VanIsleNuckFan Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Naslunds banner being up there makes this a no brainer, unless of course these things are about management and business, not the storied franchise...l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosbyheadshot Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I remember hearing The Canucks tried to pay him in Canadian dollars when our dollar was worth like 60cents US. They just slipped it into the contract without telling him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I guess Patrick Roy shouldn't have been retired either!! He was the only true really big high profile superstar of the Organization He sparked a mania!! Even growing up in Saskatchewan I and all of my friends would fight over who was Bure when we played shinny! Do you know who was running the team when he asked for a trade? Hell I'd probably to the same thing, plus I woulda had assault charges to deal with! Come on home Pavel!! We forgive you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyking Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I remember hearing The Canucks tried to pay him in Canadian dollars when our dollar was worth like 60cents US. They just slipped it into the contract without telling him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumbs Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I heard he woke up at a party and Messier was trying to give him a knobber. I'm not even joking. All of the rumors aside (that's what they are), I say retire the guys number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Lol Kesler wont have his number retired here...Burrows maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Garret's moustache Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I guess Patrick Roy shouldn't have been retired either!! He was the only true really big high profile superstar of the Organization He sparked a mania!! Even growing up in Saskatchewan I and all of my friends would fight over who was Bure when we played shinny! Do you know who was running the team when he asked for a trade? Hell I'd probably to the same thing, plus I woulda had assault charges to deal with! Come on home Pavel!! We forgive you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumbs Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I guess Patrick Roy shouldn't have been retired either!! He was the only true really big high profile superstar of the Organization He sparked a mania!! Even growing up in Saskatchewan I and all of my friends would fight over who was Bure when we played shinny! Do you know who was running the team when he asked for a trade? Hell I'd probably to the same thing, plus I woulda had assault charges to deal with! Come on home Pavel!! We forgive you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire_Spiky Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I gotta agree with the OP. A jersey should only be retired by a team if the player was an integral part of the team both on and off the ice. The jerseys that hang in Rogers Arena belong to Canucks that we're exactly that. All three we're leaders for this team on the ice and in the community. While they may not have been as skilled as Bure they had a bigger impact on this organization as a whole then Bure would have done even if he never left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.Tallhouse Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Agreed, get off of Bure's dick already people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Blind Mice Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Pavel Bure was easily the best player ever to wear a Canucks uniform. I saw him play many times. Every time he touched the puck the entire crowd stood up in anticipation of a possible scoring chance...even when he had just begun skating from his own end. Pat Quinn nailed it when he described him as "electrifying". OP is suggesting Kesler and Burrows deserve their sweaters retired over Bure?? Give your head a shake. Bure is one of the greatest players ever to play the game, in any era. There have been many players over the years comparable to both Kesler and Burrows. Yes, Bure had a falling out with organization in the end. That doesn't mean he disliked the city or the fans. His problem was with management, who treated him poorly. The reason the Canucks have put so much emphasis in the past on community involvement when retiring sweaters is because they haven't had any true superstars to honour. Bure was the first true star we ever had. The Sedins may be the next ones but they will never bring fans out of their seats the way Bure did on a regular basis. When it comes to retiring sweaters, achievements on the ice should trump everything else. The guy scored 60 goals twice! I remember the first time I saw Bure interviewed, before he had yet played a game for us. They asked him something like what was so special about him. What did the fans have to look forward to? He said, "I'm fastest skater in world". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I gotta agree with the OP. A jersey should only be retired by a team if the player was an integral part of the team both on and off the ice. The jerseys that hang in Rogers Arena belong to Canucks that we're exactly that. All three we're leaders for this team on the ice and in the community. While they may not have been as skilled as Bure they had a bigger impact on this organization as a whole then Bure would have done even if he never left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumbs Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 You must be the best and most exciting hockey player the organization has ever seen, single handedly ignite an entire franchise AND be a social worker to have your number retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Burrows nor Kesler will likely ever see their jerseys go up. 33/22 no doubt though. +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Garret's moustache Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Burrows nor Kesler will likely ever see their jerseys go up. 33/22 no doubt though. +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLT Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 There is a good chance that if Bure never came to Vancouver the franchise would not have survived the 90's and would no longer exhist. That is all. End of debate. BEST PLAYER to ever wear a canucks uniform. To the rafters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 You need to educate yourself on what ACTUALLY went on between Bure and the Canucks Organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Other clubs have retired numbers based solely on skill. For example, Terry Sawchuk mood was often dark, depressed. I think he also once threw a skate at one unlucky reporter. Still, he remains one of the best goalies all-time, and his number sits up in the rafters at Joe Louis Arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Good post. 5/5. Also, you don't ask to have your number retired... (Bure) I also feel we mistreated Linden with the Messier fiasco. I am surprised he actually ended up back here after the way we handled him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 There is a good chance that if Bure never came to Vancouver the franchise would not have survived the 90's and would no longer exhist. That is all. End of debate. BEST PLAYER to ever wear a canucks uniform. To the rafters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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