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Naslund's Jersey Heads to the Rafters As Damian Cox Voices His Displeasure
Toronto Star's Damian Cox took it to Twitter to voice his displeasure over the Vancouver Canucks choosing to retire Markus Naslund's jersey and the 50-minute pre-game ceremony, which was condensed to 30 minutes when aired on Hockey Night in Canada.
Cox tweeted the Canucks “[deserved the] loss after [having the] worst and longest pre-game ceremony ever,” called it a “nightmare,” pleaded “OMG please end,” and questioned the decision to retire the number.
He wondered why the Canucks would “[host] a ceremony like this for a guy that won absolutely nothing” and that “[Mats] Sundin at least got [the Toronto Maple] Leafs to a [couple] of Conference Finals,” but “where did Naslund ever lead the Canucks?”
If it was nightmare, you did not have to watch. The puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.
Naslund was the most decorated player in Vancouver Canucks history, which is why he got his number retired. He won the Lester B. Pearson award in 2002-03 as the league's most valuable player as voted by the players association.
In the same season, he was two goals and two points shy from winning the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the league's top goalscorer and the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top point-getter. A three-time First All-Star Team member and made five appearances in All-Star games.
Sundin on the other hand never came close to a Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy or an Art Ross Trophy. He never won an award at the league's annual awards show, other than a Mark Messier Leadership Award, which is chosen by Mark Messier by the way.
Naslund did not handicap the organization for years to come when it was time to move on. It was time for Mats Sundin at the 2008 NHL Trade Deadline.
Sundin refused to waive his no-trade clause when the Maple Leafs could have obtained multiple picks and prospects to rebuild.
Instead, he left via free agency to sign a one-year, $8.6 million contract with the Canucks, leaving the Leafs with nothing when they needed something.
Two-and-a-half years later, the Leafs continue to be at the basement of the league, while the Edmonton Oilers just one-year into their rebuilding have shown promise and look like they could be the Chicago Blackhawks of 2010 in two years time.
Naslund did something far more remarkable than leading a team to the conference finals; he led the team out of mediocrity and out of the basement of the National Hockey League. There was a time before Naslund's emergence that the team moving out of Vancouver was a distinct possibility.
There is nothing remarkable about Sundin being able to lead the team to the conference finals in the pre-lockout era, when teams could buy themselves playoff success. The Leafs had all the money in the world, while the Canucks could not. The conference final success was merely bought.
The Canucks could not spend the same amount of money the Leafs could, but still managed great regular seasons during Naslund’s time here. Unfortunately, the team did not have the money to buy themselves a goaltender for playoff success.
Kevin W regularly blogs on his website Inside Canucks and is a Featured Columnist on Bleacher Report for the Vancouver Canucks.
Where's this article from? I don't quite understand it.
Is he bashing Naslund and then praising him at the end??
Or is it a response from another article? I can't tell when does one end and start. wtf?
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Where's this article from? I don't quite understand it.
Is he bashing Naslund and then praising him at the end??
Or is it a response from another article? I can't tell when does one end and start. wtf?
First part, the article was quoting some guy in toronto.
After that, it was the writer defending the requirement and then giving a rebuttal to the Sundin comment made from the guy in toronto.
Damian Cox is the equivalent of a troll in the media who will say anything to sell papers. Believe me he is not liked in Toronto. The popular sentiments of most leaf fans reguarding Damian Cox, stealing a line from The Office: " If I had a gun, with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and Damian Cox, I would shoot Damian twice."
Damian Cox is the equivalent of a troll in the media who will say anything to sell papers. Believe me he is not liked in Toronto. The popular sentiments of most leaf fans reguarding Damian Cox, stealing a line from The Office: " If I had a gun, with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and Damian Cox, I would shoot Damian twice."
He's Toronto's version of Neil Macrae.
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Imo that's a high stick. Rob Schremp pulled off a similar move, but he went around instead of over so the blade of his stick was under the crossbar. This kid was straight up over the net.
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Imo that's a high stick. Rob Schremp pulled off a similar move, but he went around instead of over so the blade of his stick was under the crossbar. This kid was straight up over the net.
Dude your eyes are horrible. His stick did not go over the crossbar. The ref was right there and the play was so slow he could have called it easily.
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Imo that's a high stick. Rob Schremp pulled off a similar move, but he went around instead of over so the blade of his stick was under the crossbar. This kid was straight up over the net.
Take a closer look. He was careful to keep his blade under the crossbar.
He just tossed the puck right over the top.
At NHL level, that Dman probably would have reacted a lot quicker. He was just watching the other guy get set up.
And still watching as the puck was on the blade.
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^ only as cheeky as dangling and shooting between the legs or behind the legs, etc.
I don't see anything wrong with it. It's not breaking any rules, nor is it even a dirty play.
He took advantage of a passive defender staring at him and not playing the situation.
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And then get knocked the fuck out! I'm sure there is an unwritten code in the NHL not to try these kinda tricks.
I don't think so. It's just that it wouldn't work in the NHL. You have way less time to do anything. You'll get a defender on you in less time than it takes to pull that off.
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