The Official Canuck's Bandwagon!

[KenJi]

Originally Posted by Antenna_Boy

^I just think that Trevor Linden would have been just as good as Laffontaine should the organization not traded him and also signing dumbass-Lays Potatochips-they call "moose"-Mark (messier than my room-)Messier didn't help either. Linden's career "ended" when he got traded. No matter what, even if Linden does not produce as much as other players on the ice, he makes a bigger impact off the ice with all the charitable contributions to our society which in turn, makes the canucks organization even stronger. He is a veteran.

But actually..when Almo came here and tagged up with Bure, it made our team look like a powerhouse. These two were highlight point-getters. Imagine Almo, Bure, Naslund, Sedin, Sedin, Pyatt, Morrison(cuz he is actually doing better now), Bertuzzi (if that incident did not happen with Colorado), Ohlund, Salo, Mitchell, Bieksa(solid D-"Wall"), Luongo, (and now I wish we still had Jovanovski and Carter->cuz he actually was playing good *with the twins*) That roster would be a 1-would have made the Legion of Doom look bad.

Ya charity wise. Yes Linden was just as great a player as Lafontaine. Thing is Lafontain was like the Buffalo Cities version of linden. He did sooo much more for the disadvantages in the city than most players in the league have done other than Linden.

As a player on the ice Linden was nowhere near as great as Lafontaine. Never would have been. I'll stand by that to an end. Lafontain is a talent like an Yzerman. So skilled they don't come around often. Other than the leadership aspect, every other aspect of the game Lafontain had a huge advantage over Linden. If his career wasn't cut short who knows how many points he would have ended up with. He already had 1000+ and he was still in his prime when he got all those concussions.

Ya in a dream world we could afford all those players in the Salary Cap era. Post Salary Cap error we could have actually had that lineup.

LEGION OF DOOM: OHHHHHH WHAT A RUSH!! haha

[inside]

I've been more into the East this year. I love watching the Rangers, Sabers, Leafs. I've been finding the Canucks games a bit boring.

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by KenJi

Ya charity wise. Yes Linden was just as great a player as Lafontaine. Thing is Lafontain was like the Buffalo Cities version of linden. He did sooo much more for the disadvantages in the city than most players in the league have done other than Linden.

As a player on the ice Linden was nowhere near as great as Lafontaine. Never would have been. I'll stand by that to an end. Lafontain is a talent like an Yzerman. So skilled they don't come around often. Other than the leadership aspect, every other aspect of the game Lafontain had a huge advantage over Linden. If his career wasn't cut short who knows how many points he would have ended up with. He already had 1000+ and he was still in his prime when he got all those concussions.

Ya in a dream world we could afford all those players in the Salary Cap era. Post Salary Cap error we could have actually had that lineup.

LEGION OF DOOM: OHHHHHH WHAT A RUSH!! haha

Every team in the NHL has their leader. A leader does not necessarily mean that they must make 100+ points a season. A real leader knows how to guide their team to victory. Players look up to leaders who know how the game works. It would help if they got the points.

A captain of the team does not necessarily need to get the points to be a leader of a team. Let's not forget that Linden was not necessarily thrown in with the best players when he first started. I am not biased against Lafontain, and he was one heck of a good player, I just think that if he had started off in another city he may have done well (depending on what he felt his role in the NHL should be all about).

I think Linden is a player who just loves to play hockey and that he is not all about being the number one scorer in the game. It helps if you are talented...and Pat definitely had that gift of scoring.

Maybe players who are the cause of ending another player's career through concussions should be tossed from the game. Then we may actually witness players reaching their highest potential and self-actualization. Pat Lafontain would have been one the scoring greats like Gretzky if he was still playing today.

Maybe the NHL is another form of life where it is the survival of the fittest and smartest athletes to prove that they have overcome many challenges, and scored their way up the roster? Think about it...a player may be a great scorer, but if they aren't smart on the ice, their careers may get side tracked.

Ask yourself how Wayne did it, and we may be able to see the light the great ones travel to last in the NHL. So far, Jaromir Jagr is well on route to being one of the great scorers of the game. He has already established himself as the number one european player to play the game. :mexitoke:

[KenJi]

^ good points in all aspect. Very none biased opinion. I like that.

Jagr is already one of thes best. He's been proven to be one of the best "WHEN HE STAYS HEALTHY".

Had he not been injured last year before the playoff's. I think the rangers may have faired very well down the stretch. The Bettman schedule was horrid last year. 82 games with the olympic break. Ya way to make the best players of the game injury prone bett-idiot.

Oh I know Linden was never drafted to the canucks as a scorer. Quinn signed him because of his leadership with the Medicine Hat Tigers winning back to back Memorial Cups.

Linden always has and will be remembered as the Canucks franchise. As Yzerman is considered Detroits and Sakic is Colorado. These Captains will all be remembered as the franchise for each of those cities. Each will be remembered for the different ways they played the game.

The 90's were brutal times to be the types of forwards that Jagr and Forsberg are. Taking all the hits, chops whatever to get the goals has really taken its toll on both those players. It seems Forsberg is more prone to injuries than Jagr though.

