouver win.
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boonerbuck
Vancouver Canucks |
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Location: Not Quesnel, BC Joined: 10.11.2005
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ROOKIE Cody Hodgson- 15 points in his last 18 games. The hottest Canuck in the month of January... who only averages 12 minutes a game....who often plays with mismatched, recovering or just outright lousy players.
Kids a bust. Procks a genius.
One thing Prock is right about. CoHo is behind in development. How could he not be with the year and half of injuries....just imagine where he would be in his second or third year of NHL.
OH, BTW.....KADRI HAS BEEN SENT BACK DOWN TO THE AHL YET AGAIN! Twice this season he failed to stay on a lousy team. This is the year where Kadri makes Cody Hodgson and all his fans look like fools according to Prock and supporting cast of trolls. |
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boonerbuck
Vancouver Canucks |
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Location: Not Quesnel, BC Joined: 10.11.2005
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Prock's opinion also trumps that of Mike Babcock who said,
"They've got their guys everyone talks about, but Hodgson was a top-10 draft pick, Canadian Hockey player of the year, he's a real hockey player to me." |
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Prock's opinion also trumps that of Mike Babcock who said,
"They've got their guys everyone talks about, but Hodgson was a top-10 draft pick, Canadian Hockey player of the year, he's a real hockey player to me." - bureforearthsprez
I wonder what his opinion on Kadri is |
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I don't have much to say this year. They've changed their tune from "Cody Hodgson is the best prospect on the planet OMG OMG OMG he is a lock for the Calder this year" to "maybe if he stays healthy he tops out at Daymond Langkow". I got laughed at when I said I wouldn't even think of trading Kadri for Hodgson. The guy isn't that good, has accomplished less at an older age and draft class, and has back problems (which is brutal for a bad skater to begin with). Hey Nucks fans.... vindication feels good.
Now, instead of preaching how great they are, you get comments like "well, everyone says our prospects suck... I don't think they TOTALLY suck, they're underrated, and just suck a little".
No one here proclaiming the greatness of Canucks prospects. I think they've learned their lesson. My job here is done. - prock
You are still being laughed at for this procktology
Looks like your job really is done here, since you don't have anything intelligent to say about who you comment about ever... |
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boonerbuck
Vancouver Canucks |
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Location: Not Quesnel, BC Joined: 10.11.2005
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Morris
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hall looks disengaged, NS Joined: 07.18.2007
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I'm starting to think you guys are more excited about Prock being wrong than Hodgson being good... |
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boonerbuck
Vancouver Canucks |
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Location: Not Quesnel, BC Joined: 10.11.2005
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I'm starting to think you guys are more excited about Prock being wrong than Hodgson being good... - Morris
A product of Prock.
There would be no Kadri vrs Hodgson if it were not for Prock. No one would be talking about Kadri at all otherwise. I bet if you Google Kadri, links to HB forums would be near the top.
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annoyance_101
Vancouver Canucks |
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Location: I am not a troll, I am not a t Joined: 07.16.2006
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A product of Prock.
There would be no Kadri vrs Hodgson if it were not for Prock. No one would be talking about Kadri at all otherwise. I bet if you Google Kadri, links to HB forums would be near the top. - boonerbuck
This, it has been going on for more than 2 years at the very least...so...for me personally, yes i am happier about prock being wrong than i am hodgson being good...although cody being this good is just a bonus... |
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Morris
Edmonton Oilers |
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Location: Hall looks disengaged, NS Joined: 07.18.2007
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This, it has been going on for more than 2 years at the very least...so...for me personally, yes i am happier about prock being wrong than i am hodgson being good...although cody being this good is just a bonus... - annoyance_101
The other thing you guys seem to both buy into is the notion that Hodgson being good = kadri being bad and vice-versa. Truth be told I think they'll both turn out to be fine hockey players. |
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boonerbuck
Vancouver Canucks |
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Location: Not Quesnel, BC Joined: 10.11.2005
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The other thing you guys seem to both buy into is the notion that Hodgson being good = kadri being bad and vice-versa. Truth be told I think they'll both turn out to be fine hockey players. - Morris
Don't speak for me. I don't see it that way. When someone puts themselves on record several hundred times since CH was drafted...there's expected to be a lot of "in your face". Don't read too much into it. It's a case of Prock undervaluing Hodgson and over evaluating Kadri. Everytime CoHo had setbacks in his development, Prock was in here starting crap. His silence most of this year speaks volumes.
Kadri will be a good scoring winger. He will improve defensively but will probably be a one dimensional scorer for his career. Only time will tell and it's only the beginning of his career. It's obvious that CoHo will not struggle at the NHL level. He's quarterbacking his own PP unit and is holding the team up at times in this department. I predict that Kadri will not carry any kind of PP unit on his back next year...he'll be a player learning the PP and giving the puck away. Again, time will tell.
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annoyance_101
Vancouver Canucks |
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Location: I am not a troll, I am not a t Joined: 07.16.2006
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The other thing you guys seem to both buy into is the notion that Hodgson being good = kadri being bad and vice-versa. Truth be told I think they'll both turn out to be fine hockey players. - Morris
As do I, but its just fun to see how Prock was so wrong about Kadri and Hodgsons development up to this point in their careers and since he's been rubbing our noses in it for more than 2 years. I think its fine to have a little payback |
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I'm starting to think you guys are more excited about Prock being wrong than Hodgson being good... - Morris
It definitely is satisfying to stick it to some retard who's been quite obviously wrong and blabbing about it non stop. |
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