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Soo.. I met Aaron Rome today at Cambie Best Buy. I helped him out for about 45 minutes not knowing it was him until he paid and got a special discount with his handy dandy Canucks Best Buy Privileges card.
Soo.. I met Aaron Rome today at Cambie Best Buy. I helped him out for about 45 minutes not knowing it was him until he paid and got a special discount with his handy dandy Canucks Best Buy Privileges card.
Soo.. I met Aaron Rome today at Cambie Best Buy. I helped him out for about 45 minutes not knowing it was him until he paid and got a special discount with his handy dandy Canucks Best Buy Privileges card.
He bought a camcorder btw
Like they need discounts -_-
like giving the hulk steroids.
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this reminds me of the time when Mattias Ohlund was still around..I was working at the west vancouver sport chek and Mattias came in looking for skis for his daughter..it was pretty cool talked to the guy for like an hour. I was strongly considering buying an Ohlund jersey on the spot and getting him to sign it lol
this reminds me of the time when Mattias Ohlund was still around..I was working at the west vancouver sport chek and Mattias came in looking for skis for his daughter..it was pretty cool talked to the guy for like an hour. I was strongly considering buying an Ohlund jersey on the spot and getting him to sign it lol
this reminds me of the time when Mattias Ohlund was still around..I was working at the west vancouver sport chek and Mattias came in looking for skis for his daughter..it was pretty cool talked to the guy for like an hour. I was strongly considering buying an Ohlund jersey on the spot and getting him to sign it lol
Would be funnier if he was looking to buy some hockey equipment from you.
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He didn't save much, but he ended up saving 15% on the camcorder, 10% on the memory card, and 25% on the camcorder bag.
I find that with NHL players, when you show em' what they need, they get it instantly and don't quite shop around.
Ur last bit is just being a good salesperson. Plus itts bestbuy, most customers mental image is that you guys and FS carry the best.
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I find that with NHL players, when you show em' what they need, they get it instantly and don't quite shop around.
I would assume that with many wealthy people that have a high profile image
(even if in this case, Aaron Rome doesn't necessarily have)
I would think they're more so shopping for what they need, and they're not there to look for the best product to price ratio.
No reason to hang around and potentially get bothered by shoppers that may recognize them.
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For those of you going to the game vs Tampa Bay, be in your seats by 6pm!
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well, did you ?
no i didn't . I wasn't really a hockey fan 6 years ago but i knew who he was lol. I called in a couple buddies that did have his jersey though. Got a couple free meals for that so it was nice
Interesting... so the ceremony is at 6:10pm, but they're not going to show it live on TV. Instead, they WILL show it in its entirety at 7pm, and then have the game start at 7:30pm.
The ceremony will be streamed live on cbc.ca though.
Morrison won't miss chance to salute Naslund, the driving force of West Coast Express
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You would think Brendan Morrison's number was being honoured Saturday, judging by his level of anticipation to witness Markus Naslund's No. 19 jersey being raised to the rafters in Rogers Arena.
"It's a very special night," said the centre of the famed West Coast Express line. "For me, to have the chance to be there and feel the emotion in the rink is something I'm going to remember for the rest of my life.
"I can tell my kids whenever we go to the rink again and his number is hanging up there that dad actually played with that guy. We had a lot of big years."
Big might be an understatement. The Vancouver Canucks trio was incredible and intimidating with an intoxicating blend of speed, power and finesse. The line combined for an eye-popping 119 goals and 272 points in the 2002-03 season and was arguably the game's greatest alignment during that campaign. And even thought the WCE would eventually slow down, at its best it was a runaway train.
"It wasn't are we going to score tonight? It was, how many are we going to score tonight?," recalled Morrison. "I can tell you it's a really good feeling and I haven't had that for a while. When you're an offensive player and are in that groove, there's no better feeling. And we were so competitive.
"We took pride in being the best line and we went against top lines. It was a big challenge and one that we were excited about."
That's why Morrison took advantage of a narrow window in Calgary's schedule to jet here from California to attend the ceremony. Todd Bertuzzi can't do the same because the Detroit Red Wings play in New Jersey on Saturday. They know Naslund is deserving of being recognized because 756 points in 884 games as the franchise all-time scoring leader are as significant as his captaincy and the scrutiny he absorbed.
"Ultimately, it comes down to the team's playoff performance and it's probably why he doesn't get the credit he deserves," Morrison noted of failing to advance past the second round of the playoffs, especially when the Canucks blew a 3-1 series lead to Minnesota in 2003. "He took the brunt of it, which I think is unfair. He was appreciated and respected and was sincere. He really cared about the guys in the room.
"I spoke to Bert and he was really upset he couldn't be in Vancouver for the ceremony. He kind of lit up when we were talking about it, which was pretty cool to see."
For all the dates of distinction in Naslund's career here, Jan. 9, 2002 is among the most significant.
On that night in Joe Louis Arena, coach Marc Crawford played a hunch and placed Morrison between Naslund and Bertuzzi during a 5-4 overtime loss to Detroit. Andrew Cassels had been battling injuries and Crawford took Morrison off an alignment with Peter Schaefer and Matt Cooke. There was instant chemistry and after a week of tinkering, the Canucks knew they had something special in the WCE.
"They liked playing together, had a lot of fun and it was comical at times," recalled Crawford, now coach of the Dallas Stars. "Mo deserved a medal some days, but he was the kind of guy who could handle the impact of what was happening. They could really play a puck-possession game and it was a special line for a number of years."
Crawford had a special appreciation for Naslund because the winger drew crowds and kept the coach employed. Season-ticket holders were not amused when Crawford replaced the fired Mike Keenan midway through the torturous 1998-99 season. A 58-point season kept fans away, but Naslund managed 36 goals and 66 points on a terrible team that lost 18 of its last 28 games.
"People were angry and Markus was the one bright light we had," said Crawford. "At the end of that year, it was starting to change and getting respectability back to the franchise is a big part of his legacy. People identified with him because he was kind of a passionate guy — especially for a Swede."
On a personal note, Crawford believed he lasted eight years as a Canucks head coach partly because the Naslund's ability to be a calming influence — especially during his reign as captain.
"He quieted a lot of revolutions," admitted Crawford. "He probably understood me better than most. He put out fires that I would create."
Crawford's favourite memory had nothing to do with a Naslund rush or goal. It was the thunderous ovation when he appeared on crutches in the regular-season finale in 2001 to accept his Molson Cup award. He had broke his leg March 16 in Buffalo and the Canucks won just two of their last 11 games and barely squeaked into the playoffs — thanks to a Harold Druken overtime winner on April 5 against Los Angeles — before being swept by Colorado.
"Even in injury, he was a big part of us getting into the playoffs that day," summed up Crawford.
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. I wasn't really a hockey fan 6 years ago but i knew who he was lol. I called in a couple buddies that did have his jersey though. Got a couple free meals for that so it was nice
