Iced Coffee - Thursday, August 11
by Kent Basky on Aug 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
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You bastards. I had fully intended to take the summer away from all this. But you draw me back in. Jerks. And let's face it, I need this. While some of you (and this is not a knock on any of you, believe me) can't or won't talk about what happened, I have to. Losing that game, in that series, to that team that way? Absolutely devastating. It hurts. Yet unlike 1994, where I actually had to take some time away from the game to get over the loss to the Rangers, I am here and yeah, I am talking about this. The healing process begins when you get all of the stuff you're holding inside out of your system. Maybe being there helped me get a different perspective on things, besides the obvious. After the jump, a look at why this isn't the end of the world.
Getting over a painful incident in your life often means taking a critical look at what happened. There was no one reason the Canucks lost. Instead, it was closer to a perfect storm that allowed the Bruins to win a series they had no business winning. On paper this wasn't even close, the only advantage Boston had was a slight one in goal and a bit in the toughness department. Throw in a ton of the Canucks best playing injured, Tim Thomas turning in a goaltending performance for the ages, and the mind-boggling NHL tendency to allow chaos and anarchy to reign on the ice after an 82 game schedule under lock-down, and a few players just not giving enough when they were needed the most and that my friends, adds up to a Stanley Cup finals loss.
I know it hurts like hell, but a quick show of hands: how many of you would rather we didn't make the final? This team came up 1 game short for us. You can't ask more of the team you support than to have the opportunity to win it all on home ice in a winner take all match. And yes, it does cast a shadow on an otherwise incredible season by the Canucks. I can't remember another filled with as much excitement and drama. Unlike 1994 however, this run does not signal the beginning of another generation-long wait for a shot at Lord Stanley's chalice. This team can and will be there when the smoke clears in June.
I know all of you have your own speed to which you get back into the game. Some of you don't really pay attention until the season starts in October, others are marking each day off their calendar in anticipation of rookie camp. Either way, we still have a lot to look forward to. We still have an incredibly talented defence. The last two Art Ross Trophy winners, not to mention the latest Selke winner and some other very skilled forwards. And the best 1-2 goaltending punch in the league. This team is still very much a threat, and anyone who doesn't believe that doesn't know this game very well.
A blueberry muffin...
I'm sorry, but I just have to say something. And honestly, I laughed out loud when I read Dan Carcillo's comments. I am not sure what's funnier: Carcillo's eagerness to take on members of the Canucks that are no longer on their roster, or the fact that there are still people who insist upon calling the Chicago Blackhawks classy? Carcillo is just another addition to a lineup of players who are criminally underrated trash-talking cheapshot artists. My suggestion to Dan (in addition to stop trying to grow that hideously creepy sex-offender mustache) would be to try and ensure he doesn't play his game too much, less he finds himself riding the press box express like he did during the Flyers most recent playoff run. What a joy it will be this season to see Hawks fans try and defend this goon, then agonize over his lack of playing ability...
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Carcillo's a tool.
And Waach is a big wuss. Welcome back, big man.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
by Smoboy41 on Aug 11, 2011 8:27 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
pft
whatever… heh. thanks, it’s good to be back
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by Kent Basky on Aug 11, 2011 10:12 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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Preaching to the converted again!
I’m with you buddy. Especially on the Carcillo thing. Its going to be hilarious to read the amount of increasingly wild rationalizations from Hawkland when Carcillo does what, for him, is as natural as breathing.
My fave in the preseason is that, he will be under control because “we have Quennville, and he is not scared to toss him in the pressbox if he does not shape up”!
Like the threat of not playing has not been used before.
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If he plays like a dumbass
you won’t see me sticking up for him. I really hope he doesn’t do anything stupid, but I’m not holding my breath over that one and I’m trying to hold my judgement of him until I see how he plays with us. I’m still scratching my head over this signing.
Suck it up buttercup.
I get why the signing
With the blueprint ( last Cup winner ) being toughness this offseason. Of all the guys that play that way, he is not the most talented, but he does have talent.
Its the wild cannon thing. Its every team. He costs his team dumb penalties because he just does. hell, bringing back Eager might have been better!
