Nucks89 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Was he destined to be a top pairing D? He seemed to skate really well. Furthermore, should the Canucks retire his #? What happened to him was tragic. His memory should live on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 we can't even stop treating them like 1 dimensional videogame characters after they've been dead for almost a decade? come on, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Can we bring back the negatives just for this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycanuckleheads Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 At his draft, it looked like he was destined to be a top-2 defenseman. But, by the time he died, 2nd or 3rd pairing seemed a lot more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobar Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 If I remember right we were looking to trade him because he hadnt lived up to what management wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Please stay classy people. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrissex95 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 2 hours ago, tas said: we can't even stop treating them like 1 dimensional videogame characters after they've been dead for almost a decade? come on, folks. I don't see why his potential career isn't a valid topic for discussion. I mean, it's been a long time and we all know him because he was drafted to play hockey for the Canucks. As long as his memory isn't disrespected, why not discuss where his career was heading? Hockey was certainly a big part of his life. As to the original post, no his number should not be retired. There is a difference between dying young and making the contributions to the organization of Linden, Sedin, Sedin, etc. There are ways to memorialize Bourdon, perhaps in a walkway that features "gone too soon" players like Bourdon, Maki, Rypien, Demitra, etc. But jersey retirement is a separate matter with a different purpose, and I would try not to mix the meanings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City-in-state-of-emergency Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Sorry to say but Luc is no Wayne Maki and Luc was almost traded too before his passing due to concerns on his skating and development. Some even say he wanted out of Vancouver who knows Luc is gone and we will live with what ifs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickly Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 These Bourdon threads have been created over and over for years now. Give it a rest ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brovat Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 I’ll always remember Luc because of Alex Burrows and his goal celebrations. If there is an afterlife he was on Alex’s shoulder when he scored in game 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanGnome Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 31 minutes ago, Kevin Biestra said: I don't see why his potential career isn't a valid topic for discussion. I mean, it's been a long time and we all know him because he was drafted to play hockey for the Canucks. As long as his memory isn't disrespected, why not discuss where his career was heading? Hockey was certainly a big part of his life. As to the original post, no his number should not be retired. There is a difference between dying young and making the contributions to the organization of Linden, Sedin, Sedin, etc. There are ways to memorialize Bourdon, perhaps in a walkway that features "gone too soon" players like Bourdon, Maki, Rypien, Demitra, etc. But jersey retirement is a separate matter with a different purpose, and I would try not to mix the meanings. Because enough is enough. Who cares what his potential could have been, or if he could have ever lived up to it? He's gone, that's life. Life moves on, and sorry to say but anyone focused on and hung up over a player drafted 12 years ago and what he could have meant to the team needs to give their head a shake. Put it into perspective, this literally does not matter and that's not a disrespect to the person Luc was or his memory now or ever. It's simply fact, deal with it however best you can and move on. If you were a member of his immediate/extended family, I could see, but you certainly wouldn't be talking about him in the context of hockey, it would be of him as a person, and it's a pretty safe bet you didn't know him, moreover you wouldn't be reminiscing on a public forum, you would be doing so privately. As for the OP, troll thread is troll. This was posted probably immediately after it was announced the Canucks drafted Hughes. Mods would be able to see the exact timestamps, all we see are relative times. I say lock this one up and throw away the key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 bad form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn12 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 What is this disrespectful thread still doing up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRich Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Holy debbie-downer yo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedinMadness Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Can we say Trolling. lock this thread up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive-By Body Pierce Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 1 hour ago, VanGnome said: Because enough is enough. Who cares what his potential could have been, or if he could have ever lived up to it? He's gone, that's life. Life moves on, and sorry to say but anyone focused on and hung up over a player drafted 12 years ago and what he could have meant to the team needs to give their head a shake. Put it into perspective, this literally does not matter and that's not a disrespect to the person Luc was or his memory now or ever. It's simply fact, deal with it however best you can and move on. If you were a member of his immediate/extended family, I could see, but you certainly wouldn't be talking about him in the context of hockey, it would be of him as a person, and it's a pretty safe bet you didn't know him, moreover you wouldn't be reminiscing on a public forum, you would be doing so privately. As for the OP, troll thread is troll. This was posted probably immediately after it was announced the Canucks drafted Hughes. Mods would be able to see the exact timestamps, all we see are relative times. I say lock this one up and throw away the key. It's hockey discussion for hockey fans. Discussing what Bourdon might have achieved, or what Neely would have achieved if he'd stayed with the Canucks (or Rick Vaive or Bill Derlago or Murray Bannerman or anyone else of significance) is just that - hockey discussion for hockey fans. And it's actually pretty detailed discussion requiring knowledge of Canucks and/or NHL history, which beats the "hockey talk" that I hear on the airwaves most of the time. You can only take so much of "will Edler waive" and "Tanev gets hurt too much" and "would Dave Pratt sleep with Kate Upton after three beers" before I wouldn't mind something else. Talking about historical players and events isn't being "hung up" on anything. Why not talk about Luc Bourdon? What is it hurting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Quinn12 said: What is this disrespectful thread still doing up here I really don't get why him dying means we can't talk about him as a hockey player ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanGnome Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 23 minutes ago, Kevin Biestra said: It's hockey discussion for hockey fans. Discussing what Bourdon might have achieved, or what Neely would have achieved if he'd stayed with the Canucks (or Rick Vaive or Bill Derlago or Murray Bannerman or anyone else of significance) is just that - hockey discussion for hockey fans. And it's actually pretty detailed discussion requiring knowledge of Canucks and/or NHL history, which beats the "hockey talk" that I hear on the airwaves most of the time. You can only take so much of "will Edler waive" and "Tanev gets hurt too much" and "would Dave Pratt sleep with Kate Upton after three beers" before I wouldn't mind something else. Talking about historical players and events isn't being "hung up" on anything. Why not talk about Luc Bourdon? What is it hurting? Take the OP post into consideration, my last statement then revisit the need for this thread. Bourdon is certainly not the most prolific player we have ever drafted if you want to take it there, so outside of his untimely demise what warrants the incessant digging up of what this player would, or would not have done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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