Kassian to Vancouver for Hodgson

[SabreFX]

Sulzer for Gragnani

[TrueBlueGED]

According to hockeysfuture.com Hodgson is Vancouver's top organizational prospect. Maybe I'm being a bit optimistic, but he seems like a Patrice Bergeron in the making.

[DR HOLLIDAY]

Only thing behind the scenes is that Darcy and Lindy love small soft players with no backbone

 

Who says Hodgson has no back bone?

[Punch]

My initial reaction is nausea and dizziness. I can't process getting a 6'0" 185 lber for Kassian, regardless of how talented he may be.

[Iron Crotch]

We get another German player in Sulzer! We now lead the league in Germans.

[TheMatrix31]

I love this. Kassian is tough and big, but Hodgson seems like he's waiting to totally bust out. And I thought MAG was generally worthless.

[TrueBlueGED]

Only thing behind the scenes is that Darcy and Lindy love small soft players with no backbone

 

Kassian's backbone is beyond overrated. As in, it's not what we all want/think it to be.

[BetterDays06]

hodgson has 16 goals and 17 assists. a good size center. wgr loves the trade a lot

[K-9]

I like the trade. Hodgson gives us a more promising rookie at a greater position of need. I believe he was Rookie of the Month this year? Anyway he wasn't gonna get the ice time in Vancouver that he'll get in Buffalo. And it's probably a good deal for Vancouver, too.

 

GO SABRES!!!

[kishoph]

...'cus you just can't have enough 180 lb. centers on the roster!

 

(Hodgson can score, so I give him that)

 

 

Yea the 33 points he has will put him right up there with Derek Roy.

 

I hate this trade, for a team that needs toughness, you get rid of one of the toughest prospects.

[shrader]

Sulzer and Grags seem like a pair of throw ins unless I'm not seeing the right details on Sulzer.

[Derrico]

Who the :censored: is Alex Sulzer?!

[ROCBuffalo]

Are you kidding me!! Trade away your tough young best prospect!!!! Building for the Future!!!! I'm raging right now!!

[tiredsounds]

pretty pleased about this, cody hodgson seems pretty solid and i couldn't stand MAG.

[zow2]

I love Kassian's toughness but all I'm reading from Canucks fans is how much they HATE this trade. They think BUF got the much better of this deal so that makes me feel a little better about it.

[DaGimp]

I don't trust guys that could not win for 15 years to build this team

[LTS]

This is a move that works both now and next year for Buffalo. Kassian has been the guy we all thought would be the big banger but then we've been blasting him for not really doing it. I think that guy is Foligno in the future. The scoring bit remains to be seen.. but hell, for now I'll take it.

 

It's certainly creative and not something we would have expected from Regier.

[qwksndmonster]

I am liking this trade. We now get to watch THREE sabres in the playoffs.

[Samson's Flow]

Who says Hodgson has no back bone?

He has 8 PIM on the year and a whopping total of 25 hits per tsn.ca

 

I know those arent the end all be all of toughness stats, but he's no pat kaleta. That said he is/was VAN's top prospect.

[TheMadCap]

Not sure what to think. I don't like giving up the one guy who is one of the tougher forwards on a team that is soft-as-an-egg-just-out-of-a-chickens-arse, but this is why I am not a GM...

Edited February 27, 2012 by TheMadCap

[Pville29]

hodgson has 16 goals and 17 assists. a good size center.

Lindy will make him play as a RW.

[will]

cody will have to give up the #39.

[sabres1970]

So I like this deal but...now my Badassian shirt is valueless. And my avatar for that matter.

Edited February 27, 2012 by sabres1970

[ROCBuffalo]

We are going to get bullied, yes he might be able to score, but Kassian can score too and he is tough!!!!! Im raging.

[ROC Sabres]

Are you kidding me!! Trade away your tough young best prospect!!!! Building for the Future!!!! I'm raging right now!!

Don't worry, Lindy would have found a way to make him play soft.