canuckbeliever Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 So, people on twitter are getting upset about a suicide reference which Tony Gallagher threw in his latest article. Here is the full article. The bolded part is the reference. With Vancouver general manager Jim Benning saying he’s pretty much done this summer and the team is set to start the season with its present roster, Vancouver hockey fans had best hope the new guy has pulled off one of the great steals in team history when he lifted Linden Vey from the L.A. kings for just a second-round draft choice. While the club’s prospects were certainly helped by the signing of Radim Vrbata this week, particularly if he does develop some chemistry with the Sedins or is able to aid the Swedish brothers in getting back somewhere near the form we are used to seeing, Vey is almost certain to be a vital member of the Canucks. With luck, they already have the Wakaw, Sask., native signed for the upcoming season and are just waiting to announce his deal, because if his agent is bright enough to figure out the strength of his client’s position, he’s likely to drive a lot harder bargain than did Zack Kassian’s compliant rep. By virtue of the Ryan Kesler deal and Jordan Schroeder’s departure, Vey has become the only right handed centre available for those crucial defensive zone faceoffs, which will be occurring to the right of Ryan Miller when the club is trying to protect a lead or a deadlock at critical points in hockey games. Unless you’re going to throw Kassian, Vrbata or Jannik Hansen into that kind of a pressure situation, Vey is the man — which is a pretty nice position to be in for a guy who has been undergoing some very slow cooking since he led the Western League in scoring in 2010-11, a year he would have been eligible to play in the AHL. Since then he has spent the majority of another three years in the AHL with the Kings farm team in Manchester after being taken in the fourth round of the 2009 draft, and in 18 games with the Kings this past season he managed five assists but no goals. He didn’t get a sniff of the ice in the playoffs and the Kings decided they had to off-load him or risk losing him in the waiver draft, so turned him over to a divisional rival for a virtual lottery ticket, which either shows how little they think of Vey or how little they think of the Canucks. Vey’s virtual guarantee of becoming one of the club’s centres leaves at least a couple of Canucks wondering what their roles might be. If you give Henrik Sedin the top centre spot and Nick Bonino the second-line job, the latter already stated bluntly by Benning who clearly has very set ideas of what he wants his team to look like, then you’re left asking some questions. What is to become of Bo Horvat? Is he destined for another endless season playing for nothing in London, because he’s not eligible to go to Utica yet? The kid will suicide. But he doesn’t fit the profile of a fourth-line centre and the only way around it is to play Vey on the wing somewhere and trot him out for centre duty on those draws at the crucial times, which is a lot to ask of a guy who will still be a rookie. Shawn Matthias and Brad Richardson are both hanging around as strong candidates for that role as fourth-line centre, so Horvat either plays third-line centre, starts his career out of position — hardly the way to develop your young talent — or he goes stir-crazy in junior. The fact Richardson is comfortable on the wing makes things a little easier, but there’s no question with Vey in like Flynn, there’s a possible logjam and it’s not looking terribly good for the young players period. For sure, Brendan Gaunce would now have to make it as a winger, and that would be a miracle. And unless Nicklas Jensen lights it up pretty early, it seems most of the top six wing spots are spoken for if Burrows and Kassian are to flank Bonino on the second line. Now once a season gets going, injuries will kind of thin out the picture a little bit, so there is some depth both up front and on the back with the re-signing of Yannik Weber and Luca Sbisa coming in. But it’s the quality of this depth which has to be a concern. After all, you’re not in the Northwest division anymore, the group of death the Canucks find themselves in nowadays, the exact opposite of the rollicking good times they used to enjoy when paired with Edmonton, Calgary and the then-lame Minny and Colorado franchises. If the Canucks are to make the playoffs, some guys are really going to have to step forward, Vey foremost among them. Here is an isolated version of the quote What is to become of Bo Horvat? Is he destined for another endless season playing for nothing in London, because he’s not eligible to go to Utica yet? The kid will suicide This is causing people to get upset because former Canuck Rick Rypien committed suicide in 2011. Also, you shouldnt be throwing suicide references in articles at any point. My personal take on it is that it was an extremely callous statement to make. In my eyes Gallagher made the statement to try and go with his "controversial" persona. I do not believe his intentions were evil but there was certainly no reason to make the comment. I understand why people are upset and they should be to some level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotted Zebra Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I wouldn't judge him based on one comment either, I judge him Based on the years and years of bs this guy has been putting out. I can't stand him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 The Crypt Keeper has been drinking too much of the hatorade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allt svartnar Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I like strawberries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I don't think anyone really noticed or cared much till this was posted. Still don't care. Blowing it out of proportion and end of the day newspaper writers can pretty write whatever they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckbeliever Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 I don't think anyone really noticed or cared much till this was posted. Still don't care.Blowing it out of proportion and end of the day newspaper writers can pretty write whatever they want. Right.... Why are canucks fans on twitter reacting then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Not the best thing to say but people are way too sensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 As much as I hate Gallagher that clown, stop being so sensitive. Comparing it to the Rypien thing like come on. People he's just writing an article. Chill out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 gallagher and yellow journalism are the same thing...just ask pat quinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kassian 09 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I usually don't get mad at bullshit things like this, but with the Canucks history against such things it does piss me off. Especially in reference to our star prospect Horvat. Playing in the minors will only continue his growth..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Canucks fans always blow stupid things out of proportion. Seriously, this is a non starter. It is not even an issue. It has no relevance to the Rypien situation at all. I understand people hate Gallagher but come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 He still needs to work on his whole offensive game anyways. Same problem with McCann. He's just way too good of a two-way player, that it takes away from his offensive potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSwede Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I think it is a bit distasteful but I am very sure that it was not intended to be offensive but more of a metaphor. It's a sensitive subject and maybe he could have chosen a different way of expressing himself. People are being too sensitive about it though. It would be different if Rick was mentioned but he is not. Sad to see Rypiens name being brough up in a discussion like this, I'd rather focus on the positives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks.brad Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 i read it. i don't care. i get what he is trying to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Who cares? Stop being so sensitive people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua59 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I've been reading tony for a long time and I always take what he says with a grain of salt. Another sports guy that never played any sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I don't think anyone really noticed or cared much till this was posted. Still don't care. Blowing it out of proportion and end of the day newspaper writers can pretty write whatever they want. agreed, enough of the oversensitive here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 The most embarrassing part is that he actually used the word suicide (a noun) as a verb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 poor choice of words buts it's obvious that he doesn't mean BoHo is going to bathe with a toaster if he goes back to the Knights but more implying that it's development suicide to waste time there. As I said, poor choice of words. That stated, just like it was a few fans with the racist remarks in Boston, I wouldn't mind seeing the senile old fart squirm for a while. Little karma for his tabloid style crud for way too many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prana16 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Really ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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