Official 2009/2010 Canucks Thread

[cdizzle_996]

http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm...id=DL|VAN|home

[Greenstoner]

Originally Posted by cdizzle_996

http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm...id=DL|VAN|home

im sure i will be seeing few green men on halloween this year

[Spectre_Cdn]

More about the Green Men, from Canucks.com

Reducing, reusing & recycling are important steps in going green.

Dancing, daunting & distracting are important steps in being green.

You and I may have the three Rs mastered, but no one has perfected the three Ds like Force and Sully.

When the Nashville Predators stopped by GM Place on December 22, 2009, the hostile Vancouver Canucks were quick to usher them out of town with a 4-1 loss. Eight different Canucks found the scoresheet and Daniel Sedin was one of them, his power play goal with less than four minutes to play in the second period stood as the game-winner.

Not credited with assists on Daniel’s eighth goal of the season were the green men Force and Sully, the eccentric menacing duo seated adjacent to the visitor’s penalty box enveloped from head to toe in skintight green nylon.

With Dave Scatchard in the sin bin for goaltender interference, Force and Sully pumped up the crowed by pestering the former Canuck. They waved their arms to called him over, then proceeded to mimic someone crying and scale the penalty box glass, all the while treating the penalized Scatchard like a caged orangutan.

All the excitement was broadcast on the scoreboard, which incited laughter from the crowd and anger from Scatchard, who grabbed a towel and tossed it over the penalty box camera.

Their antics paid off, they got to a player and the Canucks even scored on the man advantage. With that, Force and Sully were born.

They returned the next game and repeated their dancing, daunting & distracting for the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver’s next victims.

Three Canucks home games have passed since with no sign of the dynamic duo, but fear not, they’ll be live and in the spandex when Vancouver hosts Nashville on January 11.

MYSTERY MEN

Not a lot is known of the green men, except that they’re not the first to sport full green bodysuits. As ESPN’s Toby Mergler discovered last October, green men have been popping up at sporting events since the TV show “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia” first aired an episode based on a true events that played out for Rob McElhenney, the star and creator of the show, following a Philadelphia Eagles win over the Dallas Cowboys.

Force and Sully, journalism students at BCIT who do not want their true identities revealed, are huge fans of the show, so much so they set out to spread the green man tradition in the NFL.

“Essentially we were watching the show and we thought it would be hilarious if we went to a Seattle Seahawks dressed in green team colours, but things didn’t work out the way we had planned, so we went for the next best thing, a Canucks game,” said Force, the taller of the pair in the lighter suit, who recently gave Canucks.com an exclusive interview.

“There’s some green in the Vancouver uniforms so we thought we’d head down to the game and sit by the penalty box and it kind of just went from there. We never thought it was going to be as big as it is, but obviously it’s become pretty huge.”

You can say that again.

Following their appearances at GM Place, Force and Sully became YouTube viral sensations with over 280,000 views of their antics. They were also featured on Sportsnet, TSN and The Score. All that attention, naturally, spawned all sorts of crazy rumours, including a tall tale that Mike Gillis was so enthralled by Force and Sully’s antics that he personally called them and offered them tickets to sit beside the penalty box for any game they’d like to attend.

“On the Canucks forum people are claiming to know us and we’ve never heard of them, and there are some weird stories about Mike Gillis phoning us personally and stuff and that never happened,” laughed Force. “We’ve never been contacted by the Canucks, but I certainly encourage it!”

Sully, the shorter of the two in the darker suit, works for a roofing company that has access to the seats beside the penalty box, that’s how the green men continually score the sweet seats.

“We hear people saying that it’s a waste of seats, but we’re bugging the other team, so it’s worth it.”

IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

Despite the front row view, scoreboard appearances and fan admiration, Kermit the Frog wasn’t lying when he said it's not easy being green.

The taut suits, for starters, are as thin as a slice of cheese and they provide about as much coverage as SPF 5 sunscreen. If the dance moves whipped out by Force and Sully appear sporadic at times, it’s because they’re simply flailing for warmth.

“It’s really skintight, but it breathes so easily and because it’s so cold close to the ice, we get really cold. And you can’t really wear anything underneath because it just bunches up, we’re rocking boxers, that’s it, but it is what it is. As soon as we get out of GM Place, it is a dash to the car because it’s so cold.”

