Rudy Boone Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Should be in the ROH but he won't be. And I don't think #10 should be retired. Pavel Bure will always be remembered as a Canuck but I just don't think the team is interested in any sort of association with him at all. Minutes after the HHOF inductions were announced, the Florida Panthers send out a series of congratulatory tweets to Pavel: Florida Panthers @FlaPanthers No comment yet from the Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Boone Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 But I guess Bure deseves to be in the hall of fame of the greatest hockey players...The guy is going into the freakin HOCKEY HALL OF FAME!! Unlike Linden and Smyl, Bure will be the first Canucks in the hall and his number doesn't deserve to be retired?! wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCammer Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hahaha! Lighten up! Trying to throw some humor out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthycanuck Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame, and Ring of honour definetly..Bure was one of the most if not the most prolific scorer when healthy for almost a decade. For him to be in the hall of fame is right decision. But jersery retirement? Thats a different story We all know how Bure is the most exciting Canuck to ever lace up a pair of skates, we all get that...but jersey retirement is much MUCH more than just pure statistics. Jersey retirement isn't just on ice achievements, but off the ice contributions like community service, stuff like that, basically his duty as not a player, but a citizen and an employee of the organization. Bure had 10X the talent of Trevor Linden, but Lindens jersey is up there is a perfect example because he embodies what the Canucks are all about. Put it this way, Bure was here during the Olympics and didn't even make himself available to the media, kept it low key, and pretty much put his hockey accolades behind him, does that really sound like a guy that deserves this organizations HIGHEST honor? Markus Naslund cared about this team deeply and this city, can you really say the same about Pavel? Nope. Hockey Hall of Fame is a celebration of a players career, Jersey retirement celebrates the player AND the person. Pavel only played 7 seasons with the Canucks, including injuries, he shouldn't even BE in the conversation for his jersey being retired...Naslund, Smyl, Linden all had 10 or more seasons wearing a Canuck uniform. And the comparison's to Patrick Roy? Roy's exit from the Canadiens was just as tumultuous as Pavels, but guess what? Patrick Roy also singlehandedly carried them to 2 stanley cup wins, so in way, Hab fans owe a great deal to him. Pavel Bure has no stanley cups to speak of. Bure was one of the best players of his era, make no mistake about it. Patrick Roy is one of the best players in his respective position ALL TIME in the history of the National Hockey League. Big difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMR Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Yes retire his number for his hockey talent and how electric he was on the ice. None of the above for what he did off the ice. He wanted out and wanted to play on an American team. He changed his number to 96 in order to commemorate the fact that it was in 96 that he became an American citizen, even though he was in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nastie Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Stuff like this bugs me and finally gives me an opportunity to chime in. Bure deserves the highest honour by this organization. He was well loved by everyone until he got alienated by first the organization (former management) and then by the fans who had turned against him because both the Canucks and media labelled him wrongly. It's one guy against all of them. If anyone of you were him, you would do the same. Even today, years after the incident and his retirement, he gets snubbed by the organization again. Took hours before the news even went onto the main page of the site and as what? ... A one liner on the side-bar shared with Mats who played on the Canucks for 30 games. Unless you even looked there, you won't realize it was such a big news. And about a few hours later, he finally gets onto the main banner but still second to Arniel getting hired. LOL what a joke?! A lot of you guys really forgot what he did for the franchise and that is keeping it here in Vancouver. Guarantee you, if he didn't come here when he did, the Jets won't be the only Canadian team relocating in '90s. Bure brought the city to life and Vancouver hockey to where it should be. A lot of things won't happen without him. Congrats to Bure! Well deserved! FOREVER A CANUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandlakthehouse Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 It sure would look embarassing if he decided to go into the HHOF as a Panther. I've thought that it was embarassing that we don't already have his number