McBackup Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Yah, neither do I. Lot of drunk people though...who love their team and got disappointed. You'd think a few could get something going if they really wanted... How many riot starting pukes did we have anyway?? I heard that one guy who got two years. Lot of Canuck jerseys in there though. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gage Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 there is a saying "there are no stupid questions" , the title of this thread proves its wrong!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 After reading up on it a little, Calgary's Red Mile was HEAVILY enforced by police. They even had a helicopter to keep things orderly. Edmonton's celebrations during their cup run ( the "blue mile/copper kilometre") were extremely violent, causing police to clamp down on security. Vancouver also had triple the amount of people in the Red Mile on the day of the riots. And the vast majority of them left when they saw the riot starting. There were a lot of Canucks jerseys there. But that's what happens when you have a lot of drunk people downtown with a pack mentality and a riot starting. I'm not justifying what they did, but I hate how we get labelled as the bad fanbase because of a few assholes. People seem to forget about the people who cleaned up the day afterwards too, more people than participated in the riot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 there is a saying "there are no stupid questions" , the title of this thread proves its wrong!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks44219 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Wow, you really like hockey don't you? That would make you pretty young as you've obviously got your priorities mixed up. Lou love all you want. the bottom line is he is paid 5.6 mil a year to do a job. If he dosn't do it, he should be critisized. It's what happens in the REAL WORLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Light Racicot Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 You misread me. I said if the conditions are like they were in ANY city there would be a riot. I didn't say "other cities have rioted and won championships therefore we deserve one." But I don't think any fans 'deserve' a championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Well, bless your heart for saying my recent 37th birthday makes me "pretty young." But get a grip if you think anyone who doesn't agree with whatever tumbles out of your mouth or keyboard means they don't know hockey as well as you do. I'm wondering though, where do you work? Because if you think it's normal to be boo'ed at work whenever you make a mistake it must be a serious sh*t hole. You should file a complaint, because here in the REAL world that would be considered a hostile work environment and there are laws against that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Do Vancouver fans deserve the cup? The oldest player is Sami Salo and he was born in 74,playing his first season in Vancouver in 2002. Some fans were Vancouver fans from the beginning or near the beginning of the franchise in 1970. Some Canuck fans have watched and waited decades. Some fans want to see a cup win ,dreamt about it for decades upon decades. Do all fans deserve it? Sure.If you are a fan you want it and you deserve it. Tampa fans or fans in Carolina.Did they deserve it? There is no set of rules for those that 'deserve' the cup. ' Those that are fans will enjoy it and they will have 'deserved' it.Sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 It kinda seems like you are justifying it. Pack mentality, police, layout, blah blah blah. The Canuck fanbase has a lot of idiots. I am finding it increasingly difficult to get away from these idiots on a daily basis. All while, I am thinking...."if you only knew how good you have it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 The cup isn't ours, but I've invested TOO MUCH emotionally in this team. To have them not win a Stanley Cup before I die would be a sour, SOUR way to go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 After forty something years it gets old. Close is good. Better than most decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks44219 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 there is a saying "there are no stupid questions" , the title of this thread proves its wrong!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Come on princess, we all know that different jobs come with different forms of criticism. The players certainly know it. It would be great to be booed knowing that you couldn't ever get fired and that your contract was guaranteed no matter how awful you perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I am not saying it was okay. I am saying why it happened. That's not what justifying is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEwantCUP Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 true fans "deserve" the cup, we all desperately want the Canucks to win it, because they're the team we cheer for. A Stanley Cup winning city doesn't "deserve" anything, true fans that never jump off the bandwagon and beat the drum of their team as loud as they can (while not being obnoxious) "deserve" to see their deserving team win it all. The players deserve it, true fans just want them to have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 K well thanks for that. The "few" Canuck fan assholes who did partake in the riot -and otherwise - sure seem to be multiplying at an alarming rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Like I've said before, bandwagoners. Every franchise has them. I have family in Alberta that whine about the Flames' bandwagoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick-in-Rink Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Definitely no point in rubbing it into someones face. I watch most the games too and I live in England atm, but I will be home for 2nd round baby!!! and I just ordered a vintage hat that will be waiting for me at my parents house when I get back!! hahaha But I guess everybody perceives what they deserve out of being a fan in a different way. I feel that the fact that I'm watching most the games during the year from England and staying up till 3am waiting for puck drop still doesn't mean that I deserve the cup. I just view it as a team a really like watching, makes me feel like I'm still connected to home in a way when I'm gone. I do respect your opinion though because I have many friends that hold a similar view as yourself when it comes to what they deserve from being a Canucks fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi Babe Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Of course the fans deserve it. Bandwagoneer groupies don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaeneir Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 This team and every player on it deserves to win the Cup. They've put in the effort over the years, they put their bodies on the line and they just need one outstanding performance to get them there. This team's "fans"? No, not really. Some of em deserve a part of the glory, some deserve to share in the happiness and celebration, but not all. The fair-weather fans who jump on and off the bandwagon, the ones who kick the team when it's down, the ones who have an undeserved sense of self-entitlement standing on their soapboxes preaching to the world about how they deserve more from this team... no, they deserve no part in this team's success. Oh, you pay for your tickets, and you pay for your jerseys, and you pay for banners and mugs and flags, you must deserve a good performance! NO! Absolutely not! You deserve a night of entertainment put on by two teams competing! You deserve the memorabilia you paid for and do with it as you please! If you buy UFC tickets to see Georges St. Pierre fight and he loses, you do not get your money back! Quit your crying that "I paid to see a good on-ice product and they didn't deliver." No. You did not pay for the on-ice product. You paid for a seat in an arena with 18,000+ other people! You rented a seat for a few hours and you get to watch a show! Don't like it? Watch from home, it's free! Enough with your entitled self-important crap! You people, and you know who you are, find crap to piss and moan about during a 7 game win streak. Get over yourselves. If a fan cannot support the team when it's down and needs the support most, they deserve no part of the team's success when it is at it's best. Jeesus.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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