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Trevor Linden

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Recently Trevor Linden was on Team 1040 and had some helpful and I think carefully thought out observations about the Canucks in series one. The show was aired just prior to game 6 of the Hawks/Canucks series. He had a calming influence on a lot of listeners, but several posters dismissed him out of hand saying things like."Who is Trevor Linden to say this stuff, why are we listening to what he has to say?" "What relevance does he have to this current squad?" and " What right does he have to say what he says, how many playoff rings is he wearing?' "Does he have some magical powers or something?"

It suddenly occurred to me that there are Canuck supporters on the forums, that were not old enough to remember Trevor back in his hay days, or our magical run to the cup in 1994.

So, this is my response to that:

Trevor is a classy guy and he was a first rate leader. I remember 1994 very fondly. That rag tag squad of over-achievers were never expected to make the playoffs that year, let alone take it to game seven in the final round against the mighty New York Rangers.

They were not nearly as skillful as our present day team, but they had a ton of character, desire, and an uncanny ability to raise there A game, and play far above their station.

Anyway, Trevor Linden practically carried that team on his back. We called him Captain clutch back then, because he always came through at the crucial moment. He was a terrific two-way player with a scoring touch and an aura of humility and decency about him that endears him to everyone around him.

He lead by stellar example, but I am certain, based on this( team 1040) feature, and what i've seen, of him, over the years, that he lead equally well through inspiration and the imparting of sage and timely advise.

He was never just an average Joe hockey player, he's a hard worker and a student of the game, who never stopped striving to improve himself and his teammates. He was, and I think, still is the one true "Captain Canuck".

Oh and no, those '94 Canucks didn't bring home the cup, but following in the example of their intrepid leader, Trevor Linden, they have inspired all future generations to reach for the highest pinnacle, and they brought us closer than we'd ever been before or since,

Until now that is.................

Right?

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Carlos R. Reygadas

DearCanucks: I am writing to you and to my dearCanadians and fellow Vancouverites from Spain, my new home. I seldom writeand I write only when my heart calls for it. On this occasion the motivation ismy son Carlos. He was born in Vancouveron a very beautiful October 27th 1991.It snowed on that great day and it hasnever snowed again on October since then. He was born with a congenital heartdefect and it was miraculously healed by what the doctors at Vancouver’sChildren Hospital called an unexplainablescientific miracle.

My son Carlos has been a Canuck fan sincebirth. My wife Natalia and I stood hours in line when he was 3 months old toget him the Russian Rocket’s autograph and a picture with Russell Courtnall.His first pyjamas were those of the Canucks. He has always been a loyal fan, inthe good times and in the not so good times, unlike me, older and more cynicalgetting off the bandwagon when things looked as in previous years, close but nocigar. I remember when he was 10 we use to argue about the Sedin brothers. Iwanted to trade them and he defended them then and for years to come sayingthey would evolve into great players. I stand corrected.

We moved to Spainto start up our Kermode Canadian Centerin Málaga. Our son Carlos and our daughter were not so happy with the move.Carlos couldn’t speak the language as his sister, but he was more saddenedabout the fact that he had to leave his hockey and his Canucks behind. He andhis sister have picked up the language and have integrated themselves very wellinto our new home, but Carlos has never allowed his love for the Canucks todie. He has picked up the love for soccer and for Barcelona Football Club, asit is expected from a normal integrated Canadian in Spain. It now makes my admiration for him evengreater because he has not allowed that integration to lessen his passion forhis Vancouver Canucks. He has risen at all times in the early morning sometimes 3, 4, 5 am, to catch the game via internet. Every morning he gives me anupdate on trades, injuries, record breakings etc. This has been the routine forthe past five years. We all know their record for the past years and I mustadmit again that I have given up hope here and there. I don’t think I need tomention the fact that my son Carlos has continuously stood behind his Canucksand kept arguing with me that they were on a journey, a process if you willthat they would evolve as the Sedin brothers into greatness.

Five years later we can watch the game on ourSpanish TV, even if its one day later, as a matter of fact the game is on rightnow as I am writing this letter. Technology now allows us to even record thegames. My son Carlos, now 19 years old patiently watches the game here in Spain missingthe voice of ¨Shorty, ¨ John Shorthouse, as the Spanish commentators tryvery hard but cannot give us back our traditional way to watch the sport.

I wanted to share this story, the story of myson Carlos as he is, in my proud opinion, the spirit of the Canucks, the perfect example of what we all should be:loyal, faithful, consistent positive, optimist and never ever lose hope. I loveyou Carlos as I love your sister and your mother, but my heart was telling meto write one more time and share with Canada and the millions of Canucksfans, the certainty I have because of you and your example that the Canuckswill be winners of the Stanley Cup.

Your loving dad,

Carlos R Reygadas

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