rakish Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 If you google 'cody hodgson vancouver canucks back' you get http://bleacherreport.com/articles/456093-cody-hodgson-mystery-back-injury-definitively-diagnosed Quote
SwampD Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 Unless he comes out and details how the injury derailed his career, we are left to fill in the gaps. Yes and I'd like to think most could have done better with the talent he had. Good on him, now he can hike with Gary Roberts and eat donuts from Tim Hortons. So, a guy works out with Gary Roberts because he thinks he has enough talent to get by on talent alone? I don't get this logic. Kinda makes me think that he didn't have as much talent as everyone thought and told him he did and he actually made the most of what he did have. The scorn in this thread is yet another example of an abused fan base being forced to hang their hats on JAG once again. Cody was fine. I wish he was better. He wasn't. Let's just hope he doesn't ruin all those kids he'll be teaching by showing them how to look like they're trying without actually trying. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 If you google 'cody hodgson vancouver canucks back' you get http://bleacherreport.com/articles/456093-cody-hodgson-mystery-back-injury-definitively-diagnosed Right - I remember that he had a bad back that went misdiagnosed for a while, and then got diagnosed, and then he got well. So I infer that it's just been speculation that a bad back is a bad back, and that Hodgson never got right. So, a guy works out with Gary Roberts because he thinks he has enough talent to get by on talent alone? I don't get this logic. Kinda makes me think that he didn't have as much talent as everyone thought and told him he did and he actually made the most of what he did have. The scorn in this thread is yet another example of an abused fan base being forced to hang their hats on JAG once again. Cody was fine. I wish he was better. He wasn't. Let's just hope he doesn't ruin all those kids he'll be teaching by showing them how to look like they're trying without actually trying. Good post. I didn't ever get the sense that he wasn't working hard. Did someone say he came to camp fat once? His issue seemed to be a lack of speed and quickness. He wound up being not quite good enough to thrive in the top 6, and just not cut out for developing a grittier bottom 6 role. Quote
LGR4GM Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 Cody never seemed lazy. I think he just was slow footed and he couldn't adjust to what the NHL is becoming. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 Cody never seemed lazy. I think he just was slow footed and he couldn't adjust to what the NHL is becoming. That was sort of the line on him coming out of juniors, wasn't it? Not the fastest guy, etc. - but plays smart and has a heavy shot. Quote
inkman Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 Right - I remember that he had a bad back that went misdiagnosed for a while, and then got diagnosed, and then he got well. So I infer that it's just been speculation that a bad back is a bad back, and that Hodgson never got right. Good post. I didn't ever get the sense that he wasn't working hard. Did someone say he came to camp fat once? His issue seemed to be a lack of speed and quickness. He wound up being not quite good enough to thrive in the top 6, and just not cut out for developing a grittier bottom 6 role. Paul Hamilton definitely called him overweight during his last stint with the team Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 Paul Hamilton definitely called him overweight during his last stint with the team Huh. I kinda seem to recall that, now that you say it. I can't find a link, though. My searching did turn up an indication that he was in Europe working with a skating coach when the Sabres decided to buy him out. Quote
LTS Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 Creamcorn Hamhock's rotund nature was only a symptom of his underlying (t)issue I think you made a typo. Quote
Huckleberry Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 At the time I thought that trade was a steal by regier :p Quote
K-9 Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 Corky Hotdog ruined his own career because he didn't give a ###### about hockey. Didn't want it. Probably never did. His dad made him do it. It was sad when Cody, a la Jimmy Piersall in the grips of a nervous breakdown, scaled the safety netting and yelled, "Is that good enough dad?! Is it?! Am I good enough now?!" Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 His dad made him do it. It was sad when Cody, a la Jimmy Piersall in the grips of a nervous breakdown, scaled the safety netting and yelled, "Is that good enough dad?! Is it?! Am I good enough now?!" oh, man - this is some rough sh1t in here. Quote
