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21-12-05 it's finally over.
- Dec 22, 2006
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The exact moment Bieksa became one of my favorite canucks of all time:
Putting two mistake prone defensemen together usually doesn't work, so it's not surprising. It's like putting Hughes and Myers together now. I think the trap that coaches fell into was that both Edler and Bieksa would fool you into thinking they were capable stay and home guys (which they randomly were, some years). I bet that pairing would have worked if they were tried again after Edler's game matured defensively.I still remember how multiple coaches (including one who won the Coach of the Year award) kept putting those two together despite looking like dog****.
Weird thing chemistry. Two otherwise LEGIT top 4 D's on their own. But combined? Yikes!
It would be epic if Bieksa and Fedora Fedorov met at centre ice as part of the ceremony. Cue Brian Burke coming out of the tunnel to stand between them to prevent the carnage.
don't forget sopel, that's my big three
but then sbisa took it to a whole other level
Let's not compare mostly net positive Jekyll and Hyde players with an always rock bottom, "even when he's at his very best, he's still kinda terrible" player like Sbisa.
Tyler Myers is a better comparable, IMO.
Bieksa was particularly weird because he wouldn't really have that many inconsistent one-off moments-- he'd just alternate between being bad for nearly a full season and being insanely good for nearly a full season.
Gudbransonyeah that's fair, but my point kind of was that sbisa was a whole other thing
jovo, a very good player who was prone to being inexplicably bad
bieksa, a guy who alternated regularly between being a legitimately good player and a legitimately bad one
sopel, a fairly bad player who was prone to occasionally being inexplicably good
sbisa, a bad player, full stop. but insofar as bad in all of these descriptions basically means giant brain farts and coughing up the puck like you've never played hockey before, i don't think i even knew a guy could make it to the NHL and play regular minutes over whole seasons constantly coughing up the puck like that or being a constant brain fart out there
Think OP said November 3.So will there be a ceremony? And if so when?
Thanks. Missed that. 11-03-22 makes me think March 11…Think OP said November 3.
even though I know our shit go yyyy-mm-dd I check it pretty much every time for myself just to make sureThanks. Missed that. 11-03-22 makes me think March 11…
As A Canadian ex-pat living abroad it is a pet peeve. As is daylight savings time.even though I know our shit go yyyy-mm-dd I check it pretty much every time for myself just to make sure