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Depends on what Marner does. Pajama Boy's fate hangs in the balance of that decision as well.
Confirmed with Link: 4 year extension for Michael Rasmussen (3.2 AAV)
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As guys get older, it becomes easier to add muscle and weight. They're all still in their very early 20s, well everyone mentioned other than Soderblom and Rasmussen, who are big but don't skate like Seider or Ed.
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He's had such a bad season. Has seemed out of place anywhere he's been in the lineup. I'm still willing to give him a chance to rebound though.
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I would like to motion we officially call him by the appropriate moniker; Trashmussen
He will be called this until he scores a 3 point night or until the beginning of next season. If he still sucks after the first 10 games the name gets extended until the end of the next season.
If he is traded at any time the name stays for the remainder of his career.
All in favor?
He will be called this until he scores a 3 point night or until the beginning of next season. If he still sucks after the first 10 games the name gets extended until the end of the next season.
If he is traded at any time the name stays for the remainder of his career.
All in favor?
Assmussen has been my go-to for a while.
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One would have to "fall" from somewhere in order to rebound. Assmussen is shit and has always been shit, so there is nothing to rebound to.
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I remember reading a few articles in terms of a lot of guys being vegan or pescatarian. Something inclined towards recovery in season and it becoming more popular around the league. It has been a few years, but I sort of do wonder why we have so many guys that play at their current weight. I know Landon Ferraro once said he lost a ton in skating when he put on more weight so he had to play lighter and maybe that is how Rasmussen feels. But I really wish he would at least try the Edvinsson avocado summer diet this year. I have to believe with more muscle mass he isn't as unbalanced and easy to knock over. I guess it is everyone's choice, but I always thought he would play around 240 and he has stayed at 220 for a long time now.
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With Ras it seems more about balance and being strong in his skates than weight. Seider is able to hit guys like he does because he’s so strong in his skates. Ras just falls down.
GMR
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If I were Rasmussen's size, I'd either be in professional wrestling, or wrecking guys' souls in the NHL with my bodychecks.
There's nothing more frustrating than a big hockey player who plays soft. We've had several of those over the years.
There's nothing more frustrating than a big hockey player who plays soft. We've had several of those over the years.
Winged Wheel Willy
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More muscle mass in general would not do it. His upper body does not matter that much. His lower body is the problem. More leg press days would not hurt, but mainly it is about balance exercises like this...
Henrik did this til the cows came home, that is why he was so effective in the corners even at 5'11.
But maybe Trashmussen is just a lost cause. Some ppl fail DUIs without having consumed anything, cannot balance to save their f***in lives...
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I still contend that more size and yes functionality in strength would make a big difference. I was more worried about the skating than that aspect of his development so I am surprised that never made big gains. He also is to the age where he should have his man strength in terms of late muscle build and fill out.
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Malkin is 6'5" and 210 lbs, but I agree with your overall point. You look at how someone like Dominic Shine plays and then realize he's generously 5'11" and 180 lbs.
Guys like Mantha and Ras just don't have that innate sandpaper to them and it's rare for someone to develop it. Lilja did years ago. He basically learned how to fight at the NHL level and got a concussion for his troubles.
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Maybe he has gained some weight in his older age (and grew… ? … lol)
Throughout his career I have always seen him listed as 6’3/6’4 and 190 or 195 lbs.
But yeah, either way, point is the same. Rasmussen doesn’t need to be 240-250 lbs in order to be a physical presence on the ice.
I don't think you can really truly teach aggressiveness. You are either inherently physically aggressive or you aren't. You need to know which one a player is by draft day if it is an important part of your projection.
The Assmussen and Trashmussen takes are extremely misguided.
Michael Rasmussen is a player that makes this team better. From 20-21 through 23-24, which were functionally his first 3 “full seasons” (playing 86% of games) Rasmussen averaged a 34 point pace while primarily being used in a bottom 6 defensive role. He helps this team.
While he may never be the physical beast many of you wish him to be, he is consistently one of the most physical and aggressive players on this team.
To be fair that’s a very low bar so I’m not calling him a monster out there or anything like that. I would also like to see some more consistency and aggressiveness in his physical game and better puck protection but he still brings more of that than any other forward on this roster.
Lastly, he is “only 26”. While not young per-say, men often don’t reach their full strength/mass until their later 20s, Or even early 30s.
There is a reason bigger guys are often late bloomers.
Tage Thompson was Rasmussen’s age when he finally had his breakout season. To be clear, I’m not suggesting we have Tage 2.0, but I can definitely see big Ras taking another step, even if it’s not a big one.
A 30-40 point, huge player, that is fairly effective in a checking role and has positional flexibility is a good piece to have on your roster.
If you can get over the 9th overall draft selection he is a solid player. I think most teams would be interested in him if he were available.
Michael Rasmussen is a player that makes this team better. From 20-21 through 23-24, which were functionally his first 3 “full seasons” (playing 86% of games) Rasmussen averaged a 34 point pace while primarily being used in a bottom 6 defensive role. He helps this team.
While he may never be the physical beast many of you wish him to be, he is consistently one of the most physical and aggressive players on this team.
To be fair that’s a very low bar so I’m not calling him a monster out there or anything like that. I would also like to see some more consistency and aggressiveness in his physical game and better puck protection but he still brings more of that than any other forward on this roster.
Lastly, he is “only 26”. While not young per-say, men often don’t reach their full strength/mass until their later 20s, Or even early 30s.
There is a reason bigger guys are often late bloomers.
Tage Thompson was Rasmussen’s age when he finally had his breakout season. To be clear, I’m not suggesting we have Tage 2.0, but I can definitely see big Ras taking another step, even if it’s not a big one.
A 30-40 point, huge player, that is fairly effective in a checking role and has positional flexibility is a good piece to have on your roster.
If you can get over the 9th overall draft selection he is a solid player. I think most teams would be interested in him if he were available.
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I can understand the opinion that Rasmussen is a valuable if unremarkable player, but have to disagree about him being consistently one of the most physical and aggressive players on the team.
I would say overall he is less physical and aggressive than:
Raymond
Kasper
DeBrincat
Chiarot
Seider
Edvinsson
Petry
Motte
Soderblom
Watson
Shine
I would love to be wrong but just don't see him ever taking another step in development at this point. It's be great if other teams would be interested in him because he's a good asset to include in a trade.
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If he grabs Kucherov next week during their first shift together, and starts mercilessly pounding away, I’ll take back all the bad things I’ve said about Rasmussen.
I think his biggest issue is that he just isn’t quite quick enough / think the game fast enough to be F1 on the forecheck which leads his overall skillset to really not contributing much offensively. He looks better when someone else is first in on the forecheck and he does an alright job of continuing the cycle.