Samson's Flow Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 At the time I thought that trade was a steal by regier :P Me too. Future #1 center for years to come :doh: Quote
Kruppstahl Posted October 4, 2016 Report Posted October 4, 2016 He wasn't the only player that had played well elsewhere, only to be thrown into the tire fire of a tank and never emerge again into the NHL, or at least a respectable standing He was a defensive nightmare and showed no interest in working on that aspect of his game. He worked himself into a tight spot in Vancouver and then did the same here. Also, way too slow for the NHL game. Just goes to show a really top junior prospect may be worth nothing at the NHL level. That was Cody. Quote
matter2003 Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 http://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/we-hardly-knew-you-cody-former-canucks-first-rounder-to-coach-wee-tennesseans A sad end of what could have been a really solid career. However, a lack of foot speed and a 2 way game ended the dream. At least he walks away with a huge pile of Pegula cash. I wish him the best. More likely an unwillingness to change the way he played the game...Paul Hamilton repeatedly said that Hodgson had his idea of the way the game should be played and anything that didn't fit that way, he didn't listen to... Too bad for him he was never the coach. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted October 5, 2016 Report Posted October 5, 2016 ^ That'd be consistent with having a helicopter hockey dad. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 13, 2016 Author Report Posted October 13, 2016 The hockey gods must really hate us. We traded Kassian for Coho. Somehow Kassian is still in the NHL and now finds himself playing in Edm with Connor McDavid who just set him up for a very pretty goal. Geez! Quote
Thwomp! Posted August 19, 2022 Report Posted August 19, 2022 I happened to see earlier when I was looking at Spotrac that this year is finally the last payment of Hodgson's buyout. He'll finally be off the books. What a long chapter that ended up being. 1 1 Quote
Curt Posted August 19, 2022 Report Posted August 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, Thwomp! said: I happened to see earlier when I was looking at Spotrac that this year is finally the last payment of Hodgson's buyout. He'll finally be off the books. What a long chapter that ended up being. You dug up a 6 year old thread in order to post this??! Quote
Thwomp! Posted August 19, 2022 Report Posted August 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, Curt said: You dug up a 6 year old thread in order to post this??! Yeah seems noteworthy, but not enough to start a new thread. Search button makes it easy anyway. 2 2 1 1 Quote
Zamboni Posted August 19, 2022 Report Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Thwomp! said: I happened to see earlier when I was looking at Spotrac that this year is finally the last payment of Hodgson's buyout. He'll finally be off the books. What a long chapter that ended up being. That fact has been stated multiple times by multiple posters, myself included in the past 2 years at least. When discussing the cap. 😂 Quote
Pimlach Posted August 19, 2022 Report Posted August 19, 2022 On 10/3/2016 at 7:41 PM, GASabresIUFAN said: http://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/we-hardly-knew-you-cody-former-canucks-first-rounder-to-coach-wee-tennesseans A sad end of what could have been a really solid career. However, a lack of foot speed and a 2 way game ended the dream. At least he walks away with a huge pile of Pegula cash. I wish him the best. This is the story of many but for Hodgson add that he was not a hard worker. He made a lot of money though. Quote
Curt Posted August 19, 2022 Report Posted August 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, Pimlach said: This is the story of many but for Hodgson add that he was not a hard worker. He made a lot of money though. You are quoting something written 6 years ago. Hodgkin has an autoimmune disease that was causing him shortness of breath, heart arrhythmia, and blackouts. I’m not sure if it’s possible to be a hard working professional athlete while going through that. 1 1 Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Posted August 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, Curt said: You are quoting something written 6 years ago. Hodgkin has an autoimmune disease that was causing him shortness of breath, heart arrhythmia, and blackouts. I’m not sure if it’s possible to be a hard working professional athlete while going through that. Yep, my quote was long before we knew how ill CoHo really was. Quote
kas23 Posted August 19, 2022 Report Posted August 19, 2022 Aren’t we still paying him? Is he going to retire that paycheck? Quote
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