combover Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 dana murzyn. possible the slowest nhler in history and would rank high on worst puck handling decisions brent sopel if he was a super hero tripping over invisible objects at the worst time would be his special power messier. should go down in history as the worst captain and leader this francis has ever had. since his time in Vancouver when i think of the number 11 the word disgrace come to mind first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teen Icarus Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Chris Levesque, by far: http://en.wikipedia..../Chris_Levesque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 dana murzyn. possible the slowest nhler in history and would rank high on worst puck handling decisions brent sopel if he was a super hero tripping over invisible objects at the worst time would be his special power messier. should go down in history as the worst captain and leader this francis has ever had. since his time in Vancouver when i think of the number 11 the word disgrace come to mind first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 Interesting to note a lot of the more recent plugs were the ones Nonis brought in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enterin Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Ah, good old CDC.... ....where the NHL's 2nd all-time scorer, first ballot hall-of-famer and a guy with an award named for him is the "worst Canuck ever"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Messier Sucks! along with his buddy Keenan..for sure..What they did to vancouver in 94 then turn around and join our team to continue embarrassing the Canuck franchise who would of known... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsey Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Contract wise - Sundin. Huge overpayment for a guy who was at the end of his career. He did help Kesler develop though but still in terms of contract I say him. Skill wise - Maybe King, Bulis, Chouniard? -> Players who had potential but not much else.... PS. I only got into the Canucks in early 2000's so choices before that era have not been considered but obviously Messier is a good one to pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity_77 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Pavel Bure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks_fo_life Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Eric Weinrich Keith Carney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity_77 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 See? This is exactly the 2nd grader mentality that I was talking about. Imagine you're a fan of another NHL team. You come over to CDC just for a look and you see a thread where several posters are seriously calling the 2nd highest scoring player in NHL history "the worst ever"... Most, if not all would shake their heads and say "only in Canuck country"... Frankly, I find it embarrassing to be lumped in with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 That has nothing to do with how bad he sucked as a Canuck, I believe the question was who was the worst player to suit up AS A CANUCK. Sundin was HORRIBLE as a player FOR US. But as a bad team player and cancer in the room I still say it was Pavel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 No one is saying Messier is an awful player. We just hate his guts because he took the captaincy away from the greatest Canuck of all time. Score career lows. Sue almost 10 years later for money he doesnt deserve. So, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks10271999 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 messier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 No one is saying Messier is an awful player. We just hate his guts because he took the captaincy away from the greatest Canuck of all time. Score career lows. Sue almost 10 years later for money he doesnt deserve. So, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukaMui Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 My top three for worst player to ever play for the Canucks: 1) Mark Messier 2) Mark Messier 3) Mark Messier oh I would also like to inclulde: Mark f'n Messier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeeterHansen Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Oh, that's right. The Canucks overpaid for a guy who was clearly declining and couldn't single-handedly take the team to the post season, so he's clearly the "worst Canuck ever"... No wonder everyone hates Canuck fans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity_77 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 As someone already pointed out, Messier was actually the Canucks' MVP in '99-2000...as a 39 year-old. Pretty impressive for the "worst player ever to suit up", wouldn't you say? ...and Pavel???? Bure???? I think we've set a new benchmark for the "not even close" award... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeeterHansen Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 See? This is exactly the 2nd grader mentality that I was talking about. Imagine you're a fan of another NHL team. You come over to CDC just for a look and you see a thread where several posters are seriously calling the 2nd highest scoring player in NHL history "the worst ever"... Most, if not all would shake their heads and say "only in Canuck country"... Frankly, I find it embarrassing to be lumped in with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Please, please, PLEASE, tell me your not justifying Mark Messier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity_77 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Certainly not. If being the most effective player for the team and being one of the sole reasons they reach the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals is being a cancer, I'm curious how you view every other player on that roster. Throughout his time here, Pavel was a team player -- he killed penalties, sparked the team when they needed offense, and was well-liked by his teammates. Here's his best friend, Gino Odjick, on Pavel's personality. http://www.theprovin...5222/story.html Here's Geoff Courtnall: Pavel, as an individual, was very loyal to those who treated him well. He distanced himself, meanwhile, from those who tried to take advantage of him. On being a team player, Pavel backchecked, had incredible vision and above-average playmaking abilities, and demonstrated grit and tenacity. He played for his team, for the fans; his objective was to entertain the audience. He was hardly selfish. At the very end of his tenure in Vancouver, he played in spite of the many baseless rumors circulating in the media. One can argue it was his worst season, though he still finished with the most assists on the team and amongst the highest +/- ratings on the roster. Pavel was not a cancer. He always tried to honor his contracts and move on, but the team always manipulated the terms of his contracts and disputed every agreement they had made with him. The organization ultimately painted him as the villain and people took the bait. It's an absolute disgrace to call Pavel Bure a cancer or a bad team player. He played for the team. He was excited when the team experienced success. He wanted to share the Stanley Cup with this city as badly as anybody else in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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