How about them Canucks!

[Corduroy]

next season is only 3 months away

Ugh, really? That's not enough time to move.

Your dramatics are unbelievable.

I think he does it for the sake of it.

 

[EagleSmack]

Ugh, really? That's not enough time to move.

.

Now that was funny.

 

[JLM]

So they got to the seventh game, that is revealing, this was the team
favoured to win the cup. They were supposed to get to the seventh
game, and win it. In short they choked, again just like the series with
the Rangers. I would think they might learn a lesson, they need some
muscle, and drive. The Sisters have some drive, but no muscle.
The rest of them have that, if we are not winning we sulk and lose.
It happened in Boston and last night it happened again. Lou the siv
is hot and cold and is not the great hope they thought he was.
Time for a trade, and get rid of the weak spots this team has.
I was for Boston for only one reason, they are from the original six and
I always go with those teams.
Vancouver has this label thing, they are trying to pass themselves off
as Canuk Nation. It is a term that came naturally when referring to the
Saskatchewan Roughriders and it does not apply here.
Oh they have fans in other cities, but in Alberta, and other areas like
NS, they can't stand them. The problem is they haven't proven
themselves. Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Montreal have all done
that and Vancouver always finds a way to lose the big game. It is a
shame really, because a cup makes a team come of age and it could
be a long time before the Canuks make it to the seventh game of the
final, Unfortunately this team is not as good as most people think and
many of the teams they play are getting better all the time. Without
changes the Canuks are not.

Actually DG the President's Trophy is actually more of a feat than the Stanley Cup, people just don't recognize it. To win the Presidents Trophy you have to beat 29 teams whereas to win the Cup you only have to beat 4. The Stanley Cup is often won on lucky breaks. Who cares what Alberta or N.S. thinks of them. I like them and to me they are heroes. Enough people obviously like them to generate $33 million for the organization on Wed. night. Actually Boston also got to the 7th game and they both can't win it so getting to the 7th game only ensure a team a 50/50 chance.

 

[talloola]

Actually DG the President's Trophy is actually more of a feat than the Stanley Cup, people just don't recognize it. To win the Presidents Trophy you have to beat 29 teams whereas to win the Cup you only have to beat 4. The Stanley Cup is often won on lucky breaks. Who cares what Alberta or N.S. thinks of them. I like them and to me they are heroes. Enough people obviously like them to generate $33 million for the organization on Wed. night. Actually Boston also got to the 7th game and they both can't win it so getting to the 7th game only ensure a team a 50/50 chance.

yes, if one picks through all of the games getting to the stanley cup series, there are so many
situations that could have gone either way, and little things that could have allowed the 'other'
team to win the series.

chicago could have played pittsburg
montreal could have played san jose
detroit could have played tampa bay
boston could have played nashville, etc etc etc etc

there is a fine line that determines the winner of each series.

tampa bay could have easily defeated boston, and chicago could easily have defeated canucks, just
didn't quite happen.

and any of those other teams who could have made it to the finals, would have been labeled as the
best team in the NHL, the road to the cup is fun, exciting, intense exhausting and whatever team
manages to make through feels the thrill of raising the cup, a great ending to a long season, but
its only a short tournament toward a big ending, but its fun.

 

[JLM]

yes, if one picks through all of the games getting to the stanley cup series, there are so many
situations that could have gone either way, and little things that could have allowed the 'other'
team to win the series.

chicago could have played pittsburg
montreal could have played san jose
detroit could have played tampa bay
boston could have played nashville, etc etc etc etc

there is a fine line that determines the winner of each series.

tampa bay could have easily defeated boston, and chicago could easily have defeated canucks, just
didn't quite happen.

and any of those other teams who could have made it to the finals, would have been labeled as the
best team in the NHL, the road to the cup is fun, exciting, intense exhausting and whatever team
manages to make through feels the thrill of raising the cup, a great ending to a long season, but
its only a short tournament toward a big ending, but its fun.

You're last three words are what it's all about (for the sane fans) Of course for the players and the owners it has to do about money, but we don't care about that stuff.

 

[Mowich]

Probably nowhere near as bad as we would imagine- the handwriting was on the wall after the two back to back shellackings in Boston and they came into game 7 outgunned about 17/6. Of course the loss of Rome and Raymond were just two more nails in the coffin. Of course they were favoured in the early going, but by early in round 7 they were clearly the underdog. Next year for sure! :smile:

One of the fellows on Team 1040 was saying that the loss of Hamhuis? had a big effect on the team too as he provided Bieksa with protection.

 

[JLM]

One of the fellows on Team 1040 was saying that the loss of Hamhuis? had a big effect on the team too as he provided Bieksa with protection.

