Vancouver Canucks fans.

[Séguin]

Grapes: No, if Toronto won the cup, TSN would be going on about it for years. Not weeks. And so would SportsNet, and CBC because their all based in Toronto.

[Leviathan]

At least the Canucks fans boo and harass the other teams. Try watching a Montreal game when they are losing if you want to hear the fans boo the home team.

I don't see any big trades happening, not with the cap these days. The Canucks don't really have anything to give away for a rental player without giving up one of the big names. I honestly don't think they would get much for their first round pick since it will pretty late in the round and bourdon really isn't worth anything at the moment. At best you would get a prospect for a prospect.

[rawb]

WE COULD TRADE AWAY 2 D MEN AND STILL BE IN GOOD SHAPE o

[Séguin]

Ya cause, Canucks fans never boo their own team... Never...

Also, keep in mind how geographically close to other NHL cities Montreal is.

[Leviathan]

That has nothing to do with it, everyone knows that Montreal is the hardest market to play in due to it's fan base and it has nothing to do with how geographically close they are to other teams. Only when they play Toronto can you see a divided crowd. There is a reason they have a hard time signing players.

I'm sorry but the Canucks fans do not boo the home team nearly as much as they do in Montreal.

Originally Posted by Séguin

Ya cause, Canucks fans never boo their own team... Never...

Also, keep in mind how geographically close to other NHL cities Montreal is.

[Séguin]

No, they just cheer for the other team instead.

I've heard Canuck fans shit on their own team way more often then I've heard Montreal complain about theirs.

Also, Montreal sells out every game.

[rawb]

Originally Posted by Séguin

No, they just cheer for the other team instead.

I've heard Canuck fans shit on their own team way more often then I've heard Montreal complain about theirs.

SHITTING ON THE CANADIENS HAS BEEN AN OFFICIAL QUEBEC PAST TIME IN THE LAST 3-5 YEARS

Also, Montreal sells out every game.

LOL

Sell out streaks - Page 3 - HFBoards

These were the numbers on November 27, 2007. You can check to see who dropped out of this list since then if you want.
1. Minnesota Wild - 257 games
2. Vancouver Canucks - 187 games
3. Toronto Maple Leafs - 169 games
4. Calgary Flames - 137 games
5. Montreal Canadiens - 111 games
6. New York Rangers - 87 games
7. Edmonton Oilers - 86 games
8. San Jose Sharks - 36 games
9. Anaheim Ducks - 35 games
10. Pittsburgh Penguins - 26 games

source: Anaheim Ducks - The Official Web Site
Scroll down to the paragraph "The Place to Be"

[Séguin]

Actually, shitting on the leafs is the time honored Quebecois hockey fan tradition.

[Leviathan]

lol, I thought shitting on the leafs was every hockey fans favorite past time outside of Ontario :) As much as I hate them and as much as they suck this year, I still enjoy watching a good old Montreal vs Toronto game.

Originally Posted by Séguin

Actually, shitting on the leafs is the time honored Quebecois hockey fan tradition.

[shift]

You guys remember that old children's book about the kid who wanted a Canadiens jersey but got a shitty Leafs jersey instead? Classic.

Hating on the Leafs goes back decades.

[Séguin]

^ "The Sweater" I believe it was called. Used to air on TVO a lot when I was a kid.

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by littlejon

unfortunately, the path to the cup is going to go through San Jose and Detroit, and the canucks are 0-5 against those 2 teams this year.

Looked pretty damn good against Detroit tonight!.. sans Lidstrom and Hasek though..

Originally Posted by littlejon

which also means that the lowly OILERS are a mere 6 points back of the mighty canucks.

:wacko:

Currently 13 points behind. Way to make up ground. Still, you're a whopping 3 points clear of LA for the dubious distinction of worst team in the league. Hopefully you can outpace them down the stretch.

Ahhhh life is good

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by shift

You guys remember that old children's book about the kid who wanted a Canadiens jersey but got a shitty Leafs jersey instead? Classic.

Hating on the Leafs goes back decades.

Nearly a century actually.

Back in the day, Mauriche Richard was how Quebec separatists got their one-uppance on the english loyalist pigs. Then when the Canadiens started to suck, they started having referendums....

Canada: The only nation in the world whose national unity is threatened by poor hockey performance.

[cinist]

what a game

[ebbomega]

It's the best game you can name....

[rawb]

that cooke ritchie shannon line will be our saviour if we make the playoffs, mark my words

nice to see the canucks with so much grit lately, not taking shit from anyone

[Goodfellow]

^ isn't it cooke Raymond and Shannon? pretty sure.. Raymond is the fuckin man. I'd take him over Nassy anyday.

So we're winnin games again guys, everybody back on the wagon.

[P.A.R.T.Y]

It was a pretty wicked game. The best part was DJ'n for the crowd afterwards.

[rawb]

duh. dunno why i wrote that.

[cinist]

jesus rawb

[Grapes]

Raymond is an exciting young player.

Ritchie is the biggest non factor on our team this side of Brad Isbister.

I'm loving our team speed right now.. Kesler and Burrows work really well together. The number of turnovers created by that pair's speed, tenacity and good sticks this season is through the roof.

Our defense is finally getting healthy.. if we can get the reliable Aaron Miller back, we'll have that Ohlund, Edler, Bieksa, Salo, Miller, Mitchell 6-pack that, combined with our goalie, could take us DEEP into the playoffs.

:D Canuck life is good again

[littlejon]

what a difference a few weeks make.

Oilers only 3 points back of both the Avs and the canucks, with 5 to play. 15-3 over the last 18 games, with the rookies lighting it UP. The line of Gagner, Cogliano and Nilsson have a combined 46 points during that span. In the unlikely event they actually *do* make the playoffs, I certainly wouldn't want to face them in the first round. And if they don't, well, Oil fans will be counting the seconds until next season starts.

canucks come storming out of the gate last night, only to have Iginla and the Flames completely take control in the second and third; bad penalties, sloppy sloppy play, combined with no heart are their undoing. Apparently Larscheid has switched his man-crush from bobbi lu to Iggy, much to the fans' chagrin. And what the hell is wrong with Bieksa???

the next week and a half are going to be super entertaining.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by littlejon

And if they don't, well, Oil fans will be counting the seconds until next Calgary game starts.

fixed.

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by littlejon

Apparently Larscheid has switched his man-crush from bobbi lu to Iggy, much to the fans' chagrin. And what the hell is wrong with Bieksa???

Tommy basically just got disgusted with our lack of heart and grit, and decided if you can't say anything nice, you shouldn't say anything at all. Unfortunately, it's his job to talk for the duration of the hockey game, so he had to talk about Calgary's players.

Couple of weeks ago I was considering just throwing in my membership as a Canucks fan entirely, after we (inevitably???) gave up our 3-0 lead against Dallas. Suffice to say I've come to some unfortunate conclusions about this team over the past couple of weeks.

I don't think we have what it takes to win the Cup.. and not even in the sense that some teams magically get hot late in the year and go on an amazing run (a la the 94 version).

With this core group of players it'll never happen. They aren't clutch, they panic when the chips are down, they aren't physical enough.

I doubt I'll ever really get away from being a Canucks fan, but I think my alleigance is in vain until there's a complete overhaul of our hockey team.

Guys I 100% wouldn't want to see leave:

Luongo
Mitchell
Ohlund
Salo
Kesler
Burrows
Edler, pending further development

That's it.

And as for Bieksa, I don't want to see that trainwreck suit up for any of our remaining games THIS year, let alone next year. Put Bourdon in, I don't give a shit.

[esoter1c]

Tonights gonna be painful.:notrust: