BenSurgeon Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Mark Messier was already overpaid for 15 goals a season and a last place club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Is it possible to have a thread related to Messier where we don't have to see his ball sack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thema Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Messier had Bure & Mogilny on his wings. Don't give us that crap about him not having good team mates. Messier was paid an enormous 6M per year, nearly tops in the NHL at that time. He was paid to be more than 2 or 3rd point producer on this team. Don't give us that crap about him doing his job. I think your grandma could get more points if she had Bure & Mogilny with her! He floated, never went to the net and probably delivered one body check in his 3 year tenure. Everything was done to make your Messier happy from giving him his unofficially retired number, to the captaincy and bringing in that clown Keenan. Your love of Messier is a disgrace and the hatred of Messier is most warranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Broke The Cup Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Fine! Give him his money, just don't use any money from the merchandise I bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSS Corp. Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 What a d-bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Like he doesn't have enough money as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksCupHopes Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Same old CDC. I can't believe this crap.............like kids in the playground wanting to get even for stuff that just happens. For a start I bet most of you and nearly all of the fan base were wetting themselves at the thought of the guy starting in Vancouver........typical. Suddenly now a guy who was a stellar performer in New York becomes "What really bugs me is how team management at the time completely bent over to sign this old fart to millions" Are you listening to yourselves? He was too good for the Cannucks at the time..............plain and simple. It makes me wonder if your pants have even dried out enough yet to cope with getting Doan..............who also has all the credentials to be a "sign this old fart to millions" Doan the guy that MG is being pilloried for just now because he isn't chucking the farm at. Hindsight is wonderful..............and it lives and breathes in it's essence on CDC. Last 6 seasons prior to joining the Canucks. 1991-92.......107 pts in 79 games +31 1992-93.........91 pts in 75 games -6 1993-94.........84 pts in 76 games +25 1994-95.........53 pts in 46 games +8 1995-96.........99 pts in 74 games +29 1996-97.........84 pts in 71 games +12 Obviously we should never have signed the old fart................. 1983–84 – Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers1984–85 – Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers1986–87 – Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers1987–88 – Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers1989–90 – Stanley Cup Champion – Edmonton Oilers1993–94 – Stanley Cup Champion – New York Rangers1989–90 – Hart Memorial Trophy Winner1991–92 – Hart Memorial Trophy Winner1983–84 – Conn Smythe Trophy Winner1989–90 – Lester B. Pearson Award Winner1991–92 – Lester B. Pearson Award Winner1981–82 – First Team All-Star Left Wing1982–83 – First Team All-Star Left Wing1989–90 – First Team All-Star Center1991–92 – First Team All-Star Center1983–84 – Second Team All-Star Left WingPlayed in fifteen NHL All-Star Games in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2004Played for Canada in the 1984, 1987, and 1991 Canada Cups, the 1989 IIHF World Championship, and the 1996 World Cup of HockeyPlayed for the NHL All-Stars in Rendez-Vous '87Played for the Edmonton Oilers Heritage Classic alumni team while a member of the New York Rangers.The only professional athlete to have captained two different championship teams, the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers.In 1998, he was ranked number 12 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshinefe Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Man, I hate to say it, but I think Mark Messier has actually successfully trolled Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Fever Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Wow....................Just wow, that's all that DOUCHE needs is more money !!!!!! But i guess you just can't deny all the hard work and effort he put in while he was here, oh and all the success he brought as well ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navyblue Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Mehssier is and always was a prick. The shot on Linden in the 94 scf in the dying seconds ruined any chance of me respecting him. Not that my opinion matters...But if it did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 The money you spend last season going to that game... oh yeah it went to Mark Messier:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehamburglar Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I can't stand that bald bastard. But if they put that in writing, then a contract's a contract. Not like this cash cow of a franchise can't afford it. What really bugs me is how team management at the time completely bent over to sign this old fart to millions, while at the same time nickel-and-diming Pavel Bure until he refused to even