Canucks most hated team in hockey?

[ritari330]

Nah, atleast for the majority of Eastern Conference fans

 

[elocomotive]

IT WASN'T REAL!!!! IT'S A TRAP!!!

Or was the body to grotesque to show publicly, and they put this in it's place... appropriately and deliberately displayed as a blow up doll to represent how he was treated in prison?

 

[Jimmy_the_Tongue]

It's the Penguins....oooops....wait....it's not the Pens team...it's thier fans that are hated...my bad!

 

[The Q stache]

its a good poll for this board? if every NHL fan on this board voted for a team we could get an idea. me I hate Chicago (no offense Q) the most at this time but before there were different teams I hateed more in teh past. so it varies on a regular basis I guess it always does.

No offence taken, like Ive said before I hate the nucks about a much as you guys hate the Hawks. I've got the Canucks, Blues, and Wings at the top of my board. The order depends on any given day.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

probably should be in the best quotes thread but here it is anyways ... Bieksa on the NHL'ers using twitter (ie Ryan Whitney) who say 90% of other nhlers dont want the canucks to win the cup

Question: On some levels, this team has been called the most hated team in hockey. Does that help you come together?

Kevin Bieksa: Well, I don’t know. At the same time, who really cares about what the guys are tweeting and stuff like that. If I was on my summer vacation, I wouldn’t be tweeting right now about the Stanley Cup Final, I’d be enjoying it. Consider the sources.

 

[SLY]

If you loathe a team, how would you enjoy watching them win the Cup?

 

[mattola]

If you loathe a team, how would you enjoy watching them win the Cup?

this is where it gets muddled for me.

when chicago won I was happy for Sopel and Toews
when Colorado won I was happy for Ray Bourque. not feeling right about it but he got a cup. I was happy for Sakic each time
carolina won and I was happy for Brindy
tampa for marty st louis


and I hate all those teams. carolina and tampa for winnings cups so early in existence. but you see my point I think. there are players I can happy for raising that cup.

 

[SLY]

May be different from a players standpoint though.

 

[dash]

Eric Duhatschek and Mark Spector piling on about the Canucks and their "style of play". I can't remember a playoff season when so many media members were put off by a team as much (maybe the 2007 Ducks, but I think that was tame in comparison to this year).

 

[pixburgher66]

I still don't understand the hate for this team...and honestly, they were liked until the Finals began. Also, to comment on the players watching. I don't think I could really watch and enjoy the Finals if I were in the league and had been eliminated. Maybe if I had a good friend and my team didn't even make the playoffs, or something like that, but if I had been eliminated in the playoffs, I wouldn't be able to watch opponents skate around with the Cup. As a fan, I enjoy it though.

 

[dash]

I still don't understand the hate for this team...

Let me start by saying that the Canucks have a very talented team. You don't fluke your way to a President's trophy as well as game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals. However, one of the biggest gripes that some fans and media have about this team (and some of it in my opinion is legitimate) is that certain Canucks players do dive/embellish in the hopes of drawing penalties.

Due to the fact that the NHL is a "copycat" league, the fear is that other teams will employ similar techniques and then we'll be faced with a game more resembling soccer than hockey. It will be interesting to see if Shanny and company look at more severe penalties for diving/embellishing over the summer (as is being rumored).

I wouldn't be opposed to a 2 min penalty plus 10 minute misconduct if a ref believes a player is diving/embellishing. It would certainly help to curb the head snaps and falling down to the ice when barely touched by an opponent.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Let me start by saying that the Canucks have a very talented team. You don't fluke your way to a President's trophy as well as game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals. However, one of the biggest gripes that some fans and media have about this team (and some of it in my opinion is legitimate) is that certain Canucks players do dive/embellish in the hopes of drawing penalties.

Due to the fact that the NHL is a "copycat" league, the fear is that other teams will employ similar techniques and then we'll be faced with a game more resembling soccer than hockey. It will be interesting to see if Shanny and company look at more severe penalties for diving/embellishing over the summer (as is being rumored).

I wouldn't be opposed to a 2 min penalty plus 10 minute misconduct if a ref believes a player is diving/embellishing. It would certainly help to curb the head snaps and falling down to the ice when barely touched by an opponent.

I think that the general feeling is that the diving/embellishing is a lot more widespread this year, among all teams and players. This is adding fuel to the fire of Canucks hate.

Also Roberto Luongo looks like a sleazy employee at a quick-lube.

 

[elocomotive]

General question - Are you as a fan more likely to root for the team in the opposite conference of the team you cheer for?

I feel like that is generally the case b/c your rivals are numerous in your own conference, but rare (if present at all) in the opposite conference.

 

[dash]

I think that the general feeling is that the diving/embellishing is a lot more widespread this year, among all teams and players. This is adding fuel to the fire of Canucks hate.

I totally agree with this.

Also Roberto Luongo looks like a sleazy employee at a quick-lube.

who drives a '78 Trans-Am to work...

