Phil_314 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 With this pause in play, I think this could be a great time to both look back on glorious eras of old and look forward to future glory days, and see what would be some of the all-time teams that could be created had they all been in the same era. We've had great eras with the West Coast Express, the Twins, the '82, '94 and '11 runs and there's future hope once again with the current era of young guns and Marky. With that, the challenge is to create 4 lines, 3 D pairs and your goalie tandem (plus a forward and D spare), and if you can, also briefly explain why you chose each for that spot in the lineup. Ready? Let's see your lineups! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Smyl - Linden - Bure Tiger Williams - Sedin - Sedin Naslund - Ronning - Bertuzzi Kesler - Petterson - Gradin (Tony Tanti) * Tiger Williams is the perfect winger for the Sedins. 35 goals one season and all-time NHL penalty minute leader. Nobody is getting their face speedbagged with him around. * Smyl - 88 point season, captained team to finals, retired as Canucks all time scoring leader * Linden - ditto * Sedins / Bure / Naslund / Kesler - everyone knows * Ronning - heart and fire - 85 point season, overtime king * Tanti - forgotten reliable 80s scoring machine. Tanti on the power play with the Sedins would have been something else. * Other HMs - Boudrias / Petri Skriko / Mogilny / Burrows / Patrik Sundstrom / G. Courtnall / G. Adams / B. Pederson Reinhart - Kearns Lidster - Babych Hughes - Jovanovski (Edler) * In all cases, puck moving Defenseman with scoring touch. All had 50+ point seasons as Canucks D-men, except Babych (perhaps the most offensively gifted of all) who was now older but a reliable shutdown D...and also still the only Canucks defenseman to score a hat trick. Jovo is good protection for Hughes. * Other HMs - Snepsts / Kevin McCarthy / Edler / Lumme / Ehrhoff / Jeff Brown / Ohlund Kirk McLean Richard Brodeur (Luongo) * Luongo is 3rd because of propensity for meltdowns. McLean and Brodeur kept their head on straight during big games. This is my playoff lineup. Edited March 25, 2020 by Kevin Biestra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) maclean...luongo reinhart...ohlund; hughes...babych; jovanovski... kearns...lumme d. sedin...h. sedin...bure; naslund...gradin...smyl; g. courtnall...pettersson...linden; miller...kurtenbach...bertuzzi... burrows coach quinn hm...tanti, boldirev, kesler, markstrom, larinov and tiger williams Edited March 14, 2020 by smithers joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Wow, what an exercise, thanks! D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Bure Tanti - Pettersson - Mogilny Naslund - Linden - Smyl Sundstrom - Kesler - Bertuzzi Gradin Edler - Ehrhoff Hughes - Jovanovski Lumme - Lidster Reinhart Luongo McLean 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Wow, what an exercise, thanks! D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Bure Tanti - Pettersson - Mogilny Naslund - Linden - Smyl Sundstrom - Kesler - Bertuzzi Gradin Edler - Ehrhoff Hughes - Jovanovski Lumme - Lidster Reinhart Luongo McLean My roster would be very similar, except I think I'd try Bertuzzi with the Sedins and Bure with Petey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 In no particular order (position wise).. Sedin Sedin Burr Bert Linden Nazzy Bure Kes Petterson Horvat Mo Mogilny Bieksa Lumme Salo Edler Ohlund Jovocop Kirk John Garrett (JK) Luongo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Naslund Pettersson Bure Sedin Sedin Mogilny Bertuzzi Linden Boeser Ferland Horvat Cooke Hughes Bieska Ohlund Salo Edler Ernhoff Loungo Markstrom Ferland and cookie for fun of it! Edited March 14, 2020 by Rush17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, nux4lyfe said: In no particular order (position wise).. Sedin Sedin Burr Bert Linden Nazzy Bure Kes Petterson Horvat Mo Mogilny Bieksa Lumme Salo Edler Ohlund Jovocop Kirk John Garrett (JK) Luongo No huggy bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, 73 Percent said: No huggy bear? I ran out of room..Just watched those guys play longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, nux4lyfe said: I ran out of room..Just watched those guys play longer Ah I get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 48 minutes ago, smithers joe said: maclean...luongo reinhart...ohlund; hughes...babych; jovanovski... kearns...lumme d. sedin...h. sedin...bure; naslund...gradin...smyl; g. courtnall...pettersson...linden; miller...kurtenbach...bertuzzi... burrows coach quinn hm...tanti, boldirev, kesler, markstrom, larinov and tiger williams I like your team Joe. Good combination of elite skill, hyper compete, and toughness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Bertuzzi - Pete - Bure (beastly PF and speedy gritty scorer with wizard Pete, this'll be fun) Sedin - Sedin - Burrows (for old time's sake, that cycle was something special) Pearson - Horvat - Kesler (big minute, versatile, north-south, shutdown and match-up line) Miller - Linden - Hansen (speedy, grinding two-way line that can move up the lineup) / Rypien (honorary bench player, always admired his courage; RIP) Hammer - Juice (perfect balance of stability and breakout ability for an all-round pair with some flair) Quinn - Jovocop (an exciting, mobile two-way pairing, silky smooth Hughes with Jovo's physicality) Edler - Ehrhoff (speaks for itself, a highly successful scoring pair which can hold its own) / Mitchell Luongo (loyal through good and bad times, accomplished career, former captain) Marky (liking what I'm seeing, displays clutch ability, can definitely steal wins) Edited March 14, 2020 by Phil_314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the grinder Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 gino petey bure torres cooke ruttu bertuzzi kesler naslund courtnall larianov mogilny linden / gradin /smyl / Sundstrom hughes jovo ohlund rhino erhoff salo kearns / lars lindgren/ trymakin loungo mclean Brodeur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The All Technically-Legit-If-You-Don't-Read-The-Fine-Print Team:Steve Kariya Fedor Fedorov BureMike Robitaille Richard Lemieux SundinD.Sedin H.Sedin Neely A different Taylor Hall Pettersson Naslund Richard Park Sean Pronger Mike Stevens Drew Shore Rob Murphy Felix Potvin Derek Roy Richard Brodeur 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ryan Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, NUCKER67 said: Wow, what an exercise, thanks! D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Bure Tanti - Pettersson - Mogilny Naslund - Linden - Smyl Sundstrom - Kesler - Bertuzzi Gradin Edler - Ehrhoff Hughes - Jovanovski Lumme - Lidster Reinhart Luongo McLean I'd swap Kearns for Erhoff, and that's the only change I'd make. Anyone else is because of what they did elsewhere, and not as a Canuck (ie Rick Vaive and Cam Neely) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smelling Salts Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Bure Naslund - Pettersson - Bertuzzi Smyl - Linden - Gradin Horvat - Kesler - Burrows Tanti Ohlund - Reinhart Hughes - Jovanovski Edler - Lumme Lidster Luongo McLean Edited March 15, 2020 by Smelling Salts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon.Duck Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 52 minutes ago, EmilyM said: The All Technically-Legit-If-You-Don't-Read-The-Fine-Print Team:Steve Kariya Fedor Fedorov BureMike Robitaille Richard Lemieux SundinD.Sedin H.Sedin Neely A different Taylor Hall Pettersson Naslund Richard Park Sean Pronger Mike Stevens Drew Shore Rob Murphy Felix Potvin Derek Roy Richard Brodeur No Messier though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Apologies to those who remember the 80's Canucks, was born in '88, haven't seen many clips of those guys play. 1.a) Sedin - Sedin - Miller: Thought about Burrows for old times sake, but Miller's got more offensive upside to go along with the grittiness and compete. 1.b) Bure - Petey - Mogilny: I don't think this needs an explanation. 2.a) Bertuzzi - Bo - Naslund: The line that'll hit you like a semi, and put the puck in the net before you could take a number. 2.b)Boeser - Kesler(2011) - Linden: 2 players that are always hard on the puck and defensively responsible, with a sharpshooter waiting to bury it.. Higgins I don't believe in 3rd and 4th lines. Ohlund - Hughes Ham-Juice Edler - Jovo Ehrhoff (Salo's on LTIR) Mclean Markstrom Luongo (cuz recrapture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I was born in 94 and didn't start watching until 98 so this team is reflective of who I have watched over the short tenure. Daniel-Henrik-Burrows Naslund-Morrison-Bertuzzi Pettersson-Kesler-Linden Brashear-Horvat-S.Kariya Ohlund-Sopel Edler-Bieksa Jovanovski-Salo Luongo Markstrom Chose Brashear because he was probably the most entertaining scrapper IMO this team has ever had. S.Kariya holds sentiment for me as he was the first asian decent player to play for the team, someone I looked up to and paved a way for myself to be inspired to play the game. The hype around him was pretty unreal but definitely cheered him on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Mogilny H. Sedin D.Sedin J.T. Miller Larionov Bure Naslund Pettersson Bertuzzi Torres Linden Odjick Ohlund Hughes Bieksa Salo Willie Mitchell Tanev Luongo Maclean extras: Reinhart Edler Cooke Every team needs some sand paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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