Ongoing NHL Thread Part IV - A New Hope

[puckhead]

No idea what the article says but figured this might be fun: what was the worst version of your team you ever saw?

the Canucks were god-awful in the 70s and most of the 80's
from 1970 through 1991, they topped 80 points ONCE.

the theme song used to be....
I'm a loyal hockey fan, I love the Vancouver Canucks
And I don't care if the lose they're always worth the bucks
And I won't grumble if they should stumble, or if they should fumble the pucks
Cuz I'm a loyal hockey fan, I love the Vancouver Canucks

(way to set the expectations!)


but I would still pick the first Kennan/Messier year as the darkest (97-98).
64 points, but it was much more than that.
we were hours away from signing Gretzky, until ownership fucked it up by not giving
the man a night to sleep on it. and then gave the same $ to messier in a panic move
we had Linden, Mogilny, Bure, Naslund, Courtnall up front.
stripped the C from Linden, and blew the team up
had to surround our great leader with his own people... Noonan, Zezel, etc
turned the team right around into a 58 point year

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Also, Erik Karlsson was -3 this afternoon.

Thomas Chabot >>>>>>>> Erik Kriersson

FACT!!

Seriously though I don't think EK's head is into the game right now. I think being traded was tough on him. He'll snap out of it in a couple games.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

the Canucks were god-awful in the 70s and most of the 80's
from 1970 through 1991, they topped 80 points ONCE.

the theme song used to be....
I'm a loyal hockey fan, I love the Vancouver Canucks
And I don't care if the lose they're always worth the bucks
And I won't grumble if they should stumble, or if they should fumble the pucks
Cuz I'm a loyal hockey fan, I love the Vancouver Canucks

(way to set the expectations!)


but I would still pick the first Kennan/Messier year as the darkest (97-98).
64 points, but it was much more than that.
we were hours away from signing Gretzky, until ownership fucked it up by not giving
the man a night to sleep on it. and then gave the same $ to messier in a panic move
we had Linden, Mogilny, Bure, Naslund, Courtnall up front.
stripped the C from Linden, and blew the team up
had to surround our great leader with his own people... Noonan, Zezel, etc
turned the team right around into a 58 point year

Yeah I could've gone with basically any Leafs team from 2006 to 2016 but there's always one that just leaves a god-awful taste.

A question about that season/era, though - the Canucks didn't have a goalie in the top 20 sv%-wise in any of those years. Even if they had gotten Gretzky, that stays as a problem that they obviously weren't capable of solving no?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

"Why didn't I think of that!" - Eugene Melnyk

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...a-red-seats-lower-bowl-attendance/1573228002/

 

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"Why didn't I think of that!" - Eugene Melnyk

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...a-red-seats-lower-bowl-attendance/1573228002/

He was too busy bombarding fans with giant balls and then hoping to cash in via pain meds

 

[puckhead]

Yeah I could've gone with basically any Leafs team from 2006 to 2016 but there's always one that just leaves a god-awful taste.

A question about that season/era, though - the Canucks didn't have a goalie in the top 20 sv%-wise in any of those years. Even if they had gotten Gretzky, that stays as a problem that they obviously weren't capable of solving no?

as a current season leafs fan, I'm sure you can appreciate the fun in outscoring your problems.

assuming no blow up, there a potential for a top six of
Gretzky, Bure, Mogilny,
Linden Naslund Courtnall.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

as a current season leafs fan, I'm sure you can appreciate the fun in outscoring your problems.

assuming no blow up, there a potential for a top six of
Gretzky, Bure, Mogilny,
Linden Naslund Courtnall.

Yeah but even at his worst Freddy is just a tad bit better than Garth Snow...

 

[puckhead]

Yeah but even at his worst Freddy is just a tad bit better than Garth Snow...

and Gretzky > JT. it's all relative

i have to go curl up in a ball now for thinking a bit too deeply about the dark years

 

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“I’ve already sent a couple emails to Kay Whitmore,” Elliott told the Philadelphia Courier-Post, referring to the NHL’s vice president of hockey operations who signs off on goalie equipment changes. “I’m getting bruised like crazy on my arms. I think that’s the biggest issue, they take away padding in the arms. It seems like every shot that you take that’s not clean on your blocker or in your glove, it’s leaving a mark.”

Brian Elliott on smaller equipment: 'I’m getting bruised like crazy' - Sportsnet.ca

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

and Gretzky > JT

Yeah, but not Petterson

“I’ve already sent a couple emails to Kay Whitmore,” Elliott told the Philadelphia Courier-Post, referring to the NHL’s vice president of hockey operations who signs off on goalie equipment changes. “I’m getting bruised like crazy on my arms. I think that’s the biggest issue, they take away padding in the arms. It seems like every shot that you take that’s not clean on your blocker or in your glove, it’s leaving a mark.”

Brian Elliott on smaller equipment: 'I’m getting bruised like crazy' - Sportsnet.ca

Psst: Your arms aren't meant to stick out an extra inch to stop pucks, Brian.

 

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Stolen from another board - "I wish he'd had gotten more bruises in the Anaheim series"

/Harsh, but true lol

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Stolen from another board - "I wish he'd had gotten more bruises in the Anaheim series"

/Harsh, but true lol

Neither Cam Ward nor Mr Sparkle had any bruises after Sunday night's Leafs-Hawks tilt.

 

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Neither Cam Ward nor Mr Sparkle had any bruises after Sunday night's Leafs-Hawks tilt.

It certainly was entertaining though.

 

[Darth Dawkins]

If by obscene you mean a whole lot of 8-7 games, I completely agree.

Haha, yes that's going to happen a lot but imagine the Leafs adding another point a game potential guy to this lineup. It's ridiculous. What sucks is they will probably wind up trading him and getting a marginal Dman in return. Damn this sucks.

 

[puckhead]

What sucks is they will probably wind up trading him and getting a marginal Dman in return. Damn this sucks.

Tanev is much better than marginal.
Jump while the iron is hot! (and Tanev is healthy)

 

[Darth Dawkins]

I keep seeing this name on this forum. It's like you guys are trying to sell us a 1984 Buick in MINT condition.

 

[Darth Dawkins]

Damn I thought the Leafs were going to be held scoreless for the first ten minutes. Thanks Mitch!

 

[obxyankeefan]

No idea what the article says but figured this might be fun: what was the worst version of your team you ever saw?

2003-2004 if we are talking about just one year. The whole 1980s if we are talking about an era.

 

[Darth Dawkins]

2003-2004 if we are talking about just one year. The whole 1980s if we are talking about an era.

Wait what? Lemieux put up like 900 points in the 80's in Pitt. And he only played about half that decade.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Wait what? Lemieux put up like 900 points in the 80's in Pitt. And he only played about half that decade.

The Penguins were the worst team in the NHL for the decade of the 80s, even with everything Lemieux did.

Points by year of 73-75-45-38-53-76-72-81-87-72 3 playoff appearances and 2 winning records.

I could say just the 82 through 85 era. But even though it was great to watch Mario, it still sucked to lose most games.