The Vancouver Sun puts forward that slumping Canucks winger Zack Kassian is getting a taste of life in the fishbowl of a Canadian hockey market.
After a red-hot start, he's gone 12 games without a goal, has sunk down the depth chart to the fourth line and is minus-6 in his last seven games. He played a season-low 6:52 Tuesday against the Phoenix Coyotes and still managed to be on the ice for two goals against.
Surprisingly, the 22-year-old isn't dragging his lip all over the dressing room.
"You definitely look up and say 'geez, what did I do to you?' but it's a matter of staying positive," Kassian said.
"The biggest thing is obviously not letting it affect the way you play. You don't want to be on the ice when the other team is scoring goals no matter how they go in.
"It's not fun. And, yeah, lately they have been going in. It's going to happen. So it's a matter of responding on the next shift."
Kassian is trying to take criticism in stride. He understands every player on the roster has his performance, in the words of Cory Schneider, over-analyzed and picked apart.
"That's what comes along with playing in a good market," Kassian noted. "It's fun to play in these atmospheres. The fans are great and the city supports you. When you're winning, it's awesome, and obviously when you lose a couple of games, there is going to be negative press. That comes along with the job."
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