Mase_Raymond_21 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Niloc009 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Bure played like mason raymond, except he didn't fall down & always drove to the net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Diem Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I am actually curious to see absolutely no mention of the Sedins. Where do ppl rank them amongst the all time Canucks? They are not flashy players, but watching some of the videos of them dominating the puck on the offensive zone is breath taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fagin Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Why is that? care to explain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Nobody can argue that Bure,now in the Hall of Fame,is one of if not the fan favourite of this and the last generation. Most exciting Canucks forward I ever watched in the NHL and save Orr,Coffey,Gretz and a select few others like Mario and Denis Potvin or Mike Bossy,Pavel ranked up there. I certainly don't think of Harold Snepts in that category of elite talent. I can't see the suits dissing one another and honoring Pavel with anything but a statue down at the rink is what will fill the void in a classy manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Best pure goal scorer? Absolutely. Best Canuck? Not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 So how long is long enough to have your number retired? One could easily argue that Messier was a greater hockey player. Is three seasons here enough? I don't think so. Just as I don't think 7 seasons is enough unless there was far more to it like stanley cup victories. When you add in the way he left I just can't see retiring his number here. Snepsts played here 12 seasons. Should he have had his number retied? He was an all-star and a huge fan favorite here as well. Where do you draw the line? Btw, what a player does on the ice is what gets you into the HHoF. What a player does on and off the ice (in the dressing room and the community) is what often gets his number retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomorick Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I feel sorry for most of the posters who are posting negative against Pavel. They obviously didn't get to see his magic. Watching a few replays posted here doesn't begin to clue you in to who and what Pavel was. Superstar is how to describe him. Totally one of the greatest hockey talents to have ever played. Maybe not the best player to have ever played hockey, but he was the most electrifying and exciting player to have ever played in the NHL. I am 55 years old and I saw the classic Orr goal live, watched Gretsky break into the NHL, same with Lemieux, Bossy, Trottier, Potvin. Used to watch hockey night in Canada in black and white tv, because only the well off had colour tv. Bure was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Cliff Ronning explains all about Pavel at the 9:24 mark on Wed the 27th on NW Sports talk: http://www.cknw.com/...ault/index.aspx Let Cliffy explain Pavel to you if you are confused or just a goof / ignoramus regarding his personality,talent and skill level. "He took the team over the top and was a quiet,shy person.Gino always watched his back. He was a great team mate and a great competitor and all of us that really know him always speak highly of him. Pavel Bure was a great team player and one of the most exciting players,not just in Canucks history but all time history. His legacy....is his excitement, he made you go to the rink,he made people pay to watch hockey,that's for sure. He was a young kid and did not speak the best english and maybe he did not get the best advice. He always played and always had a smile on his face. Pavel Bure on ice was the best player -offensively-that the Canucks ever had.He was very exciting and he made a lot of kids want to play hockey. Retiring a jersey is an ownership and management issue. The biggest honor is to enter the hockey hall of fame. I would like to see it- Pavel's jersey retired in Vancouver.He was a young kid that came here.He was a good team mate.He was a good player. First time in Canucks history he was a player that others came to see. When we went to different rinks fans would show up for him,looking for him. He was a star on the road . A kid that comes from Moscow,could barely speak english and he said he would be a great kplayer and said he would score 50 goals and be a star. He walked the walk.He did it and that's the way I see it. He is a big part of what the Canucks did in the past. Hopefully another kid will play for the Canucks that plays just like Bure and idolized the way he played. It will be better for the fans,as well. He was one entertaining player." Cliff Ronning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Bure was overdue place in Hall of Fame, say Canucks teammates Odjick, Courtnall witnessed Russian Rocket's incredible skill, work ethic By Jim Jamieson, The Province June 27, 2012 This site would not allow the photo of Pavel and Gino together. Vancouver Canucks Gino Odjick (left) and Pavel Bure chat during a training session in Whistler in 1996. The Canucks enforcer became close friends with the Russian during his time in Vancouver. Photograph by: BONNY MAKAREWICZ , PROVINCE Two players who knew Pavel Bure the best when he wore the Canucks uniform said it was about time the superstar winger was recognized after he was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Bure, the most exciting player to ever play for the Canucks and a five-time 50-goal scorer, had been passed over by the Hall for several years. “I think for whatever reason there’s a little bit of prejudice [by the HHOF] toward Russian players in the NHL, so I’m not surprised [it’s taken some time],” said former Canuck Geoff Courtnall, who lives in Victoria. “But they were probably getting so much pressure that how could they overlook this guy for so many years. “I think he deserves to get a lot of recognition, especially in Vancouver. When I left here [as a free agent in 1995], that kid was the best player on the team and he was the reason the team was able to attract the fan base and build the new rink.” Bure’s case was likely also helped by the fact that former teammate and countryman Igor Larionov, as well as Peter Stastny and Anders Hedberg, have been added to the HHOF selection committee in recent years. “I knew it was just a matter of time before the Hall called his name,” said popular enforcer Gino Odjick, who lives in the Vancouver area but was reached in Osoyoos, where he was speaking at the Aboriginal Economic Leadership Conference. Odjick, who became close friends with the Russian Rocket when he arrived in Vancouver in