play for us. Sooooo ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 First of all I tried to plus you but I am all out. I wanted to plus you for simply taking a stand against the typical love-in for the 'I hate Messier' crowd (which includes some good friends of mine). However what you are doing is listing all the reasons for people to hate him. He was none of that here. Was it wise to sign him? YES! Look at all he had done. But then the ball went to his court.............and he failed. Now a lot was expected from him and a lot was out of his control. Lousy coach (Renney), disgruntled superstar (Bure), country club attitude, etc. But he was not the Messier of old. There was enough talent here to do more. At least make the goddamn playoffs! But nope. His visit was a disgrace. One of the darkest times in Canuck history. He is my favourite player of all time.....................but possibly my least favourite Canuck of all time. The anger and hatred is warranted. If I didn't like him so much for his non-Canuck years I would probably join in with the 'I hate Messier' crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckChuck Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I was going through the pages to see if anyone mentioned anything of this concept... so he was here for 3 years and was bought out.... How was he specifically awarded $6 mil. is what boggles my mind. I won't be surprised to see an appeal to this... *Unless* this clause specifically said that he'll get an extra years salary ($6 mill) if they do indeed raise in value... regardless if they raise up $5-100 mil. They still leveled up... lol. So, tough noogies.. But since that's the case, I feel that Mr. McKaw(k) will have to cough up half of that as he owned 50% of the team at the time. Unless there's a clause in the ownership takeover that says all debts etc. are in the hands of the Aquillini's, which I wouldn't be surprised if this is the case. Nevertheless. It's B.S, but that's what you get from an ownership (at the time) that couldn't give a rats ass unless it was to profit (aka. penny pinching *everything*), IMO, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 approx 7 or so years ago i worked at a lotto centre, and one of messier's uncles used to come by to play the 6/49. when i asked this fellow why he keeps playing the lotto since he's related to messier, the uncle simply answered "the moose is cheap". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHL Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 175 points in 207 games in a team that was gash. 1997-8 Second top points scorer to Bure with 60 pts in 82 games. The third player had 45 and the fourth player 34!!! 1998-9 Second again behind Naslund. He had 48 pts in 59 games which would have put him on course to be one point behind Naslund who had 66 pts in 80 games. Mogilny and Muckalt had 45/59 and 36/73 respectively. 1999-0 Third behind Cassels and Naslund. He had 54 pts in 66 games which would have translated to top scorer with 67, 2 ahead of Naslund and 1 ahead of Cassels. Bertuzzi had 50 in 80 games and the 5th player, Mogilny had 38!! (from 47 games) This doesn't look like a player who wasn't trying to me. And if he wasn't trying then I hate to think what the rest of the team was doing. Have a look at our roster over these years ..............basically it sucks. I repeat I think Messier was a fool to come to Vancouver. One look at the roster should have warned him off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I was going through the pages to see if anyone mentioned anything of this concept... so he was here for 3 years and was bought out.... How was he specifically awarded $6 mil. is what boggles my mind. I won't be surprised to see an appeal to this... *Unless* this clause specifically said that he'll get an extra years salary ($6 mill) if they do indeed raise in value... regardless if they raise up $5-100 mil. They still leveled up... lol. So, tough noogies.. But since that's the case, I feel that Mr. McKaw(k) will have to cough up half of that as he owned 50% of the team at the time. Unless there's a clause in the ownership takeover that says all debts etc. are in the hands of the Aquillini's, which I wouldn't be surprised if this is the case. Nevertheless. It's B.S, but that's what you get from an ownership (at the time) that couldn't give a rats ass unless it was to profit (aka. penny pinching *everything*), IMO, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksnihilist Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 crapty signing. Enuf said. Won't effect our cap hit next year, if there is a next year. Hard pill to eat - hopefully for tr past owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Messier had Bure & Mogilny on his wings. Don't give us that crap about him not having good team mates. Messier was paid an enormous 6M per year, nearly tops in the NHL at that time. He was paid to be more than 2 or 3rd point producer on this team. Don't give us that crap about him doing his job. I think your grandma could get more points if she had Bure & Mogilny with her! He floated, never went to the net and probably delivered one body check in his 3 year tenure. Everything was done to make your Messier happy from giving him his unofficially retired number, to the captaincy and bringing in that clown Keenan. Your love of Messier is a disgrace and the hatred of Messier is most warranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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