erkayloomeh Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 careful what you wish for Ottawa. he aint that bad. EK should keep his contract comments to himself by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 4 hours ago, RRypien37 said: lol people have WAY too much time on their hands if a sports team has that big of an influence on their life... I disagree and think you're using an elitist stance. Why are you on this forum so much complaining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Imagine this board if Aquilini started to pull some Melnyk-esque moves and Canucks fans started acting this way. There would be a nonstop flood of posts about how the team deserves to move because the fanbase is just so bad. Of course, we have those posts all the time already, but I imagine it would be a hundred times worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Bob.Loblaw said: The state of the Canucks, good or bad, 100% influences the way I spend my time and money (watch and buy more/less games). Just like you. Yes. Because you know me. I haven't watched a full Canuck's game in well over 1.5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 4 hours ago, HerrDrFunk said: You've made over 3000 posts on a sports team's forum. In 4 years. Which equals about 2 posts per day. Most of which was done in the first year I had the account or random sporadic days. Not sure how this applies to people spending time and money on a BILLBOARD, but sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Melnyk has been a total prick towards his teams fan base in the media. Hold the team ransom "Well if you don't show up, I'm moving the team" Guy's a douche and deserves the hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 30 minutes ago, RRypien37 said: In 4 years. Which equals about 2 posts per day. Most of which was done in the first year I had the account or random sporadic days. Not sure how this applies to people spending time and money on a BILLBOARD, but sure. I can pretty much guarantee the time spent on a billboard was infinitesimal compared to the time you've spent more time on CDC. Plus, as it was crowdfunded, it's not like someone blew their savings on it. I mean, I have enough love for the Canucks to chip in a few bucks for a billboard if I thought it would help get Eriksson's contract moved. Don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 He's the worst owner in hockey, and given how he's treated his fanbase and likely some of his players he deserves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 49 minutes ago, HerrDrFunk said: I can pretty much guarantee the time spent on a billboard was infinitesimal compared to the time you've spent more time on CDC. Plus, as it was crowdfunded, it's not like someone blew their savings on it. I mean, I have enough love for the Canucks to chip in a few bucks for a billboard if I thought it would help get Eriksson's contract moved. Don't you? 38 minutes ago, Coconuts said: He's the worst owner in hockey, and given how he's treated his fanbase and likely some of his players he deserves it. Wondering how much cash his own players kicked in for the billboards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 14 minutes ago, luckylager said: Wondering how much cash his own players kicked in for the billboards... Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised. Wouldn't be surprised if a few ex-Sens were in on it too. I understand it's a business and you've got to make money but he's alienated his fanbase and given Ottawa's internal cap it makes it a challenge for any GM hired to be truly competitive. Ottawa fans deserve an owner who won't handcuff the team and spit in the face of it's fanbase the way Melnyk does. It's embarrassing that a team can unearth a gem like Karlsson but be too cheap to keep him, how long will a team continue to rebuild if it's never going to be willing to pay it's franchise players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 11 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised. Wouldn't be surprised if a few ex-Sens were in on it too. I understand it's a business and you've got to make money but he's alienated his fanbase and given Ottawa's internal cap it makes it a challenge for any GM hired to be truly competitive. Ottawa fans deserve an owner who won't handcuff the team and spit in the face of it's fanbase the way Melnyk does. It's embarrassing that a team can unearth a gem like Karlsson but be too cheap to keep him, how long will a team continue to rebuild if it's never going to be willing to pay it's franchise players? It goes beyond the internal players' salary cap. Apparently the team is also understaffed and the Canadian Tire Centre is aging more quickly than it should because they doesn't want to pay the money required to maintain the building properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, Brad Marchand said: It goes beyond the internal players' salary cap. Apparently the team is also understaffed and the Canadian Tire Centre is aging more quickly than it should because they doesn't want to pay the money required to maintain the building properly. Damn, I didn't know about those bits. He's shooting the organization in the foot if he's not even willing to maintain a building he'll inevitably have to repair or replace. He's a billionaire yet you've gotta wonder if he's billionaire enough to be able to afford an NHL team. It's not looking that way. It'll be interesting to see if he fires back at these billboards. Things are gonna get really ugly in Ottawa these next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks-12 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 They won’t care about what the fans think. Fans will still show up to games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 29 minutes ago, Canucks-12 said: They won’t care about what the fans think. Fans will still show up to games. They aren't, which is why Melnyk threw a tantrum earlier in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivethej Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Habs fans should be doing the same to Molson since he refuses to fire Bergevin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhorvat Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 27 minutes ago, fivethej said: Habs fans should be doing the same to Molson since he refuses to fire Bergevin. Bergevin must have some serious dirt on Molson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Calgary's ownership group seems to like holding the fans at gunpoint threatening to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Makes me wonder if the stress of the deadline had any impact of Karlssons current family situation. Stress related perhaps. I don't know details. I'd be packing up and moving if I was him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 2018-03-19 at 10:39 PM, fivethej said: Habs fans should be doing the same to Molson since he refuses to fire Bergevin. I’m thinking Bergevin is done at season end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Fans are tools. It's his team and his business. it really hasn't been that bad there. I would be more pissed at the GM for the Duchene and Burrows trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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