“Trade Markus Naslund“, “Fire Nonis”, “Trade Morrison“, “Fire Vigneault”, “The Canucks won’t win the cup”, “Trade, Trade, Trade”… Does this sound familiar? Well if you live in Vancouver like I do then you obviously hear this on a daily basis from the so called “Canuck fans”.
The trade deadline is coming up and I’m sick of hearing this shit from people calling themselves Vancouver Canuck fans, the moment the Canucks lose a couple games they write the Canucks off and say they should make all these ridiculous trades and how they should fire the General Manager Dave Nonis. Most of these fans probably have never been apart of a real hockey team and I don’t think are true hockey fans. Also when we start putting a string of wins together, we all of a sudden are going to win the Stanley Cup and are unstoppable. It’s funny to hear this sometimes and It’s kind of embarrassing to be associated with these people as being Vancouver Canucks fans, and having this stereotype on all of the real Canuck fans who stick with their team no matter what the outcome is.
Hearing some of the trade proposals these “fans” make and how they think they could do a better job at running the team. These people are in some fantasy world and think that being a G.M. of a hockey club is like playing a video game like NHL 08 or 2K8. They think it’s that easy to pick up a player like Jokinen, Lecavalier, or Sundin, well it isn’t! These days in the NHL it’s much harder, you have to think about things like the salary cap, upcoming free agents, contract negotiations, and the future. People would love to see players like Naslund, Morrison or Cooke traded away because they are expensive and are under-achieving, so what makes you think other teams would want them? What make you think they would trade their key players to the Canucks for a Naslund or Morrison? Get real! Most teams who are sellers in the market and are willing to trade some of their star-players want young talent and draft picks. Selling off your future up-and-coming talent for a “rental player” is the last thing the Canucks should do, just like running any other business you have to think long-term.
Another thing that pisses me off is booing and trash-talking of the foundation of the franchise Luongo when he lets a few bad goals in or loses a couple in a row. He is arguably the best goaltender in the NHL and to hear fans rip on Luongo when he’s having a bad game is ludicrous. We wan’t the guy to enjoy playing for this team and to stay long-term but if fans are on the guy for every mistake he makes that might just drive him out of the city once his contract is up.
I’ve been a die-hard Canuck fan for most of my life, and have stuck with my team through the good times (’94 Playoffs up until the finals) and the difficult times (the Mike Keenan/ Mark Messier era). I’m not saying I haven’t been pissed off at the direction the team was going or wanting to get rid of some players (IE: Jeff Cowan), I have, but I have always stuck with my team and always looked ahead even if things were looking dim.
So be loyal with your team! Quit complaining about how the team is run, you can’t do any better! And trading away our young talent is not the answer! Roberto Luongo said it best “I can’t win 82 games for you guys”. Bandwagon jumpers we don’t take your kind here, go cheer for the Edmonton Oilers! Have faith in the Canucks but if we don’t win the Stanley Cup there’s always next year.
Other Notes:
- Huge win by the Canucks tonight against the division leader Minnesota Wild, Daniel Sedin with the clutch goal in OT.
- Lukas Krajicek will have surgery for his shoulder and will be out for the rest of the season.
- Kevin Bieksa is recovering nicely and will play a couple games with the Vancouver Canucks minor league club the Manitoba Moose and could be back as early as next week.
- The NHL trade deadline is Tuesday, February 26th. It is an exciting time to see who and where players get moved so get up early and watch it on TSN. Sportsnet’s coverage last year was kind of a joke so I think the best and the most up-to-date news and trades will be from TSN.
- The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers game this past Saturday, Feb 16th was probably one of the best games I’ve seen in a long time, it was old time hockey that’s for sure. Full of hard hits and fights with the Canucks coming up on top for the crucial 2 points. This game brought life back to the Vancouver Canucks and perhaps gave them a new identity. I have included the video.
[...] Vancouver Canuck “fans”. I’ve explained most of what I think about these “bandwagon fans” in a previous post so I wont delve into it more. But it’s almost entertaining [...]