For me stacie, its going to be funny the first time Carbomb dives or something. I hope its in a Canucks/Hawks game, for the delicious irony…
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I actually see him acting in the first Nucks/Hawks game
the same way he did in the SCF finals against us. All he did was run around looking for someone to hit. We just kept laughing at him and all he did was take out his own teammate.
Suck it up buttercup.
I'm sure
most right thinking SCHers, and Hawks fans in general, will see Carcillo for what he truly is. And will call him out for it, as they do Scott.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
by Smoboy41 on Aug 11, 2011 1:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well there is a bit of a difference between him and Scott
but yes, I’m hoping we don’t have a bunch of fans just cheering for the goon if that’s what happens. We already have to wait two games before we can see how he plays with us.
Suck it up buttercup.
That part
Makes me laugh.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
A tiger can't change his stripes
so I don’t know how changing a sweater will make a difference in how he plays. Put me in the not too optimistic category on this one.
Suck it up buttercup.
Yeah I agree
That’s why I always get mad when I hear rumours about Gillis trying to sign tough guys. And I was mainly laughing at the having to wait 2 games because of the suspension thing there
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I can't share your optimism
The odds of a team losing in the SCF and than making an appearance the following year are not good and have only ever really happened when the losing team has a generational talent (or two) on the rise. Also when you really look at the current Canucks roster they look just a little less deep than last year. That being said I’ll be rooting just as hard as everyone else and hoping for the best.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 11, 2011 9:00 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
I really don't think
This year’s team is that less deep than last year. Maybe on the back end, but up front I’d say we’re deeper. Look at what we had for a 4th line last year, and look at what we could have this year. One of Sturm/Higgins/Hansen/MayRay could be on the 4th line once everyone is back, and then we also have an actual centre in Lapierre instead a rotating door of randoms. (comparing to prior to the trade deadline last year).
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
It's just a lot more if's up front
The back end is definitely not as deep and the forwards have a lot of ifs. If mayray has a full recovery, if manny has a full recovery, if some of the signings can step up to replace Torres, if samuelsson can get his game back and finally if the sedins can find another level in the post-season. Last year we knew what we had and it was looking good. I think the men upstairs need to do something dramatic to bolster this years team to have a legitimate shot.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 11, 2011 10:35 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The back end is definitely not as deep
Just cuz the Hoff is gone?
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Exactly cause the Hoff is gone.
As much as you, or anyone else, personally might not have liked him there’s a reason he got so much money. He was a huge asset, especially since he didn’t have to play in the top pairing. Also, we don’t really have a proven way to replace those points.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 11, 2011 10:47 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was actually a huge fan of Hoff – he got us so many goals (and assists) from the point. Additionally, his cap-hit was ridiculously good.
I just think that we have such great depth on D, that even with the Hoff gone, it’s not much worse. Also, I think our Edler, Ballard, and Salo will have better seasons this year and can step in where Errhoff was so his departure might not even be noticeable.
Where as having 4 lines that can score and provide a physical presence is more helpful heading into the playoffs.
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Also
the three I just mentioned are stronger on the puck and better defensively.
For offensive shots from the point on the PP, we can always throw in Sammy if those above aren’t workin.
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I'm hopeful about Ballard
And Edler has the best chance of improving but I don’t see how Salo will have a better season. He’s no spring chicken. In fact, I think we can expect him to be a little slower this year.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 11, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
He doesn't necessarily need to be fast
To be on the PP though, which is where he can help replace Hoff.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Right
But you’re hitting the nail on the head. It’s about depth. If salo has to spend mins on the pp that’s mins he can’t spend elsewhere so someone else has to and it’s a trickle down. I didn’t say we had a bad d group just that were not as deep. Hoff filled a lot of mins.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 11, 2011 11:18 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Ballard
Should be able to fill a bunch of those minutes as well though. And you still have guys like Rome who can reliably eat even strength minutes
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I agree with you
Rome helps with the trickle down effect, but he obviously isn’t a straight up replacement for errhoff. Those guys are like opposites ;D
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Hah
Definitely not. But I mean if Salo has to spend more time offensively you have Rome to take the more defensive minutes
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I think Semi
Where people forget is that there are other guys too.
Sami can do the PP thing. Tanev can and will play more. I look for him to get a long look at the PP as a possible 2nd unit guy in the preseason.
