[GDT] Canucks vs. Blackhawks | January 2nd, 2020! | 7:00pm PT, SNP | Decade vs. Decade

[JM_]

Hawks fans at Rogers are usually very obnoxious, so I'm hoping for a crushing defeat for them. No injuries or anything, just embarrassment. 

[Toni Zamboni]

have not posted on CDC since last year, been way to long!   

[Silent Man]

Great job on GDT post, thank you so much, Roberts!

Happy New Year, all the best, GCG!!!

 

[yes we can nucks]

Let's start the decade out right. Nucks win and keep their streak alive. 5-1.

Happy new decade, all.  It's the decade we win the Cup!

And oh yeah...fire Green.  Just wanted to be the first to say it here this year! 

Edited January 1, 2020 by yes we can nucks
Additional thoughts

[ItTakesAnArmy]

3 hours ago, 10pavelbure96 said:

I'll never forget that hit. Gillis should  never have let Willie walk. Oh well

AV and Mitchell were against each other, AV said Willie should have played through a little ding, WM disagreed and was in the doghouse after, with Coho and Grabner, AV just refused to play those in his doghouse, Willie, Coho, Grabner and Ballard. Glass stated the same thing when AV told him he had to take on Boogaard, the only way to get icetime.

[Gawdzukes]

For those youngsters that don't know how the Hawks rose to power, previous to their fall from grace.

 

Bill Wirtz was the owner/President of the Blackhawks for 41 years. He was an ahole and a rich one too. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer founder of America type guy. and the first guy that introduced home blackouts. According to Wilkipedia, "As Wirtz explained it, broadcasting regular-season home games was unfair to season-ticket holders.^[5] 

 

Wirtz (via his stake in the Wirtz Corporation) was most notable as owner of the Chicago Blackhawks; Wirtz Realty, a large real estate owner in Chicago; and Judge & Dolph Ltd., a major liquor distributor selling over 33 percent of all liquor in Illinois. Wirtz Corp. also has interests in banking and insurance, and co-owned the United Center with Jerry Reinsdorf. Crain's Chicago Business in 2004 estimated the company's 2003 revenues as US$1.3 billion. Overall, it is estimated that Bill Wirtz's personal holdings (including stock in several companies, including Alberto-Culver and Firstar Bank) were worth about US$3 to $4 billion.

 

I'll let you draw the conclusions.,

 

As I remember it in the 90's the Hawks vs the wings was a spectacle to behold, Probert at his best, Joey tough guy Kocur ... trust me he's tough .... Stu Grimson (The Grim Reaper), and Mike Peluso were absolutely insane. Throw in Yzerman, Fedorov, Larmer, Roenick (Kesler on steroids) It was beautiful. Anyways ... on to the recorded history of the Blackhawks from hockey db

 

 

Especially notice the sucking from 1995 - 2006 ... this was in a day where there were no loser points and only 22 teams as of 1991. They had a deadly team in the early 90's and then Wild Bill got weird and started hoarding his money starting with the Blackhawks, they tire-fired for the next 13 years until he died in 2007 from fcancer. 

 

"His son Peter Wirtz was named the new owner of the Blackhawks the following day; Peter Wirtz eventually passed responsibility to his brother Rocky  During a tribute and moment of silence for Bill Wirtz during the Blackhawks' home opener on October 6, 2007, the crowd booed the proceedings.^{[13][14] "Wikipedia""}

 

So, after years and years of sucking they drafted Keith, Seabrook, Toews, Kane, Bufuglien, Burish, Brouwer, Jalmarsson, Crawford, Bolland, Bickell and won a couple cups. NOW THAT'S A TANK!!!!!!

 

Unfortunately for the tank/draft pick crowd that $&!# doesn't fly in Canada. There is no way we're going to purposely fail like the Hawks for 13 years. It was part of Wirth's philosophy, he tightened up the purse strings as he got older like any Billionaire would do.

 

Side note: I once had a staring contest with Doug Gilmour in the bowels of GM place. He was such a cool douche. 5'8, black leather jacket, and two 6 ft blonde models flanking his side. EDIT: This happened.

 

Yep, you guessed er. I'm drunk!

 

Go Canucks Go!!!  

