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Faschinating story of Islanders Hudson Fasching, 27

miscs75 said:
He’s a hidden gem. Let’s keep him that way. It’ll make it easier to bring him back instead of Lou finding some reincarnation of Andy Andreoff to fill in when guys get hurt.
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Or an Austin Czarnik, though I thought he produced fairly well for us when given the chance.
 
DJN21 said:
look at the link the poster below provided and you'll understand completely.

he is a pure class act and good person despite what he ever accomplishes in hockey.
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I don't want to click on links. I see a thread title like that and I expect to be entertained.
 
TheDogCerby said:
Liked this kid in his draft year, but he had size, so Montreal passed on him.

Glad to see he's doing much better now.
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Right, the same draft MTL took 6'5 McCarron in the first round... Among other big players like Crisp and DLR. Yet the best pick was Lehkonen who's 6'....
 
Islesfan2019 said:
Not everyone has the same typical aging curve. Sometimes it just "clicks" later in a player's career.
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I think we as fans understate how much luck & opportunity plays into things for like 25-50% of guys in the league. The hardest part is (metaphorically) "keeping your feet moving" even after you've been passed over time and time again. Clearly, Fasching never gave up and kept working, trusting that an opportunity would come. Now it has, and he has the opportunity to be an everyday player in the league for his prime years. You love to see it, but for every Fasching there is a guy who is also good enough and also works his tail off but doesn't get the opportunity, or at least not the right one at the right time.

The gap between the bottom half of the league and a big group of pros in other leagues is a lot smaller than it can seem sometimes.
 
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I think he's better than Cole by quite a bit. It's always been interesting to me how - for a bottom 6 spot in the NHL - it really comes down to getting and seizing the opportunity. I believe there are enough bottom 6ers out there that could've made it if they only had an opportunity where they approached it like Fasching has on the Island.
He's definitely third or fourth line material if you can sign him to a cheap 3 year deal. Good for him to get to 30 with money and experience in his pockets, good for the team to have a cheap bottom 6 piece that you can set and forget during the remaining portion of the current window.
 
The Devilish Buffoon said:
I think we as fans understate how much luck & opportunity plays into things for like 25-50% of guys in the league. The hardest part is (metaphorically) "keeping your feet moving" even after you've been passed over time and time again. Clearly, Fasching never gave up and kept working, trusting that an opportunity would come. Now it has, and he has the opportunity to be an everyday player in the league for his prime years. You love to see it, but for every Fasching there is a guy who is also good enough and also works his tail off but doesn't get the opportunity, or at least not the right one at the right time.

The gap between the bottom half of the league and a big group of pros in other leagues is a lot smaller than it can seem sometimes.
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this :thumbu:
 
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