The other guys coming into camp are intriguing as dark horses, but really, with Sulzer as a solid depth guy, and Ballard especially, I think we’ll be just as deep as with Hoff.
I said this last year, its OK to have one risk taker in your Top 6, but not two. Yes, its a team dynamic to jump in, and everyone does it. But the “swashbuckler” was Hoff last year.
Ballard can and does play that way. It was just frowned upon as a 3rd pairing guy. Honestly, I think its his pairing that goes in the 5 man unit with the Twins line. He’ll get a long look at PP time.
If I was a fantasy guy, Ballard is actually a guy I highlight as a sleeper pick, a late round steal.
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HEHEHE
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Bowness was also saying that they were going to work with Hammer to get him producing more offensively as well. Plus we know Bieksa can put up points. Score by committee….it’s all good.
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 11, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see how Salo will have a better season. He’s no spring chicken. In fact, I think we can expect him to be a little slower this year.
Perhaps, but he’s not coming off an injury (YET!) and he also has a lower cap hit: from 3.5 mil to 2mil
a ginger ball hockey player... no wonder I'm a Canucks fan
Totally disagree...
First of all, I hope no one “personally” dislikes Ehrhoff.
Second of all. There is a reason he got so much money:
He scored 50 points.
Christian spent the entire season on the right point of our PP, the easiest position to play on our PP due to the fact that it is quarterbacked from the right sideboards, and operated by two Art Ross trophy winners. Our PP will continue to click without Ehrhoff as it never hinged on his abilities. (In ’08 Bieksa had 25 points on our PP playing in 72 games.) So 22 points at even strength, playing sheltered minutes? Ya I think we can get that from somewhere….
I liked Ehrhoff. He is just very easy to replace for the Canucks. Buffalo will get a boost from him for sure though… Just no where near what they paid.
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The thing is
Despite how awesome the regular season was, the post season was pretty terrible, all things considered. I know we got to G7 of the finals, but besides the SJ series (which still had some shit moments), every other one went almost as bad as they could have gone.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
It's like
you and I watched totally different playoffs. It was the best playoff run in team history. The road to the Cup doesn’t run in a straight line.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
by Smoboy41 on Aug 11, 2011 12:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It was
But it wasn’t. At least to me.
I mean, sure the way they beat Chicago was dramatic, but they almost blew a 3-0 lead (and the lead in G7 with a minute left), and got absolutely blown out in 2 of the 3 losses. Then against the Preds Kesler basically had to win it himself, and Boston was, well, Boston. The SJ series was pretty sweet though (sorry Angy).
I’m just saying compared to the regular season the playoff performance was pretty disappointing, ignoring the fact they got to G7.
Which says something to me: If the team can play like shit a lot during the post season and still get within 1 win of the Cup, there shouldn’t be that many adjustments that need to be made to get the shiny thing.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
You suck.
GO SHARKS!
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Compared to the rest of the playoffs
It was! (I would mainly thank Nemo for that, because your offense was still hella scary)
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
teams like pittsburgh
would disagree. they did it, and there’s nothing glaring when I look at the Canucks that suggests they’re not capable of this
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by Kent Basky on Aug 11, 2011 10:15 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Injury recovery
will play a major part in how far this team go. Hopefully Hammer, MayRay and Kes can heal quickly and more importantly, properly.
This team may struggle early on but that is nothing new.
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Tends to be shitty in October already for some reason, so might as well try and get all the shittyness out at the beginning.
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Is shitty the right word?
Mentally absent might be more descriptive.
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Funny you say that, westy99, because a certain someone who may or may not be on the team called him a mental midget
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 11, 2011 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
No, not Duco. Beantown will know who I’m talking about
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 13, 2011 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions
are you calling
Beantown a mental midget?
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notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
No. Stop putting words in my mouth! heh
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 13, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not putting words in your mouth
I’m just re-interpreting the ones already there to arrive at a more comical intepretation.
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notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
Oh OK….jackass!!! :)
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 14, 2011 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I want Schneider lighting a fire under his ass all season long. Not because I think Schneider’s better but because it makes Luongo better.
Every other position on the team has to be competed for, goaltending should be no different.
