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Originally Posted by highfive
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I think he had a bunch of injuries. You still gotta put the work in even after you’ve been drafted. That’s why bo is captain material. Look at how he improves his game year after year. If this can get to jakes head, we be good.
Man Ottawa traded dahlen for a buyout! Lol
| He suffered abdominal "micro-tears" in December 2014 and continued to play through it when his team won the Memorial Cup of that season. Canucks medical staff thought it didn't warrant surgery, so he mainly rested during the offseason. He started the '15-'16 season reportedly still in pain and discomfort and had a pretty poor season. In the summer of 2016, he still didn't have surgery, but went through a rehab program for it instead.
Last year, Trent Cull raved about Cassels at the AHL level, but that's as a 22-year-old. Obviously Canucks management felt it was too little, too late but it's entirely possible that Cassels is yet another casualty of our medical staff making poor decisions with our prospects (Rodin, Hodgson, etc.)
As for putting in the work, I don't think you can accuse Cassels of not putting in the work considering he basically played through a fairly significant injury for at least 2.5 years. Quote:
“I was always taught to never complain and take what you’re given,” Cassels said Tuesday following an informal skate at Rogers Arena. “He (father) was my coach in minor hockey and I don’t think I could have complained to him much. It’s a learning curve and you have to adapt because my dad was a first-rounder and played in the minors, too.
“I gave it all I could last year and worked my hardest. They (Canucks) knew that I couldn’t perform the way I wanted to or like most people thought I could. But most people go through that in a career and I was lucky enough to do it when I was young.”
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