retired. Ask anyone who the most talented player in Canucks history is - and some people want to criticize him for things that they don't even know the real story about. I'm not saying I know what the truth is. I think he didn't like being a big fish in a small pond and wanted to experience what it felt like to be a star in a major US market. How he achieved this is debatable. What isn't debatable is that he was the best HOCKEY player we've ever had. Linden, Naslund, and Smyl were captains but not everybody can be a captain and answer phones at Canuck Place and play yahtzee with the sick kids and help the old ladies cross the street. Its time for the fan's to be able to celebrate his greatness after all these years and for the organization to put on some chapstick and start kissing Bure's rear end. Again, this would just add to our negative reputation around the league and would be a gigantic punch in the crotch if Bure decided to go in as a Panther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Love how the $20 million dollar Mats Sundin shares the HHOF inductee news release/feature with Pavel on the Canucks home page. Gillis shovels $20 million at Mats,he plays half a season,comes in out of shape but shares the spotlight with Pavel on Pavel's biggest hockey day. Classy move,Canucks. Go to the Canucks 'All Time Players' regarding Pavel-no news,no notes,no features,no bio,no photo,no nothing.Squat. http://canucks.nhl.c....htm?id=8455738 Go to the Canucks 'All Time Players' regarding Mats -two pictures for his 9 goals in a Canucks uniform. The Canucks list his playoff accomplishments as a Canuck and there are twenty-seven(27) videos and fifteen (15)'features' on the legendary Canuck,Mats Sundin: http://canucks.nhl.c....htm?id=8451774 Pavel: Four time Vancouver Canuck Molson Cup winner Three time Vancouver Canuck MVP-Cyclone Taylor winner Four time Vancouver Canuck leading scorer-Cyrus H. McLean winner Five time Vancouver Canuck 'Most Exciting Player' winner Most points record as a Canucks rookie Calder Memorial Trophy (1992) NHL First All-Star Team (1994) Best Forward at Olympic Games (1998) NHL Second All-Star Team (2000, 2001) Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (2000, 2001) Played in NHL All-Star Game (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001) Pavel should be honored in statue form on the grounds of Rogers,for saving the franchise and keeping the Canucks in Vancouver. Nothing else would entice Pavel back here and the honor is fitting,while not sticking it to the corporate suits that have left Pavel without honor or distinction,despite saving their corporate bacon. Although he may not come to unveil the statue,the Canucks org will have honored him and the fans will accept that past performance may not be indicative of what we can expect going forward. The Canucks organisation have LONG held this position against Pavel ,disaffecting their best player ever and their fans long enough. If the corporate suit attitude and denial transforms one day and they begin actually honoring fans and their most beloved players over their troglodytic mindset,perhaps the big drought will end,as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Pavel Bure: Probably better than you. TOML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snucks Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 #10 should be in the rafters. I have always said this and Pavel's induction to HHOF makes the Canucks look silly. It is high time bridges were built and Pavel brought back into the fold. Perhaps one day we will have a player who is more exciting to watch and has better talent than Bure....but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehamburglar Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 ROH, sorry. Everything that happened, he shouldn't be retired. Naslund, Linden and Smyl were all Canuck legends and will always be; Bure can be thought of in other teams IMO. This helps Sedins get in though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckluv Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Management seems to have a preference for "cement hands" in the rafters. ...well maybe not naslund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckaidian Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame, and Ring of honour definetly..Bure was one of the most if not the most prolific scorer when healthy for almost a decade. For him to be in the hall of fame is right decision. But jersery retirement? Thats a different story We all know how Bure is the most exciting Canuck to ever lace up a pair of skates, we all get that...but jersey retirement is much MUCH more than just pure statistics. Jersey retirement isn't just on ice achievements, but off the ice contributions like community service, stuff like that, basically his duty as not a player, but a citizen and an employee of the organization. Bure had 10X the talent of Trevor Linden, but Lindens jersey is up there is a perfect example because he embodies what the Canucks are all about. Put it this way, Bure was here