I agree..I just don’t see it happening. You know, with the Italian mafia running the show and all.
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Pittsburgh
Like the oilers before them had one big ingredient we don’t. A generational star at the beginning of their career. All I’m saying is it’s going to be a tough road and it would be a somewhat historical one at that. But stranger things have certainly happened. I mean Carolina won the cup for the love of Pete.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 11, 2011 10:28 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The odds of any team making a SCF appearance in ANY year aren't good.
That’s why luck plays such a part.
Luck has very little to do with it
The Canucks weren’t just “luckier” than the Oilers last year.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 12, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
So
The teams in first in each conference always make it to the finals every year, right?
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
No
All the teams are equal and the luckiest ones get to the SCF. I dont know why we bother with all that front office staff that try and figure out how to build a team that can win in the playoffs. They should just pay someone to find a four leaf clover and be done with it and since it’s all luck anyway why not just fill the roster with guys who make the minimum and spend the rest of that money on lucky rabbits feet? If slaughtering a whole rabbit farm is what it takes to win the cup I say get on it.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 13, 2011 8:28 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
you know
I don’t think anyone said that luck is the only component, but that it plays a role alongside other ones, like talent and organization – they all play a role. If Hamhuis had angled the hipcheck on Lucic slightly better, or a few bounces went our way on Thomas, the result could have been different. But ultimately they didn’t and Boston won.
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notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
I couldn't disagree more
I thought we got our fair share of bounces and still lost the series because as is usually the case the best team won in a 7 game series.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 13, 2011 1:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
What if
Kesler didn’t injure himself in the last game of the SJ series?
What if Hamhuis didn’t injure himself?
And I would disagree that we got a fair share of bounces in that series.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
What if
Horton wasn’t hurt or savard was still playing? In any case I think Boston deserved to win the cup more than the Canucks. Especially given the fact we couldn’t score.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 13, 2011 3:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You know that's not what I'm saying
It’s not all luck, but there is a factor of luck in it
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Since you seem like an intelligant fan
I respect your position but I disagree.
by Canuckelhead on Aug 13, 2011 3:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Every move I make...
I be missing Waach’cast!
ummm...
not creepy at all… :p just kiddin, hope you’re surviving that heat out east, dude
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by Kent Basky on Aug 11, 2011 10:17 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Carcillo's comments
Were the biggest non-story of the season. Just looking to put the spotlight on himself by stirring the pot. Says a lot about his “me first” attitude, and I can’t imagine too many Blackhawks are thrilled about it. He basically just scrounged around for the easiest attention-grabber and went for it. Looking forward to the Canucks popping a few PP goals while Carcillo is in the box this season.
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selfish and self-absorbed
because the hawks needed another player like that
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by Kent Basky on Aug 11, 2011 10:19 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Carcillo’s eagerness to take on members of the Canucks that are no longer on their roster
Yeah 1 out of 3 ain’t the best…
And what’s with all his talk about…
?
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he didn't even get one out of three
he called out Ian Laperriere, not Max Lapierre.
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Maybe
He likes to be refreshed in a really expensive fashion?
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Its the new official water...don't know about glass bottles at the bench though!
You watch the whole presser, its all about “Me”, but with the Canuck stuff, he really did have guys like Jahns, Rozner, etc all egging him on.
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no surprise about Rozner leading that parade, Jahns seemed like a nice guy during the finals though…
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by Kent Basky on Aug 11, 2011 10:21 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Rozner
just needs pompoms and a pleated skirt.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
by Smoboy41 on Aug 11, 2011 10:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
…or an AP Style guide and a video of an actual hockey game to watch.
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by Yankee Canuck on Aug 11, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
reminds me of:
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Aug 11, 2011 10:39 AM PDT reply actions
older n more bitter, too… :)
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by Kent Basky on Aug 11, 2011 12:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
What hurts...
is that all the good memories are tainted by the pain of game 7. Everytime I think of Kesler dominating the Preds, I can’t help wishing he’d been able to play on two hips in the finals; everytime I remember Hamhuis locking it down with Bieksa, I can’t help but wonder…
And that’s just not productive. I think it will be easier once the games come back, and ‘what if’ becomes a question of the future, and not of the past. And we definitely have as good a chance this year as last – remember, that regular season domination came despite more injuries than all the teams around us. Ehrhoff and Torres were good complementary pieces but not really part of the core. The only teams that worry me now are Boston and Pittsburgh.
