[VIDEO] Mark Messier, The Anti-Canuck - A 20-Minute Look At His Catastrophic Time in Vancouver

[Quid Pro Clowe]

He literally did nothing with the Sharks.

Bum.

 

[PB37]

Storied mythos?

 

[Zippgunn]

Most overhyped player in NHL history

...that would be Luongo IMHO...

 

[ismelofhockey]

That video really makes me despise Messier and Keenan even more. And also feel for Linden the way he had to leave the team. Glad he was able to get his swan song with the canucks before retiring.

Don't feel bad for Linden. He was for Montreal what Messier was to the Canucks.

 

[PG Canuck]

Who Messier or one of the Sedins? Since we are talking about Vancouver, I figure the latter is more applicable, since Messier actually performed on the big time.

Most overrated leader in history

 

[Kranix]

It would be cool if they still manufactured that lid Messier and Buchberger wore, and guys wore it in the league today.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

f*** Messier

 

[Zippgunn]

Messier didn't even face any criminal charges for things he did on the ice unlike other Canuck heroes.

A true Anti-Canuck.

So I'm assuming that Todd Bertuzzi is some sort of "hero" to you?

 

[Bank Shot]

Double post

 

[Bank Shot]

So I'm assuming that Todd Bertuzzi is some sort of "hero" to you?

He is for Canucks fans. They are still burying Moore.

Maybe the reason Canucks fans cling so tightly to villains is because all of their heroes are second rate.

 

[GOilers88]

This to a tee. The Canucks went at him because Gretzky fleeced them the season before. They were prepared to do whatever it took despite Messier being horrible in the latter half of 96-97 and during the playoffs

Gretzky didn't fleece them. Canucks management forced Gretzky to commit to the deal in the middle of the night without talking to his wife. He asked them to let him sleep and give them an answer in the morning and they nixed the deal because they refused to wait 8 hours.

 

[HF007]

Yeah this is on the Canucks management for giving messier all these perks like he was 1987 messier instead of the actual 1997 version