during the Olympics and didn't even make himself available to the media, kept it low key, and pretty much put his hockey accolades behind him, does that really sound like a guy that deserves this organizations HIGHEST honor? Markus Naslund cared about this team deeply and this city, can you really say the same about Pavel? Nope. Hockey Hall of Fame is a celebration of a players career, Jersey retirement celebrates the player AND the person. Pavel only played 7 seasons with the Canucks, including injuries, he shouldn't even BE in the conversation for his jersey being retired...Naslund, Smyl, Linden all had 10 or more seasons wearing a Canuck uniform. And the comparison's to Patrick Roy? Roy's exit from the Canadiens was just as tumultuous as Pavels, but guess what? Patrick Roy also singlehandedly carried them to 2 stanley cup wins, so in way, Hab fans owe a great deal to him. Pavel Bure has no stanley cups to speak of. Bure was one of the best players of his era, make no mistake about it. Patrick Roy is one of the best players in his respective position ALL TIME in the history of the National Hockey League. Big difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Canuck Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ring of honor not retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Canuck Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Love how the $20 million dollar Mats Sundin shares the HHOF inductee news release/feature with Pavel on the Canucks home page. Gillis shovels $20 million at Mats,he plays half a season,comes in out of shape but shares the spotlight with Pavel on Pavel's biggest hockey day. Classy move,Canucks. Go to the Canucks 'All Time Players' regarding Pavel-no news,no notes,no features,no bio,no photo,no nothing.Squat. http://canucks.nhl.c....htm?id=8455738 Go to the Canucks 'All Time Players' regarding Mats -two pictures for his 9 goals in a Canucks uniform. The Canucks list his playoff accomplishments as a Canuck and there are twenty-seven(27) videos and fifteen (15)'features' on the legendary Canuck,Mats Sundin: http://canucks.nhl.c....htm?id=8451774 Pavel: Four time Vancouver Canuck Molson Cup winner Three time Vancouver Canuck MVP-Cyclone Taylor winner Four time Vancouver Canuck leading scorer-Cyrus H. McLean winner Five time Vancouver Canuck 'Most Exciting Player' winner Most points record as a Canucks rookie Calder Memorial Trophy (1992) NHL First All-Star Team (1994) Best Forward at Olympic Games (1998) NHL Second All-Star Team (2000, 2001) Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (2000, 2001) Played in NHL All-Star Game (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001) Pavel should be honored in statue form on the grounds of Rogers,for saving the franchise and keeping the Canucks in Vancouver. Nothing else would entice Pavel back here and the honor is fitting,while not sticking it to the corporate suits that have left Pavel without honor or distinction,despite saving their corporate bacon. Although he may not come to unveil the statue,the Canucks org will have honored him and the fans will accept that past performance may not be indicative of what we can expect going forward. The Canucks organisation have LONG held this position against Pavel ,disaffecting their best player ever and their fans long enough. If the corporate suit attitude and denial transforms one day and they begin actually honoring fans and their most beloved players over their troglodytic mindset,perhaps the big drought will end,as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomorick Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Pavel Bure was the most talented and electrifying hockey player to play for the Canucks ever. I have been a fan since 1969 when I heard that Vancouver was finally getting an NHL team. No other player has ever had higher expectations and produced beyond them consistently. He is my favorite Canuck ever. His leaving Vancouver was due to his mistreatment by the Canucks ownership and management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobopan Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Pretty friggin ridiculous he isn't at the very least in the ROH with us. I don't care what the ???? issue is, its ridiculous the lack of respect for the most exciting and talented player in Canucks history bar none. I don;t even get it, none of this current front office was even around back during this apparent time period. Bure is the greatest Canuck of all time in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I hope the doctors are able to extract your head from where it currently resides. Bure as a Canuck in comparison to Messier as a Canuck are two completely different animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Isnt he the only Canuck in the hall of fame? Makes sense to put him in the rafters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 retire his jersey, he would be thrilled and so would canuck fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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