You bet!

 

[cranky]

I saw a canuck and a bruins fan fighting the other day. The canuck fan was screaming "we can out finesse you everytime there's a penalty" The Bruins fan screamed "We can out finesse you everytime there wasn't a penalty"

 

[Mowich]

You bet!

JLM, is there not a gathering of some sort so fans and the Canucks can get together to thank each other? At the end of the Rider season, the team always gets together with fans for one hurrah.

I realize it is not an opportune time to be talking about getting crowds together but was wondering if something like this is usually done at the end of the season.

 

[Corduroy]

I saw a canuck and a bruins fan fighting the other day. The canuck fan was screaming "we can out finesse you everytime there's a penalty" The Bruins fan screamed "We can out finesse you everytime there wasn't a penalty"

What time is it in Vancouver?

Twelve past Luongo.

yukyukyuk

 

[JLM]

What time is it in Vancouver?

Twelve past Luongo.

yukyukyuk

Not that I ever found it funny, but I guess to be correct it is about 22 past Luongo.

 

[YukonJack]

It is time to shut down this thread, after four and a half years of futility, unrequited love and abandoned hope, and just for the sake of normal reality.

 

[talloola]

JLM, is there not a gathering of some sort so fans and the Canucks can%2

something went wierd, I did a reply, but nothing showed up, so here goes again.

don't know of any gathering between fans and canucks, but there is a press conference today gillis/vineault, so I will watch/listen to that.

I never really shut down from the hockey, as I follow all the 'stuff', draft,
free agency, buy outs, health of players, movement around the league,
then training camp, its all fun for me, my daughters told me I should have been
a general manager of a team. lol

 

[Mowich]

It is time to shut down this thread, after four and a half years of futility, unrequited love and abandoned hope, and just for the sake of normal reality.

Excuse me, but I don't see your name on the topic title and if anyone wants to shut it down, I think it would be up to the author to do so not someone who obviously has nothing to contribute to the discussions with comments like those above.

 

[talloola]

Excuse me, but I don't see your name on the topic title and if anyone wants to shut it down, I think it would be up to the author to do so not someone who obviously has nothing to contribute to the discussions with comments like those above.

ha ha, a bit of a side show shows up once in a while, nothing to bother about. lol
some people just 'don't get it', haven't a clue about sports.

 

[JLM]

It is time to shut down this thread, after four and a half years of futility, unrequited love and abandoned hope, and just for the sake of normal reality.

I'm surprised what with your feeling of contempt for hockey and the players that you would even bother with this thread. Forums are about opinions and opinions differ so why don't you just let it go at that and don't torment yourself with something you aren't interested in? :lol:

 

[YukonJack]

Excuse me, but I don't see your name on the topic title and if anyone wants to shut it down, I think it would be up to the author to do so not someone who obviously has nothing to contribute to the discussions with comments like those above.

When I decided to give the dignity of this pathetic thread, and participate, I clearly and unmistakably said that I would like to see a Canadian based hockey team win the Stanley Cup. I have NO interest in the Canucks or for that matter any other bunch of goons masquarading as hockey teams.

Obviously, Roma decided that he will carry Vancouver's flag, by being a jerk and a thug. At that point, my interest faded away as it should have for anyone and everyone who still appreciates the beauty of the game, rather than the cheap thrill of win at any cost.

Good Bye!!

 

[talloola]

It is time to shut down this thread, after four and a half years of futility, unrequited love and abandoned hope, and just for the sake of normal reality.

from your perspective, consider it shut down, good bye. lol

 

[Just the Facts]

I saw a canuck and a bruins fan fighting the other day. The canuck fan was screaming "we can out finesse you everytime there's a penalty" The Bruins fan screamed "We can out finesse you everytime there wasn't a penalty"

lol that's a good one. I guess that now it's all over and done with we can move this thread into the jokes section.

 

[Corduroy]

Actually Boston also got to the 7th game and they both can't win it so getting to the 7th game only ensure a team a 50/50 chance.

That would only be true if the winner was decided by chance or if the teams were evenly match. Again, I don't know hockey but the fact that it went to game 7 only hides the fact that Vancouver got their asses handed to them. It's not evidence that we had an equal chance of winning.

Vancouver wins
1 - 0
3 - 2 Overtime
1 - 0

Boston wins
8 -1
4 - 0
5 - 2
4 - 0

Maybe someone can explain how the Canucks played well and almost made it when the scoring shows we squeaked by in all of our three wins and were blown out in all of our four losses (I guess 5 - 2 wasn't that bad). Seems more reasonably to say that we were lucky to have made it to game 7 and we could have been lucky and won. But it wasn't the better team that won, but the much better team that won.