 

 

Edited January 1, 2020 by Gawdzukes

[higgyfan]

1 hour ago, Gawdzukes said:

If you use their real 4th line with Glass Malhotra/Lapierre Torres and insert Higgins and Hansen that decade kills this team. This way it's close.

 

That Mitchell hit was deadly ... just goes to show you GM is a tricky business. I thought Gillis made the right decision ... but no

I find a lot of fans overlook how outstanding that team was.  So many players were in their prime and there was a terrific balance of skill, tenacity and physicality.  8 players with +40pt season and top points in the regular season.  They were so much fun to watch and at times, seem to win games without breaking a sweat.

 

The 2011 run was incredible when you think of those games on the way to the final match up.  Of course the Boston series was devastating for a variety of reasons and it had a crushing effect on the team and fans.  We all know the history, but it shouldn't take away from the fact that they truly were a great the team.

 

This current team is still in its formative years and has a ways to go to reach the pinnacle that the former team achieved. Reaching game 7 of the SC final; the most difficult championship to win, is a long journey that takes a tremendous effort by every player on the team.

 

 

 

[EdgarM]

15 minutes ago, yes we can nucks said:

Let's start the decade out right. Nucks win and keep their streak alive. 5-1.

Happy new decade, all.  It's the decade we win the Cup!

And oh yeah...fire Green.  Just wanted to be the first to say it here this year! 

If he can continue to get the team to play inspired, 60 minute games, he can stick around for a little longer. 

[EdgarM]

8 minutes ago, higgyfan said:

I find a lot of fans overlook how outstanding that team was.  So many players were in their prime and there was a terrific balance of skill, tenacity and physicality.  8 players with +40pt season and top points in the regular season.  They were so much fun to watch and at times, seem to win games without breaking a sweat.

 

The 2011 run was incredible when you think of those games on the way to the final match up.  Of course the Boston series was devastating for a variety of reasons and it had a crushing effect on the team and fans.  We all know the history, but it shouldn't take away from the fact that they truly were a great the team.

 

This current team is still in its formative years and has a ways to go to reach the pinnacle that the former team achieved. Reaching game 7 of the SC final; the most difficult championship to win, is a long journey that takes a tremendous effort by every player on the team.

 

 

 

It takes a different breed to be successful in the playoffs and players with a lot of character. This team has yet to be tested yet but with character players such as Petey, Miller, Marky, Jake, Roussel and Hughes, I see good things ahead for this team and its fans. 

[higgyfan]

dbl post

Edited January 1, 2020 by higgyfan

[Roberts]

The leafs haven't won a single playoff series this decade.

 

just like last decade

[Shift-4]

Still fun beating these jerks

 

Go Canucks Go!!!!

[Toyotasfan]

These 5 wins against division rivals ahead of us in the standings have been HUGE . We went from the brink of extinction to contenders. I hope The Canucks can keep it going in 2020 . Happy new year,

go Canucks go !

[Pete M]

Let's go Canucks!

 

Start the New Year with a couple wins at home, then get'r done on the Eastern road trip!

[Roberts]

to think that the Canucks are nearly first in the pacific, but at the same time are also nearly out of a wild card spot.

[billabong]

Has anyone ever bought tickets through the student rush program?

 

 

do you have to show them a student ID at the door to get in? 

[Gawdzukes]

30 minutes ago, Roberts said:

The leafs haven't won a single playoff series this decade.

 

just like last decade

OMG, could you imagine TSN and Sportscenter.

 

Kipper would wake everyone up in Canada like Santa Claus screaming, "leaves win cup, leaves win cup".

 

And that's just one series.

 

[bree2]

57 minutes ago, EdgarM said:

It takes a different breed to be successful in the playoffs and players with a lot of character. This team has yet to be tested yet but with character players such as Petey, Miller, Marky, Jake, Roussel and Hughes, I see good things ahead for this team and its fans. 

Boeser, Demko, Ferland, Pearson, Horvat, Edler and Tanev also

[milk and honey]

Eriksson with a hatty

 

+1 If Canucks are gonna win 

[EdgarM]

8 minutes ago, bree2 said:

Boeser, Demko, Ferland, Pearson, Horvat, Edler and Tanev also

Yes Edler and Tanev have been warriors for us in the playoffs although not part of the "up and coming" young core. I sure wish Ferland did not have concussion issues as he would be key in the playoffs and I think its too early to assess Demko just yet.