 

[puckhead]

I wouldn't be opposed to a 2 min penalty plus 10 minute misconduct if a ref believes a player is diving/embellishing. It would certainly help to curb the head snaps and falling down to the ice when barely touched by an opponent.

pretty important to implement video review if you go this route.
example, the Seidenberg crosscheck on Burrows. yes, burr's head flew back, and that's what the ref saw... but that was a pretty full-on crosscheck. a review would get the right call. don't know if they would do this, as it may slow down the game in some spots.
on a tangent, they need to expand the video review for goal or not to "good goal or not good goal" instead of limiting to high-sticks, kicks and off of the glove. Let the refs look at whatever they need to look at.

General question - Are you as a fan more likely to root for the team in the opposite conference of the team you cheer for?

I feel like that is generally the case b/c your rivals are numerous in your own conference, but rare (if present at all) in the opposite conference.

absolutely. I have a hard time cheering for my enemies.
i can't think of anyone in the west (other than Van of course) I would cheer for over Bos, Phi, Ott, etc.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I'll just say that I liked the '82 and '94 versions of the Canucks that made the SCF a heck of a lot more than this team and leave it at that...

I agree AND I'll say more. LOL.

I REALLY wanted to be on board cheering for what looks to be a SC winner from Canada. Players like Burrows, Lapierre and Torres make that really hard. For me it's too much to ask. Not to mention that every team (winning team) has bandwagon fans, but why is it that 95% of the Vandwagoners are pure douche?

/End rant

They are a hell of a squad though.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

I think that the general feeling is that the diving/embellishing is a lot more widespread this year, among all teams and players. This is adding fuel to the fire of Canucks hate.

Also Roberto Luongo looks like a sleazy employee at a quick-lube.

HAHAHAHA...

Quick Luooooooooooooooobe!!

/REP!!

 

[sbb122]

General question - Are you as a fan more likely to root for the team in the opposite conference of the team you cheer for?

I feel like that is generally the case b/c your rivals are numerous in your own conference, but rare (if present at all) in the opposite conference.

For me personally this isn't the case. Once the Finals are set (if the Pens aren't in of course) i then decide which team to root for.

I base this on one thing only. Whichever team has more players that i don't want to see raise the cup i do not want to see win.

Last year for example...

Chicago= Campbell, Kane, Hossa

Philadelphia= Hartnell, Richards, Carcillo, Briere, Pronger.

This series...

Boston= Recchi, Lucic

Vancouver= Luongo, Both Sedins, Lapierre, Torres


Let's Go B's.

 

[puckhead]

good article:
On Stanley Cup Final coverage and the problem of bias | Vancouver Sun Sports Blogs

As the big media has descended on Vancouver, fans have been subjected to writing from individuals who rarely cover this team, don’t particularly like this team, and would rather this team didn’t win. These writers have attacked the Canucks incessantly, misquoted players, called them names, and gleefully jumped on every opportunity to paint the team in a negative light. Then, they’ve had the nerve to dishonestly claim their one-sided coverage is fair and balanced, and insulted anyone that’s tried to say otherwise.

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Consider, for example, the writing about the Sedins, whose manhood has been questioned for their lack of production in the Final. Anyone with an ounce of sense can see that their best series came against a team that didn’t have a dedicated shutdown pairing (San Jose), and they’ve had a tougher time against teams with Norris-Calibre defensemen that aggressively focus on shutting them down (Chicago, Nashville, Boston).

However, instead of telling this story, we’ve been subjected to a “limp-wristed Euros” narrative that smacks of embarrassing prejudice.

When was the last time someone suggested that Sidney Crosby or Jonathan Toews was less of a man for their relative lack of production in their respective Finals? In 2008, Crosby went minus-3 with a goal and two assists. In 2009, despite going minus-5 with no goals and three assists, Toews won the Conn Smythe. I’m sure their Canadian citizenship had nothing to do with their generous coverage.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

good article:
On Stanley Cup Final coverage and the problem of bias | Vancouver Sun Sports Blogs

As the big media has descended on Vancouver, fans have been subjected to writing from individuals who rarely cover this team, don’t particularly like this team, and would rather this team didn’t win. These writers have attacked the Canucks incessantly, misquoted players, called them names, and gleefully jumped on every opportunity to paint the team in a negative light. Then, they’ve had the nerve to dishonestly claim their one-sided coverage is fair and balanced, and insulted anyone that’s tried to say otherwise.

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Consider, for example, the writing about the Sedins, whose manhood has been questioned for their lack of production in the Final. Anyone with an ounce of sense can see that their best series came against a team that didn’t have a dedicated shutdown pairing (San Jose), and they’ve had a tougher time against teams with Norris-Calibre defensemen that aggressively focus on shutting them down (Chicago, Nashville, Boston).

However, instead of telling this story, we’ve been subjected to a “limp-wristed Euros” narrative that smacks of embarrassing prejudice.

When was the last time someone suggested that Sidney Crosby or Jonathan Toews was less of a man for their relative lack of production in their respective Finals? In 2008, Crosby went minus-3 with a goal and two assists. In 2009, despite going minus-5 with no goals and three assists, Toews won the Conn Smythe. I’m sure their Canadian citizenship had nothing to do with their generous coverage.

I agree with a lot of this Puck. The Sedin bashing is ridiculous. WAY too many "Canucks fans" do it too.

Also, Crosby didn't win the Cup in '08 and Toews didn't in '09. That piece has some facts wrong but the gist of the article is spot on, IMO.