Thanks Carol, lots to digest there.

Went to home game #1 of the series with the Leafs, and home game #2 in the NYR series.

Jehovah Witnesses are no longer knocking on people's doors but now they are writing letters and mailing them, take your (frank)ing religion and shove it up your ass.
- A_SteamingLombardi

What’s a letter?

What’s the mail?

God, I hate that (frank)ing picture.
- bloatedmosquito

Those were dark years.

Those were dark years.
- LordHumungous

It’s going back a lot of years, and the result I think has skewed our memory, but wasn’t there a lot of optimism among the fan base at the time of the signing? Canucks were bringing in one of the games all time greats, and the player largely responsible for their defeat only a few years earlier in the SCF.

It’s going back a lot of years, and the result I think has skewed our memory, but wasn’t there a lot of optimism among the fan base at the time of the signing? Canucks were bringing in one of the games all time greats, and the player largely responsible for their defeat only a few years earlier in the SCF.
- 1970vintage

NO!

NO!
- Marwood

I honestly can’t remember my thinking when it signed here that summer.

I honestly can’t remember my thinking when it signed here that summer.
- 1970vintage

I can and I was pissed, I hated Messier and Keenan, Lefty talks fondly of that era because Linden was traded, but it was a disaster in my opinion.

I can and I was pissed, I hated Messier and Keenan, Lefty talks fondly of that era because Linden was traded, but it was a disaster in my opinion.
- Makita

Same. One of the darkest times of being a Canucks fan until Benning came along.

I can and I was pissed, I hated Messier and Keenan, Lefty talks fondly of that era because Linden was traded, but it was a disaster in my opinion.
- Makita

I wasn’t ever a fan of Messier coming on-board, he was 36 years old and his best years were behind him, however, when Linden was traded I was excited about the youthful talent and the possibilities that brings.

I can and I was pissed, I hated Messier and Keenan, Lefty talks fondly of that era because Linden was traded, but it was a disaster in my opinion.
- Makita

As soon as Quinn was fired, that was the beginning of the end.

Quinn was probably the best GM is Canucks history. The man was a wizard and pure class.....

It’s going back a lot of years, and the result I think has skewed our memory, but wasn’t there a lot of optimism among the fan base at the time of the signing? Canucks were bringing in one of the games all time greats, and the player largely responsible for their defeat only a few years earlier in the SCF.
- 1970vintage

yes and this is one of my biggest points of contention with messier (ha *spit*). he was brought in as the missing piece. someone who knew how to win to carry the contending team over the hump.

his personalized narrative to build a revisionist history is that he was brought in to a rebuilding team. that is utter horse sh!t to gloss over his personal responsibility (and i'm not saying it's his alone) in the destruction of that team.

so to you answer your question; yes there was optimism. it was a contender that seemed to be missing a piece. that "piece" was thought to be a leader who had already won the cup.

also of note is that the team had missed out on gretzky earlier so this seemed to be the consolation prize.

I can and I was pissed, I hated Messier and Keenan, Lefty talks fondly of that era because Linden was traded, but it was a disaster in my opinion.
- Makita

i've hated messier since i was a kid who saw him two hand tomahawk chop gradin straight on the head with his stick. that was one of the dirtiest things i've seen. it would be at least a 40 game suspension in today's game.

fcuk that pr!ck.

As soon as Quinn was fired, that was the beginning of the end.

Quinn was probably the best GM is Canucks history. The man was a wizard and pure class.....
- chompsey

Have you read Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend? It’s well worth the time if you haven’t.

As soon as Quinn was fired, that was the beginning of the end.

Quinn was probably the best GM is Canucks history. The man was a wizard and pure class.....
- chompsey

Have you read Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend? It’s well worth the time if you haven’t.
- bloatedmosquito

I will but tell me more!!!!!!

As soon as Quinn was fired, that was the beginning of the end.

Quinn was probably the best GM is Canucks history. The man was a wizard and pure class.....
- chompsey

100% Quinn was the ultimate builder he had so much success with trades, signing and just generally building are contending team.

His drafting was less than remarkable though, why can’t we ever find a guy who is good at trades signing and drafting?

Where is Codes with his update on the hoax?

I can and I was pissed, I hated Messier and Keenan, Lefty talks fondly of that era because Linden was traded, but it was a disaster in my opinion.
- Makita

To be fair, the Linden trade was one of the best in Canucks history. I think he talks fondly about that trade, for sure, and he’s not wrong. As for iron mike and the moose... ya thanks but no thanks then and now for me

https://www.tsn.ca/minnes...o-on-nhl-return-1.1479279

Where is Codes with his update on the hoax?
- Marwood

Purchasing goods for idiots who actually think it is a hoax

Purchasing goods for idiots who actually think it is a hoax
- Codes1087

Jesus, can you even get your hands on that many????

You can test Asymptomatic people, that's not the issue. The issue is that the testing isnt conclusive enough. You can be covid19 positive, be in a Asymptomatic phase and give a negative test result. The test is super sensitive, which is why the 14 day "incubation" or "isolation" is in place.
- Codes1087

It's good enough. Gives em a few tests and the probability they were all false negatives goes down...

Purchasing goods for idiots who actually think it is a hoax
- Codes1087

It's a scam

i've hated messier since i was a kid who saw him two hand tomahawk chop gradin straight on the head with his stick. that was one of the dirtiest things i've seen. it would be at least a 40 game suspension in today's game.

fcuk that pr!ck.


- RealityChecker

I've literally said the same thing in this forum, without the gif.

The guy got 5 games for that... He tried to kill Gradin.

Same. One of the darkest times of being a Canucks fan until Benning came along.
- Marwood

I didn't watch hockey those years...