Former Canucks: Players & Management (Willie Desjardins fired by Kings, COO Victor De Bonis to SEA)

[Intangibos]

If that's true, I'm surprised it took that long for that information to come out

Brent Sopel was on the Spittin' Chiclets Podcast and had an interesting - but profanity laden - story about his relationship with Marc Crawford. Pass it to Bulis tweeted it, I'd recommend it. Bizarre.

quick rundown?

 

[Josepho]

i don't know what the deal of linking stuff with swearing in it is but

omarcanuck/status/1063191609943089152

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

quick rundown?

Short version - Crawford wasn't very nice to Sopel at all, despite how much icetime he gave him. Sopel described their relationship as "love hate".

Also, just saw that bit on Mackenze Stewart - that's...odd.

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

i don't know what the deal of linking stuff with swearing in it is but

omarcanuck/status/1063191609943089152

lmaoooo he glosses right over his 'roid summer so smoothly. very nice

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

 

[MS]

lmaoooo he glosses right over his 'roid summer so smoothly. very nice

To be fair, the treatment he was getting makes the roid summer a bit more understandable.

 

[Fire Benning]

Legend.

 

[Intangibos]

 

[Motte and Bailey]

My god Tkachuk really is a rich man’s Matt Cooke. Disgusting type of player that I’m happy doesn’t represent this city even if it means we picked a bust over him. Great work by Kassian to give him what he had coming. I would mind bringing Zack back, we need more of what he brings on the ice.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Legend.

Man, Tkachuk needs a beating. Third man in on a dog pile on McDavid (resulting in Kassian happily eating some PIMs to punch him), and then went after him again in the dying minutes. Such a cheap POS.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

lmaoooo he glosses right over his 'roid summer so smoothly. very nice

and no mention about the best part of all of this—the cracker

 

[RobertKron]

MacKenze Stewart retired


Walleye Weigh-In: 'Team Toughness' added to speed and skill

Character move.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

My god Tkachuk really is a rich man’s Matt Cooke. Disgusting type of player that I’m happy doesn’t represent this city even if it means we picked a bust over him. Great work by Kassian to give him what he had coming. I would mind bringing Zack back, we need more of what he brings on the ice.

You think Juolevi is a bust already?

 

[Ryp37]

and no mention about the best part of all of this—the cracker

The real shame here

 

[Motte and Bailey]

You think Juolevi is a bust already?

No of course not but even if he was I still wouldn’t want Tkachuk over him

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

No of course not but even if he was I still wouldn’t want Tkachuk over him

I like players that help win hockey games. Guess we just have a difference of opinion.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

I like players that help win hockey games. Guess we just have a difference of opinion.

Over the long term I don’t think Tkachuk’s antics are sustainable. He’s Matt Cooke and Shawn Avery combined in to one big ball of shit.

 

[Peter10]

Over the long term I don’t think Tkachuk’s antics are sustainable. He’s Matt Cooke and Shawn Avery combined in to one big ball of ****.

Well yeah, he is producing almost the same P/G average as Cooke and Avery combined over their careers, so you kind of have a point here.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Well yeah, he is producing almost the same P/G average as Cooke and Avery combined over their careers, so you kind of have a point here.

It’s not about the points dude. Would Cooke or Avery be any less disgusting if they were a bit more skilled and scored some more points? I would have the same opinion of them

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

It’s not about the points dude. Would Cooke or Avery be any less disgusting if they were a bit more skilled and scored some more points? I would have the same opinion of them

Who cares if we win a Cup as a result of it. You think Boston hates Marchand since he got them a Cup? You really think we'd hate Burrows/Kesler, especially if we won a Cup with them?

Taking the moral high ground in an inherently violent sport over winning a championship is a silly position to take.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Who cares if we win a Cup as a result of it. You think Boston hates Marchand since he got them a Cup? You really think we'd hate Burrows/Kesler, especially if we won a Cup with them?

Taking the moral high ground in an inherently violent sport over winning a championship is a silly position to take.

I don’t think Boston won the cup because Marchand was a POS and now that he’s a well known POS I guarantee he won’t ever win the cup. The hockey gods are real and they agree with me about dirty players. Show me 1 dirty player in the modern era that won the cup on a team that wouldn’t have won without them being dirty.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

I don’t think Boston won the cup because Marchand was a POS and now that he’s a well known POS I guarantee he won’t ever win the cup. The hockey gods are real and they agree with me about dirty players. Show me 1 dirty player in the modern era that won the cup on a team that wouldn’t have won without them being dirty.

That’s not what we are discussing, though. You said you’d rather take nothing (a bust) over Tkachuk, a player with skill/productivity and a POS. Marchand fits that same description. He was a POS during those playoffs, punching Daniel in the face between whistles.

Once again, I’ll take the POS if they are good at hockey and can help win a Cup.

 

[Peter10]

I don’t think Boston won the cup because Marchand was a POS and now that he’s a well known POS I guarantee he won’t ever win the cup. The hockey gods are real and they agree with me about dirty players. Show me 1 dirty player in the modern era that won the cup on a team that wouldn’t have won without them being dirty.

You making it a bit of a challenge to respond in a serious way. How often to do you pray to the hockey gods? Do you make any sacrifice to them? Burning a cross made out of wooden hockey sticks every Sunday?

Seriously, how much did you hate Kesler and Burrows? Or was that before your time?

 

[Motte and Bailey]

That’s not what we are discussing, though. You said you’d rather take nothing (a bust) over Tkachuk, a player with skill/productivity and a POS. Marchand fits that same description. He was a POS during those playoffs, punching Daniel in the face between whistles.

Once again, I’ll take the POS if they are good at hockey and can help win a Cup.

We had more POS’s. Kessler, Burrows, Lapierre, Torres we’re much worse than Marchand who was just a rookie at the time and wasn’t as far progressed into his role as a PoS at the time

 

[Motte and Bailey]

You making it a bit of a challenge to respond in a serious way. How often to do you pray to the hockey gods? Do you make any sacrifice to them? Burning a cross made out of wooden hockey sticks every Sunday?

Seriously, how much did you hate Kesler and Burrows? Or was that before your time?

I loved them for their good hockey skills but I was embarrassed and ashamed when they did dirty stuff