Speculation: Will interest in the Canucks continue to decline this year?

[MISC*]

-Don't see us making a huge splash during free agency. Same old core members.

-Lots of players we have signed 'Dorsett, Sbisa, Clendening, Weber' don't have an emotional attachment to the fas like Burr, Sedins, BXA (not a bad thing). They're uninteresting.

-Only a few picks this up coming draft.

- Losing to the Flames in the playoffs has further soured fans?

What do you guys think?

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[Bad News Benning]

It will decline and continue to decline until we have new franchise players to get excited about. Everyone sees the writing on the wall with this current team and are waiting for a legit reason to get excited again.

 

[ginner classic]

I think you can count on it. Not a lot to be excited about at this point unless we threaten a bottom 3 finish. Dark days ahead.

 

[BassMason]

Probably. I have no option, fanatic through and through.

 

[Huggy]

I think we have an almost identical season to last, missing the playoffs by a few points

 

[Hammer79]

Could this thread have waited until after the opening of free agency? Can't complain about not signing UFA's when the window hasn't even opened yet. I think the fair-weather fans have already exited the bandwagon anyway, so what's to lose?

 

[discordant concord]

Canucks are at a crossroads, not too bad, not too good. They're likely a playoff bubble team. I personally think they'll fare worse this season, but that's just me. I don't see LA and Dallas missing the playoffs again.

If the Canucks get a wow! season from 2-3 young players, interest will pick up. So if Horvat, Kassian and Bonino score about 45 points, I think fans will become more emotionally invested.

Otherwise, I suspect interest and popularity will continue to wane.

 

[NoShowWilly]

absolutely. Nearly everyone i know has tuned out. maybe 5 of us that still care between my family, friends, and SO's large family.

No one wants to get together and watch the game anymore.

 

[PG Canuck]

Not good enough to be good and not bad enough to be bad. So to answer the question, yes.

Fans are going to get tired of middling this line every year. Pick a side.

 

[Virtanen2Horvat]

Sedin - Sedin - Burrows
Higgins - Horvat - Burrows
Dorsett - Bonino - Kassian
Kenins - Richardson - Hansen

Edler - Tanev
Hamhuis - Weber
Sbisa - Bieksa

What I want.

Sedin - Sedin - Kassian
Baertschi - Horvat - Vrbata
Dorsett - Bonino - Hansen
Kenins - Richardson - Grenier

Edler - Tanev
Hamhuis - Corrado
Sbisa - Stanton

Miller
Markstrom

If not this year next year a lot of players will be fighting for spots. McCann, Shinkaruk, Cassels, Grenier, Virtanen 2016 will be a good year and we will have more picks!

 

[Peen]

Considering we just got an offer for 99$ lower bowl season tickets, I'm guessing it has been.

 

[PG Canuck]

To keep interest high, we need more Horvats.

 

[huntison]

Sedin - Sedin - Burrows
Higgins - Horvat - Burrows
Dorsett - Bonino - Kassian
Kenins - Richardson - Hansen

Edler - Tanev
Hamhuis - Weber
Sbisa - Bieksa

What I want.

Sedin - Sedin - Kassian
Baertschi - Horvat - Vrbata
Dorsett - Bonino - Hansen
Kenins - Richardson - Grenier

Edler - Tanev
Hamhuis - Corrado
Sbisa - Stanton

Miller
Markstrom

If not this year next year a lot of players will be fighting for spots. McCann, Shinkaruk, Cassels, Grenier, Virtanen 2016 will be a good year and we will have more picks!

Burrows is too old to be double shifting like this.

 

[a Fool]

To keep interest high, we need more Horvats.

Considering the way that Horvat jerseys are flying off the shelves you'd think that Aqua man could be convinced "we need a couple more 1st line prospects to generate interest." Let him work out in his brain how to get those players and we may be getting somewhere.

I think fan interest will be down the next few seasons whether we make the playoffs or not.

 

[gianni]

My biggest beef w/ the Canucks has always been their inability to draft, keep, or acquire what seems to be a glut of great players from their own region!

Growing up watching other teams w/ the likes of Yzerman, Sakic, Kariya, Niedermeyer, Recchi, Neely always annoyed me. Especially since some of them were available in trades (Sakic for Bertuzzi; Niedermeyer for Kesler+; and initially drafting Neely); also b/c they played the style of hockey that I enjoy watching...
Imagine Scott Niedermeyer w/ the WCE, Jovocop, and Ohlund back then: he would have put that team over the top!

Now I'm watching franchise/heart & soul players like Shea Weber, Jamie Benn, Milan Lucic, Andrew Ladd, etc. playing for other teams.

Scout the talent in your province!

 

[Fat Tony]

-Don't see us making a huge splash during free agency. Same old core members.

-Lots of players we have signed 'Dorsett, Sbisa, Clendening, Weber' don't have an emotional attachment to the fas like Burr, Sedins, BXA (not a bad thing). They're uninteresting.

-Only a few picks this up coming draft.

- Losing to the Flames in the playoffs has further soured fans?

What do you guys think?

That would be tolerable if I could see a light at the end of the tunnel. But with this ownership/management? Oh well.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Say the rumors of Lucic turn out true, but he pans out well and turns into a wrecking ball for the Sedin line. Horvat gets promoted to the second line with Vrbata and Sbisa plays competently. Then there will be interest.

Status quo? Eh...

 

[valkynax]

Say the rumors of Lucic turn out true, but he pans out well and turns into a wrecking ball for the Sedin line. Horvat gets promoted to the second line with Vrbata and Sbisa plays competently. Then there will be interest.

Status quo? Eh...

I thought both Lucic and the city of Vancouver are enjoying a healthy dose of intense mutual hatred that borderlines vendetta.

 

[Bobby Digital]

Interest is declining. There's absolutely nothing exciting about this team. Such a boring team to watch. Even your average fan is starting to catch on now. Interest won't go up until we get some new good young blood on this team.

 

[WTG]

Need more young players getting their chance to shine.

Horvat on the 2nd line. Kassian on the 1st line. McCann gets 9 games. Virtanen makes the team. Gaunce gets some call ups. Shinkaruk gets some call ups.

Corrado and Clendening get nice ice time.



Hell even if we draft a more "NHL ready" pick with our 1st rounder this year it would be sweet. Would be awesome to see a first rounder make a immediate impact in the NHL.

 

[DFAC]

Dark days ahead but I will still bleed green and blue

 

[JuniorNelson]

Canucks seem acutely aware of season ticket sales. If they feel like they are losing support they'll do some stunt like trade for Lucic.

 

[carolinacanuck]

i've been following this team since the early 70's

it'll take an apocalypse for me to lose interest.

if the fairweather fans wanna leave, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

 

[rune74]

Hilarious, you guys all say you want a rebuild....do you realize that if we did go that route there would be multiple threads like this? So funny.

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

If they continue try and win with this core and don't get value for their ageing assets, then yes I'd be pissed. The Aquillinis need to sell the team. HF Canucks should pool all their money together and buy it from them. Start a bunch of businesses. I think it'd be the only way to save this franchise.