Topper wrote:
Not doing so is evidence of nothing. I watched the game last night and managed to note specifics.
In order to do what you are talking about you would have to do it for Cody and every other player in the league, then you would have to establish a mean point and measure Cody against it.
Otherwise you are just pissing in the wind.
What you gave was an opinion, nothing more.
I disagree with it.
You have concurred with me on the softness of his play. Why you continue to debate after you agreed with me is beyond me.
I did not agree that he was soft.
I said he wasn't Physical.
Cody is not a physical forward and he never has been.
That doesnt mean he is "soft".
For me a soft player is a guy who alters their game to it's own detriment because they dont want to take any physical abuse. A great example would be Patrick Marleau who has an incredibly long history of disappearing when people push him physically in the playoffs.
Pavol Demitra is another guy, his play in the 2010 playoffs was a straight up embaresment.
Cody on the other hand played is best games in his former leagues when it matters most, I doubt that would have happened if he were unwilling to play hard against physical opponents.
Again, Cody is being coddled. Would a steady dose of reward/punishment, as was done with Raymond and Hansen not be better for the big picture longterm development of Cody?
Recall he was benched for a period a couple of weeks back and came back with one of his best ever games to date.
You say he is being coddled and then you note that he was benched for a mistake?
I'm not getting your point here.
Certainly feel the mistake by Cody on the Tootoo goal is deseving of goat horns.
Like I said we disagree.
Letting a pass come out of the corner is no where near as bad as letting a guy stand unchecked in grade A scoring area. This is basically like saying that Rome was the goat on the final goal because he let his man get the pass through.
Passes like that come out of the corner a dozen times every game, how many goals does burrows score if he gets to stand out front unchecked all night while the Sedins shake defenseman and throw pucks to him?
Hodgson did not do a good job containing his man, but Hansen and Ballard can not just stand around in front covering no one.
When the coaches look at the tape those are the 2 they will likely assign the majority of the blame towards.