It will be a lot more fun when we win the Cup in 2012 or 2013 than if we’d won it this year, because we’d have suffered more to win it. In the same way that beating the Blackhawks this year was made sweeter by the defeats that came before.
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by Ghetto Defendant on Aug 11, 2011 12:07 PM PDT reply actions
fixed
It will be a lot more fun when wewin the Cup in 2012 or 2013lose in the finals again in 2027/2028 than if we’d won it this year, because we’d have suffered more
just gotta wait 17 more years
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by Section 312 on Aug 11, 2011 4:09 PM PDT reply actions
Seems like
a big jump from junior A to the AHL.
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
by Smoboy41 on Aug 12, 2011 8:59 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks WAACH 'Cast
You always know just how to put these thoughts into words.
I admit, I’ve been really struggling with it all, way more than I thought I would. Before it happened, I had a sort of vague idea that losing the final game might be “sad”, but of course I never experienced ’94 so I had no frame of reference.
Even after the final game, while I felt really bad about the loss, I was still able to feel good about all the things that went so right during the season. I’ve never been the kind of person who thinks that how a thing ends dictates how you should remember all of it . . .and yet as the summer went on, and I would try to read hockey news, or see one of our guys’ faces in an article talking about awards and the great things he did during the season, I’d get this sudden lance of pain right through my heart and I’d want to go do something—anything—else.
So all summer I’ve been avoiding hockey and all things related to hockey like it was that cousin at family gatherings who acts normal in person but who posts all kinds of crazy shit on Facebook and oh god you do not want to get into it with him so better go see if Grandma needs help with the green jello salad . . .
Uh.
Anyways. This morning was the first time I thought about hockey and also thought, hey. You know? I think I’m kind of looking forward to the season starting again. And I come here to see what you folks are up to, and lo! there’s an article from you that pretty much captures exactly how I’ve been feeling but haven’t been able to say. :) And, well, that was nice.
At this point, I can honestly say that I’d do it all over again, even knowing how it turns out. I don’t hate the Bruins. I might hate the people running the NHL a little bit. But I LOVE our Canucks, every single one of them, including the ones that aren’t with us anymore. I can have a good honest look at all these feelings, but when I’m done (and I think I am) the last one is the only one I’m going to hang on to and carry with me going forward.
There was so much magic this season, and one game doesn’t invalidate that. (the riots almost did, but that’s another story). I’m ready for whatever’s up next!
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by Pseuccubus on Aug 12, 2011 10:26 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I’m ready too. For a few days after I didn’t wear Canucks attire but unfortunately there was a tire shop that I had to drive by every day that had (still has) a big Canucks flag waving in the breeze high above the roof. Heh.
I am very proud of what the boys accomplished given the injury rate. That in itself got me through the pain of it all. Many people I know are swearing off the Canucks for next season but let’s be realistic here…this team is built to compete for the next few years. Oh and if all that doesn’t work I take huge consolation in Alex Burrows scoring the OT winner in Game 7 vs Chicago. Fuck, that moment will live in Canucks eternity, Same with Bieksa’s fluker to kill San Jose. It was a hell of a fun ride.
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by Sean Zandberg on Aug 13, 2011 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, my brother
Testify!!!
I'll do it tomorrow, that seems like a pretty good idea to me
What's wrong with tomorrow, I'm watching him but who's watching me?
by Smoboy41 on Aug 13, 2011 12:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah
I couldn’t wear my Canucks stuff for a bit, but I have started again. I’m still excited for next year, because it’s going to be one three quarters of a season of mad trade rumours!! (until the trade deadline)
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I’m ready for the 2011-12 season, hope that getting so close but failing has created a very ugly taste in our boys’ mouths. Motivates them to do that one more rep now in the hope of getting a second shot at that title next summer.
Let the haters hate, we just going to keep our heads down and grind it out.
It’s all part of a process. We kicked the BlackHawks monkey off our back, as well as the second round monkey. Next on the to-do list, that big silver cup.
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