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yep.... no names at the back

I'll probably get flamed for this, but anyway, am I the only one who thinks that Naslund didn't do enough to warrant a retired number? He was the ultimate playoff choker.

lol @ Oilers' radio host ripping on the Canucks

http://twitter.com/dantencer

funny thing is he's an Oilers fan

say wut u want but Nazzy's one of the best Canucks in history... 12 years with the Canucks and leading in points... classy leader and his # should definitely be retired

Aquilini: "So guys, we need to figure out our next cash grab"

Yes man: "You're right sir! i know! Let's take the vintage rink stick jersey we had before and change the lettering and add a dinky V to the sleeves and sell it as our NEW jersey!"

Aquilini: "hmmm..."

Yes man #2: "We'll remove the name plates on the back to lower the cost!"

Aquilini: *eyes turn into $$$ signs* "Sounds good! Git er done"

Nazzy is good but Bure was way more exciting.

I was about to say Bure should be up there before Naslund

the original stick and rink jersey had those V on the sleeves.

good move by the franchise to retire nazzy's jersey

but now its just gonna spark the, why isn't bure going to be retired too?

anyone have the video to the gillis interview?

If Bure didn't ask for a trade, he probably would have.

If management didn't fuck him up the ass, he wouldn't have.

yea Bure's 7 seasons with us were frickin amazing but the way he left... i don't see it happening

@skinnypup, its a mixed bag. u'll get eaten alive on canucks.com hahahaha no worries

@murdoc. I love Bure, he was the reason I got into hockey, but I think nazzy out did him for contributions OFF the ice

Pavel Bure vs Markus Naslund will make up for a VERY VERY GOOD DAY of radio 2molo

One can say, Bure took us to the finals and Nazzy never got us past the 2nd round

then again, the contributions to the team as a PERSON, Nazzy wins this by a mile

Bure was exciting vs points recorded by Nazzy

In my mind, to keep tradition with the past 2 retirees, there has to be certain conditions to warrant such honor

1. Be a leader on and off the ice
2. Be a contributor to the community that has blessed your presence in Vancouver. GIVE BACK

Its not about longevity or Loyalty, its about the effort and how the player is presented as a PERSON on and off the ice.

that would be MG? I think he pressured bure into taking that contract b4 the 94 season

Yup, Naslund did amazing work off the ice. Hell, he paid for a private box so kids and others could come watch the games for free. The man had heart and he was a leader on the ince for most of his time in Vancouver. I'm glad the Canucks have retired his number. I still can't forget Nazzy's face during the last game for Linden, he look so heart broken because deep down he knew he wasn't coming back to Vancouver.

^Isnt it cause the Canucks made Bure pay to actually come to Canada to play for the Canucks
And didnt the Canucks tell Bure that his first 60 goal season was a fluke?
And there was a story about Bure withdrawing his services for the playoffs until he got a new contract, and he denied it, and the Canucks didnt back him on it?
And didnt the Canucks trick Bure into paying him in CND Dollars where his 2 russian counterparts Mogilny and Fedorov were being paid in US

just off the top of my head

My favorite part was (and I don't remember exactly how he worded the question):

Someone asked: "Are you gonna do something bout the intros? The Oilers and Flames have fire and stuff and all we have are players coming our and skating around."

Gillis: "...I rather have a hockey team"

I still remember that game, it was shitty to watch at the same time, the class act by Iggypop for Trevor and letting Linden had a clear shot and all that stuff was great.

It was unfortunate that Trevor was the star that game and stole the limelight from Nazzy, but Im sure he understands. It was also unfortunate he was never the same player since the bertuzzi incident, but it never took anything away from him as a PERSON

Ya from what I remember the management treated Bure pretty shitty. He had the right to want to leave.

"Our intro is very lame, are we gonna let the Oilers and Flames get away with fires and stuff while we have players skating in circles? shouldn't we have whales or something?"

hahahaha then Gillis owned him

Yeah, was pretty shitty that Nazzy never got a proper send off from Vancouver. But Hopefully his # retirement more than makes up for it

i enjoyed watching Bure's play more as it was more exciting

but i still think nazzy deserved it more

I forgot if it was Mike Gillis that pressured him to sign the contract b4 the 94 playoffs

or if it was Mike Gillis that replaced the former agent

someone refresh my memory