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i heard this interview and Im positive that wasnt kesler lol

/feeling the public heat for the first time in his canucks career has made him humble

lol Bieksa again :D

41 goals put him on a spotlight
 

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Kesler

- injuries not an excuse for his season
- has to talk to trainers and doctors first before saying he needs surgery for his shoulder
- he wasn't good enough down the stretch
- if he needs surgery he wants to get it done ASAP
- takes full accountability on not producing
- likes AV as a coach and they both have a good relationship

heard that as well.... he has NEVER sounded so humbled (and accountable).
I hope it sticks.
 

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heard that as well.... he has NEVER sounded so humbled (and accountable).
I hope it sticks.

yes new KEsler is needed in attitude. beast mode kesler is needed in game play.

get healthy physically and mentally.
 

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Mason Raymond sounds a whole lot more mature in this interview than he ever has. interesting to see what happens to him
 

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Jason Botchford ‏ @botchford
Bieksa: "That's a bad time to peak. In January. That's a real bad time. Between that Boston game and the playoffs, it felt like 2 years."

Maybe it's just me, but if the situation had been reversed, beating the Nucks in a regular season game after losing the cup to them the year before wouldn't mean anymore than we just beat the cup champs. For me, the only revenge is beating them the next year in the playoffs/finals, like sweeping the Flyers last year. I just thought the hype for a game in January was overboard.
 

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Maybe it's just me, but if the situation had been reversed, beating the Nucks in a regular season game after losing the cup to them the year before wouldn't mean anymore than we just beat the cup champs. For me, the only revenge is beating them the next year in the playoffs/finals, like sweeping the Flyers last year. I just thought the hype for a game in January was overboard.

the sentiment during the entire season for the canucks was "its all about the playoffs" ... it came from media, fans, players, coaches and management

hell it started in pre-season when Vigneault didnt play his regulars until the final 2 or 3 exhibition games because he thought they needed the rest and by conserving energy early in the year they could be fresher later in the year because afterall, "its all about the playoffs"

after the Boston game, they pretty much coasted, played indifferently with a who cares attitude because "its all about the playoffs"

its all about golfing now
 

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Steve Bernier = 2 : Ryan Kesler + Mason Raymond + David Booth + Chris Higgins + Maxime Lapierre = 0
 

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Steve Bernier = 2 : Ryan Kesler + Mason Raymond + David Booth + Chris Higgins + Maxime Lapierre = 0

Zack Kassian was the ONLY + player for Vancouver at +1
 

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Gillis said he had a list of 6 guys he'd trade Hodgson for & Kassian was one. Don't think he cared that Kass wasn't ready.

speculation on who was on this list will be on par with speculation of who was part of the Oceanic 6 lol

that didnt take long

from Freidmans 30 thoughts

From @FriedgeHNIC, other trade targets for Hodgson were Brandon Sutter, John Carlson, Erik Gudbranson, Kyle Clifford, and unknown

Im gonna say the 6th person was Sayid Jarrah



/watching Gudbranson play ... I wish that would have happened
 

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I wonder how quick McPhee and Tallon hung up the phone when Gillis inquired about Carlson and Gudbranson respectively...
 

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I wonder how quick McPhee and Tallon hung up the phone when Gillis inquired about Carlson and Gudbranson respectively...

probably not as quick as any gm who gets a call for Jayblo
 

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Mason Raymond's agent J.P Barry was surprised at amount of heat his client took from media and fans.

Barry would be surprised if Canucks didn't give his client a qualifying offer.

Gillis said close to as much yesterday

Im calling it ... liver transplant for mattola by June 2013
 

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Mason Raymond's agent J.P Barry was surprised at amount of heat his client took from media and fans.

Barry would be surprised if Canucks didn't give his client a qualifying offer.

Gillis said close to as much yesterday

Im calling it ... liver transplant for mattola by June 2013

OoooooOfffff
 

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so if Bieksa was working through an abdominal injury for the last few weeks of the season... and we've had the division locked up since christmas... why the fuck wasn't he shut down for a while?

same thing with Kesler and his February shoulder injury. That rehab would have given his hip some more recovery time, too.

bah...
 

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so if Bieksa was working through an abdominal injury for the last few weeks of the season... and we've had the division locked up since christmas... why the fuck wasn't he shut down for a while?

same thing with Kesler and his February shoulder injury. That rehab would have given his hip some more recovery time, too.

bah...

like that rant I had a while ago. this team was poorly poorly managed this year. from GM to coach.
 

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100! points don't mean shit with a first round exit.
 
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