yave1964 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 It is over. The Canucks are officially dead. For several seasons now the Canucks have created the illusion of competitiveness, being in a division with the hopeless Oilers, Flames, Avalanche and the mediocre Wild, someone had to win and they were slightly better than the rest, enough to win the division but then as soon as they made the playoffs they would get knocked out in an ugly one sided series. With the realignment the Canucks discovered that there is a big difference between beating up on the young Oilers or the Clueless Flames and playing in the same division as the three California clubs. Flirting at the bottom tier of playoff teams the wheels have fallen off. Looking past the fact that they have now lost 10 of their last 11 and into the locker room you can see how far they have fallen. Start with Luongo, Torts lost his goalie. Say what you want about Torts, for better or worse, some hate him others love him but he flat out lost his goalie after they donated Cory Schneider to the Devils for a first rounder (Bo Horvat, a decent prospect) in the offseason. Now less than a season later they gave Luongo to the Panthers for a bag of beans and agreed to pay a portion of his salary. The Sedin twins signed extensions to their contracts after a good start then almost immediately went into the worst slump of both of their careers sandwiched around injuries to both. Suddenly they are showing their age right after signing extentions. And Ryan Kessler wants out. The fourth leg of the stool the Canucks have been built around is telling the club that he wants out too. In spite of efforts to deal him they were unable to find a suitable home for him leaving him frustrated in Vancouver which I think is the newest Tom Hanks movie. Last night a lifeless club fell behind 3-0 after the first to a resurgent Dallas club and then 5-0 early in the second. Just an ugly game from a team that has quit. A lot of division titles in a bad division, one Stanley Cup finals loss to the Bruins. That is what they have to show for the past ten years and now it is all over. And the worst part is other than Horvat and a scant few others there is not much in the pipeline to help the club in the future. The Canucks are officially dead. They will look a lot different by the next time they are considered relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 @yave1964 Can't disagree with anything you said. Did anyone really expect to win a cup with the Sedins as their nucleus. They just aren't playoff tough. They alienated BOTH their goalies. Kesler hates playing in the most beautiful city in the NHL. Their D are overrated (and we know our overrated defencemen, trust me) And they somehow managed to get most fans of other teams to hate them. They do have some decent prospects at center with Horvat, Shinkarek and Gaunce...that's not bad. But the rest is pretty much vanilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 And they somehow managed to get most fans of other teams to hate them. It's a striking achievement. And their own fans have reached the point of indifference which, as we know, is worse than anger. Nobody cares about them. That's the problem with vanilla. Couldn't happen to a better team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 It's a striking achievement. And their own fans have reached the point of indifference which, as we know, is worse than anger. Nobody cares about them. That's the problem with vanilla. Couldn't happen to a better team.I happen to really like vanilla. It's a subtle kind of flavor. Not in your face like chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I happen to really like vanilla. It's a subtle kind of flavor. Not in your face like chocolate. You would. The real judge of flavours is whether or not they go well with Halibut. Like coconut, now there's a flavour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 @Podein25 And I thought your favorite flavour was Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 You would. The real judge of flavours is whether or not they go well with Halibut. Like coconut, now there's a flavour! Is there anything that doesn't go well with Halibut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 @JackStraw Mercury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) And I thought your favorite flavour was Armyanskaya Polugrubosherstnaya If that's anything like Tequila, you might be right! EDIT: Yes, you were very close indeed. Edited March 7, 2014 by Podein25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Mercury? Nope: it's the mercury in the ocean that causes the baby halibut's eyes to do the whole switcheroo thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Been saying for years, the Canucks need to blow this thing up and start over. Had they done it when a few years ago like I had been suggesting, then the return for the twins would have been great enough to start them back on the road to respectability. It's almost an impossible task to trade the twins, since they are joined at the hip, you'd have to find a trading partner who could afford both their cap hits...about 3-4 teams like this might exist, but who would really want to build their team around the sisters? They fell off the charts quick....and really have never been the same since Marchand stuck his glove into Daniel's face. The real shocking part of their fall from grace was picking the wrong goalie to trade. When Schneider was hot during the strike shortened season, he was spectacular, having one 6 game stretch were he gave up 4 goals. You don't trade away a prime young tender like that...and certainly not to retain Luongo, who has never accomplished anything at the NHL level. Horvat is a great young prospect, but what is he gonna have to work with? If Eddie Lack proves to be a flash in the pan, they will be horrid. Fire this bum of a GM, and then get a new coach while you're at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Been saying for years, the Canucks need to blow this thing up and start over. Had they done it when a few years ago like I had been suggesting, then the return for the twins would have been great enough to start them back on the road to respectability. It's almost an impossible task to trade the twins, since they are joined at the hip, you'd have to find a trading partner who could afford both their cap hits...about 3-4 teams like this might exist, but who would really want to build their team around the sisters? They fell off the charts quick....and really have never been the same since Marchand stuck his glove into Daniel's face. The real shocking part of their fall from grace was picking the wrong goalie to trade. When Schneider was hot during the strike shortened season, he was spectacular, having one 6 game stretch were he gave up 4 goals. You don't trade away a prime young tender like that...and certainly not to retain Luongo, who has never accomplished anything at the NHL level. Horvat is a great young prospect, but what is he gonna have to work with? If Eddie Lack proves to be a flash in the pan, they will be horrid. Fire this bum of a GM, and then get a new coach while you're at it. @yave1964 Couldn't agree more about the Luongo vs Schneider fiasco. They held onto the wrong guy and it all went south from there. They were contenders till then... now... good grief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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