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by KenJi

The 90's were brutal times to be the types of forwards that Jagr and Forsberg are. Taking all the hits, chops whatever to get the goals has really taken its toll on both those players. It seems Forsberg is more prone to injuries than Jagr though.

We mustn't forget about Eric Lindros. Once stated to be a destined Hall of Famer, the numerous concussions he suffered as a result of being one of the game's great scorers, was constantly being sidetracked. Although he still wants to be out there proving he belongs in the record books, it's the case of goons on the ice that threaten the likes of NHL careers; Pat Lafontain too, was a victim of this crime. And yes, the 90's were a brutal time.

[KenJi]

Lindros struck gold with Dallas though.

He's having a pretty decent year.

Alot of comeback players this year. I love it

[Antenna_Boy]

Do you think Owen Nolan will make a comeback? I think he should come over to Vancouver :)

[KenJi]

I dunno about Owen Nolan.

Serious doubts about him since his sharks days

[Antenna_Boy]

Okay...so two losses in a row...are back UNDER .500...so, who still has the energy to keep on the wagon. Tonight they play Clagary at 6 pm...unfortunately, I have to "go out" tonight and will miss the game. I sure hope the canucks will give up a boxing day deal by BLOWING OUT Calgary tonight - fat chance that'll happen. But I hope for a win nevertheless =)

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by Antenna_Boy

Okay...so two losses in a row...are back UNDER .500...so, who still has the energy to keep on the wagon. Tonight they play Clagary at 6 pm...unfortunately, I have to "go out" tonight and will miss the game. I sure hope the canucks will give up a boxing day deal by BLOWING OUT Calgary tonight - fat chance that'll happen. But I hope for a win nevertheless =)

It's PPV so me myself & I will be watchin.

Nucks 5-3.

[omega_image]

if the canucks can pull of this victory i will be really suprised. i want them to win, but cal @ home, esp. with some rest.... they'll be dangerous.

we're winning one of these for sure though.

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by omega_image

if the canucks can pull of this victory i will be really suprised. i want them to win, but cal @ home, esp. with some rest.... they'll be dangerous.

we're winning one of these for sure though.

Wheres the prediction ? :127:

[Carrie]

what time is the game.. maybe I'll find a pub that is showing it.

[Carrie]

nm. I found it on canucks.com

it's at 6pm

[KenJi]

I don't even think its worth going to the pub to watch the canucks rite now. I'll just listen to 1040. Or just update the score each period.

Tomarrow i'll watch on normal cable but p.p.v to me isn't even worth it. Just like the minnesota game.

[omega_image]

Originally Posted by 3507321C

Wheres the prediction ? :127:

'if you believe, you can achieve' - black man on deal or no deal.

3-2 nucks.

[Antenna_Boy]

^ I will have to counter your offer. I think that Calgary is one of the few teams that has a slight edge on the Canucks. I flip your score and say 3-2 flames (OT).

[KenJi]

^ one of the few teams.

i see many teams with an advantage over the canucks rite now.

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by KenJi

Very good post. This is what your poll is missing. The option for a true fan who may get down on his team, but it doesn't mean he/she is off the wagon. True fans don't get off a wagon.

They just may get annoyed and irritated to the point where they may not watch them for awhile.

You betcha. I've worn my jerseys for every game I've seen this year. Damn pay-per-views...
It's really hard to live with an Edmonton fan sometimes.

[Antenna_Boy]

Looks like the canucks won 3-1!!! Wow, talk about Luongo's intimate relationship with the post/crossbar. "Post save Luongo!!!"

[Grapes]

I've never heard goalposts discussed as much as they were in this game. We had a goal disallowed that probably should've stood, and the only goal Calgary scored was on a horrible penalty call, and was itself a horrible goal.

We weathered the storm in the first, outplayed the shit out of them in the 2nd, locked it down despite a 5 on 3 in the third.

Enough post talk already.

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by Grapes

the only goal Calgary scored was on a horrible penalty call.

Worst call I've seen all year.

[Grapes]

Me and the boys were all.. "WHAAAAAAAAAAT!?!?!"

Of course, they ruin Luongo's much deserved shutout. Figures.

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by Grapes

Me and the boys were all.. "WHAAAAAAAAAAT!?!?!"

Of course, they ruin Luongo's much deserved shutout. Figures.

By "they" I'm assuming you mean the vast East Coast conspiracy against the West Coast headed by Bettman who we all know is a member of the Jewish Mafia conspiracy vs the Russian Mafia vs the Swedish Mafia vs the Finnish Mafia vs the Draconian Reptilian overlords.

So obvious.

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by Grapes

We weathered the storm in the first, outplayed the shit out of them in the 2nd, locked it down despite a 5 on 3 in the third

We must praise Luongo for the 5 on 3...stopping all 4 shots on net. That, and Bieksa* and Mitchell were OUTSTANDING! Btw, I think we need Brandon Reid or Luc Bourdon back in our lineup :)