Vancouver Canucks season

[the fog ducker]

i got that autographed Eberle jersey for sale!!

Not his biggest fan , if i had one player i would move , it be his soft 6M$ butt ,
hopefully he steps up in th playoffs

 

[Aces]

the mann cup is the toughest championship to win ;}

Can't argue that. Played lacrosse for 6 years.

 

[profisher]

I get frustrated by the Nucks continuing to bring in European players by trades or free agency during the off season. I would like to see them go after some gritty Canadian talent as a priority. However I have no illutions that without the Sedins the Nucks wouldn't have made the playoffs over the past decade. They may fade in the playoffs but ghey got the team there. Some gritty Canadian talent would take over in the playoffs and take the top checkers off the Sedins.

 

[Aces]

I get frustrated by the Nucks continuing to bring in European players by trades or free agency during the off season. I would like to see them go after some gritty Canadian talent as a priority. However I have no illutions that without the Sedins the Nucks wouldn't have made the playoffs over the past decade. They may fade in the playoffs but ghey got the team there. Some gritty Canadian talent would take over in the playoffs and take the top checkers off the Sedins.

Kessler' line was supposed to do that and failed

 

[finaddict]

Kessler' line was supposed to do that and failed

Yeah, but Kesler is an American

 

[nicnat]

the memorial cup in junior hockey is one of the toughest championship to win, 60 teams between the 3 leagues.
more teams make the playoffs in the nhl than are sitting and watching by the way.

 

[nicnat]

good riddance willie, now the sedins can be our 2nd or 3rd line for one year.

 

[Sotally Tober]

Travis Green has coached the AHL Utica Comets for the past two seasons, is rumoured to be the front runner to replace Willy. Lots of so called experts think Green deserves the promotion into the NHL.

 

[the fog ducker]

Career suicide imo
Fd

 

[Pippen]

Career suicide imo
Fd

Agree.......sure he did a good job in Utica despite a notable amount of his team getting called up due to injuries. But coming from the farm.....to a team in a rebuild....in a big hockey market.....I'd rather hit the open market as his contract is up.

One only has to look at Willie who came from the same ranks....yet Willie won a Calder which vaulted him to the NHL; not a road I would go down if I was Green especially with a whacky ownership group and Linden involved. I know I'll get roasted for this as yes Linden is an icon in this market but he is not overly liked outside this market in front offices.

 

[Aces]

Career suicide imo
Fd

Just like all the oilers coaches from 1990 to this year

 

[Aces]

Agree.......sure he did a good job in Utica despite a notable amount of his team getting called up due to injuries. But coming from the farm.....to a team in a rebuild....in a big hockey market.....I'd rather hit the open market as his contract is up.

One only has to look at Willie who came from the same ranks....yet Willie won a Calder which vaulted him to the NHL; not a road I would go down if I was Green especially with a whacky ownership group and Linden involved. I know I'll get roasted for this as yes Linden is an icon in this market but he is not overly liked outside this market in front offices.

I never agreed with them hiring Linden. His history with the union plus his inexperience was a recipe for failure

 

[the fog ducker]

Pretty much
But for hearsay if I was a coach, and I had an opportunity to coach any of the Oilers teams The past 10 years , versus what the Canucks roster is today , i'm pretty sure I know who I would have been coaching !!

I put IN my 10 years of misery and still watched almost every game ! now it's our turn to enjoy some success hopefully , I think we will be a franchise to deal with for the next 10 years , good luck to you guys !! enjoy the ride , its not fun...

FD

 

[the fog ducker]

Tiger Williams interview this past week was pretty freaking hilarious but definitely had some key points !
Linden is not the man for the job

FD

 

[Pippen]

@The Jackel

http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/a...to-dealing-with-insufferable-maple-leafs-fans

 

[Prairie Locked]

Just like all the oilers coaches from 1990 to this year

The promote from within mentality has never worked, you need to hire bonafide people, not because they bleed blue and copper.

Nichols, Chiarelli and McLellan all have established credentials and are respected and look how the team turned around this season.

To do otherwise is like Einsteins definition of insanity.... Hopefully the Canucks can break that cycle as well.

 

[The Jackel]

Can't argue that. Played lacrosse for 6 years.

Ah that explains things hey Pippen can you cut and paste **** that isn't so long you know us Leaf fans have a short attention span

 

[Pippen]

hey Pippen can you cut and paste **** that isn't so long you know us Leaf fans have a short attention span

There's a lot to cover when learning how to deal with Leaf fans......I have 3 die hard buddies and getting together for beers takes a lesson in patience.

 

[The Jackel]

Hey Pips i see your boy Zack played a hell of a game last night. He is just the type of player the nucks could use, just imagine him and that grinder for Calgary that they passed on in last years draft, man would they be something together

 

[Pippen]

My boy?

He's still playing hockey.....is Cody?