the fall of 1991, said he knew Bure was going to be something special right from the beginning. “I knew he was going to be a good player when I watched him play, but after listening to him talk and hearing his mentality on things, I knew he was going to be great,” said Odjick. “He made himself into a superstar with training and hard work.” Odjick witnessed Bure’s two 60-goal seasons and many of his other electrifying highlights while a Canuck, but one of the strongest memories was in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final against the Rangers in 1994 when he was ejected for high-sticking Jay Wells. “We went back in the room where they sharpen skates and he cried a little bit,” said Odjick, who didn’t dress for the game. “We knew how important those games were and how big an opportunity it was. I remember the desire he had to bring a Stanley Cup to Vancouver.” Odjick said he hadn’t spoken yet with Bure, who’s currently in Russia, but will be at the HHOF induction ceremony in November in Toronto. “The friendship we created with each other is something that was special,” said Odjick. Courtnall also had a special bond with Bure, who arrived in Vancouver as a 20-year-old speaking little English. Nine years older, Courtnall helped with the transition. “I helped him get his apartment, arranged for all his cable TV and phone and set up his banking,” said Courtnall. “When he got here I was one of the older guys and just wanted to help him out. I knew he was going to be a huge part of our team.” Courtnall had actually introduced himself to Bure the spring (1991) when he was playing for Canada at the world hockey championships. “His English wasn’t very good, but I said to him at the first faceoff, ‘So when are you going to come and play for us in Canada?’” said Courtnall. “He turned to me and said, ‘Soon, very soon.’” Courtnall remembers how Bure had the deadly combination of high-end talent and insatiable work ethic. “The biggest thing that I saw from Pavel — he had all the skill and the talent — but his commitment to the game and to getting better and winning was amazing,” said Courtnall. “I trained with him in the summer a few times and it was crazy how hard he worked out. I’d work out with him early in the morning and I’d ask him what he was going to do in the afternoon. He’d say, ‘Oh, I’m playing tennis and then I’ve got another workout at 4.’ “He was just a phenomenal player. To watch him, there wasn’t anybody who could skate as fast or stickhandle as fast and have the skill to finish.” The two became good friends who still keep in touch. “He came to my retirement in St. Louis,” said Courtnall. “He was crying, just as much as I was. We’re still close. I’m just happy for him.” Former Canucks captain Markus Naslund also offered his congratulations to Bure from Ornskoldsvik, Sweden. “He was an exceptional player, unique in many ways given the way he could score with his explosiveness and speed,” said Naslund. “I’m really happy for him to get into the Hall.” jjamieson@theprovince.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty085 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 By the time they retire the Sedins will be the best players we've ever had by a landslide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZCanuck Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Always been a huge Bure fan. I've still never watched another player that had the skill that he brought. In saying that, Best Canuck ever = Trevor Linden Best Player ever for the Canucks = Pavel Bure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Easily the most skilled Canuck ever. But my vote for the "best" Canuck ever goes to Linden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 ....Unfortunately they don't compare to Bure.This would be obvious to all who watched him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I feel sorry for most of the posters who are posting negative against Pavel. They obviously didn't get to see his magic. Watching a few replays posted here doesn't begin to clue you in to who and what Pavel was. Superstar is how to describe him. Totally one of the greatest hockey talents to have ever played. Maybe not the best player to have ever played hockey, but he was the most electrifying and exciting player to have ever played in the NHL. I am 55 years old and I saw the classic Orr goal live, watched Gretsky break into the NHL, same with Lemieux, Bossy, Trottier, Potvin. Used to watch hockey night in Canada in black and white tv, because only the well off had colour tv. Bure was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Actually,this is the 'Is Bure the best Canuck ever? ' thread. It should not be confused with the 'Should Bure be honored with jersey retirement or the RoH?' thread. Bure was the fan favourite of the majority of a generation of Canucks fans. Pavel was not ten years of high end mediocrity that sells tickets for the suits while they prepare to cash out the franchise. Pavel was end-to-end action every single shift at breakneck speed. Pavel was beloved by the MAJORITY of Canucks fans for what he gave us and that was pure hockey fantasy on ice each and every shift and night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Bure did most of his accomplishments during the "dead puck era" with the condoned clutching & grabbing/low scoring time period. He also had to contend with the 2 line pass rule and crappy line mates (like dog poocher Messier) Bure saved this franchise from being moved and or bankruptcy (before his time hardly anyone went to our games) Bure is the best Canuck to ever play on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Bure did most of his accomplishments during the "dead puck era" with the condoned clutching & grabbing/low scoring time period. He also had to contend with the 2 line pass rule and crappy line mates (like dog poocher Messier) Bure saved this franchise from being moved and or bankruptcy (before his time hardly anyone went to our games) Bure is the best Canuck to ever play on this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Actually,this is the 'Is Bure the best Canuck ever? ' thread. It should not be confused with the 'Should Bure be honored with jersey retirement or the RoH?' thread. Bure was the fan favourite of the majority of a generation of Canucks fans. Pavel was not ten years of high end mediocrity that sells tickets for the suits while they prepare to cash out the franchise. Pavel was end-to-end action every single shift at breakneck speed. Pavel was beloved by the MAJORITY of Canucks fans for what he gave us and that was pure hockey fantasy on ice each and every shift and night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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