And that’s not the worst of it.

Being a true green man, according to Force, means wearing the suit from top to bottom with no alterations. With hockey a sport best watched with the eyes and there being no eyeholes in the suits, the pair often struggle to follow the action.

“From the seats it’s not bad, we can see the players pretty clearly, it’s just tracking the puck sometimes is difficult. We know what’s happening for the most part, you just kind of second guess yourself between like is that Raymond or Hordichuk, #21 or #24?”

For a pair of 20-something students, dealing with frosty temperatures and a lack of vision is no big deal. What does cause a problem, however, is that their suits are each a one piece. Do the math: no washroom breaks = no beer = not a lot of dance moves.

“We’re still trying to figure out the dilemma with drinking beer and going to the washroom,” chuckled Force.

“There’s really only a small zip up at the back of your neck so you have to shimmy all the way out of it to go to the bathroom. It’s tough to get into and tough to get out of.”

In the end none of the negatives matter, Force and Sully are having fun. Hopefully for the greater good of the Canucks.

“We’ll do anything to help the Canucks win. If we can get the Canucks fans fired up before a power play and it translates to the Canucks scoring goals, that’s what we’re here for.”

[hotjoint]

Originally Posted by MR_BIGGS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxTG_...eature=related

There are some "skilled" players in that clip. I would take the 5-3 over a shootout.

nazzy and henrick

[Armind]

Monster named first star of the week.
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[MR_BIGGS]

Team 1040 poll right now is

Should the Canucks resign Willie Mitchell to a raise??

Poll is pretty split right now with Yes leading the way at 52%.

I don't think we could afford him at a raise.

[Ch28]

^ I think he should be re-signed but not at a raise. Re-sign him to 2-2.5 mill and have him finish his career here.

[Hondaracer]

^ yea pretty much it's more of a favor for the Canucks to commit to a longer term contract with him than him trying to get 3+ somewhere else

IMO mitchell would want to stay in Vancouver enough that gillis could offer an insulting contract and he'd rather make peanuts and stay in Vancouver than go somewhere else
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[Gumby]

I think we should re-sign Mitchell, but no to a raise. Keep him at 3-3.5m at most.

[Grandmaster TSE]

offer 2.5 to 3

[pure.life]

For tonights game, Hansen and Salo is in while Bernier is out with a groin injury.

http://communities.canada.com/thepro...ye-injury.aspx

[fobulaus]

I guess it's good that Bernier is injured, then Demitra can slot in for him when hes ready

[Greenstoner]

bernier was ok in the start of the season.. hate to say it.. but he looks like a pylon replacement these few weeks

[CRS]

Originally Posted by Greenstoner

bernier was ok in the start of the season.. hate to say it.. but he looks like a pylon replacement these few weeks

Are you on crack?

He is a presence infront of the net and hits everything that moves.

His hits have be TREMENDOUS. Pyatt never hit anything and in terms of presence infront of the net, he is about the same as bernier.

[Vansterdam]

cant wait for tonites game

[Greenstoner]

Originally Posted by CRS

Are you on crack?

He is a presence infront of the net and hits everything that moves.

His hits have be TREMENDOUS. Pyatt never hit anything and in terms of presence infront of the net, he is about the same as bernier.

Thats the problem, everyone expected to see a better Bernier this year yet he is just about the same.

[JSALES]

Originally Posted by RiceIntegraRS

so the canucks should really get this for the team

http://blackhawks.nhl.tv/team/consol...d=894&id=45701

mmm.. chicago sluts!

[Ronin]

I said Mitchell should be our captain before they gave Luongo the C. I love that guy...plays with fire and usually our best defender. Admittedly, he was much better last year than this year.

Small raise, IMO.

[spoon.ek9]

gillis has convinced others to take less money than they would get elsewhere, i think mitchell will re-sign for less also.

[Hondaracer]

if Lu wasnt wearing the C Kesler would be imo

[woob]

ehh even with the Kesler/Mitchell dispute?

[snowball]

Originally Posted by Grandmaster TSE

offer 2.5 to 3

he's worth way more than 2.5 unless he's getting a long term contract that pays 4 mil in the first two year.

[Sw0op]

hahah the green men!!!

[dL]

The green men are back!!

dL

[JSALES]

fuck