The 2008-2009 Vancouver Canucks
I stayed up a little late (or early, depending on how you look at it) working on a submission for the Canucks.com blog contest. I realize I forgot to mention how amped I am about Steve Bernier. Well, if anybody from the Canucks is looking right now, STEVE BERNIER STEVE BERNIER STEVE BERNIER STEVE BERNIER . Check out the video of his first game in Buffalo. Wow, this guy has great hands. Check out that backhand pass. Let’s hope his first game back in the West will be even better. I really do believe he’s the second coming of Bertuzzi, minus the sucker punch. Just waiting on the ‘next Naslund’ now.
Sigh. Like most, I’m getting tired of the whole Mats Sundin thing, even to the point where I don’t really care anymore. I mean, sure he’s good, but he seriously is holding up the entire league. That, and that’s all Ek ever talks about anymore. I need some new stuff to read. The “soft deadline” is a sweet idea though. Next semester I’m gonna ask every prof if the due dates they give are soft deadlines.Anyways, here’s my submission:
There has been a wrenching feeling in my stomach the last few months. After a season which ended in a 7-1 loss to our playoff bound arch rivals, we lost our top two all time leading scorers and any remains of our West Coast Express line. Even though I’m overcome by grief, I still can’t help but feel excited for the upcoming season. Why? it’s actually quite simple:
Loss
Nobody likes the way we ended last season. The ones who were there last season have a sour taste in their mouth, I know I do. Sometimes, one has to fall to the bottom in order to rise to the top. I took some time off reading Canucks rumors to watch the Dark Knight the other night, The movie captured the humane side of Batman really well. Despite having all the money in the world, he felt pain, loss, and sometimes, he failed. However, that made him that much stronger. The same can be applied to our beloved Canucks. We felt lots of pain on our blueline. We suffered the tragic loss of Luc Bourdon. And, let’s not doubt ourselves; last year we failed, miserably. Ironically, that gives us more reason than ever to pay attention as we ice our most determined team yet.Change
Any regular sports fan will tell you that one of the most exciting aspects of professional sports are trades. Trades provide a breath of fresh air and new hope. Like many others, I grew up following Trevor Linden and Markus Naslund religiously. Their class was always second to none and I always respected their attitudes on and off the ice. However, with the recent transactions like Darcy Hordichuk and Ryan Johnson, it is evident that we’ve decided to go with a different route: a team based on grit. As a longtime fan, this is new. Imagine a whole team of Burrows.Youth
Youngsters like Mason Raymond, Ryan Shannon,, and Alex Edner have shown that they can be regulars on the team and Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieska are going to take larger roles in the dressing room. Remember all those times we were told to be patient and wait? This is what we were waiting for.And there you go. Hey look, I haven’t even talked about that #13 guy! I will end off with one more reason though, but this reason warrants no further explanation:
we have Luongo.
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