MatthiasScores Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Watching tonight's game I wasn't overly impressed (neither was expecting to be with nothing in the game inventively). However, at the end of the game when Ryan Smyth (who deserves every bit of the farewell he got) was doing his lap of honor and the canucks came back out, I felt extremely impressed. My chest was six inches out of its place. Led by henrik, the team really took a big step in the right direction in terms of changing the image of the organization. For too long we have been viewed as the "dirtiest, cheapest, and overall most hated" team in the league. But tonight I felt proud to call myself a canucks fan, a fan of a team that was led by a proud leader and displayed an act of supreme class and sportsmanship by coming back out and shaking smyth's hand. With linden here too, things are already looking up! Go canucks Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silfverberg Snipes Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 You know what not being hated tells me? We suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorevat Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I'm seeing a lot of comments on hockey boards where fans of other teams saying how classy the canucks team was. Usually used to seeing comments bashing the "dirty" "hair pulling" canucks but this was refreshing to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat James Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 You know what not being hated tells me? We suck. Go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish elite3 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 You know what not being hated tells me? We suck. Your a nice positive fellow all the time eh? Maybe take your negativity elsewhere, are you a canucks fan or just a everyday troll who has nothing better to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stoch Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 That "dirty and cheap" image was created by the media. We were no more dirty or cheap than a lot of other teams but any time our players did something remotely dirty, the media would jump all over it and blow it up for everyone to see. As long as the Sedins continue being sportsmanlike, haters will always call them soft. Canucks just need to focus on being a good team again and not caring about what image they have around the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Wanna see a classless team? Look at the Bruins. There isn't a single guy on that team that isn't a gutless puke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Iginla is classsy thats about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silfverberg Snipes Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Your a nice positive fellow all the time eh? Maybe take your negativity elsewhere, are you a canucks fan or just a everyday troll who has nothing better to do? My presence is needed to counter the constant influx of Dragonfruit's on this board. And yeah, I'm a Canucks fan but I'm not a troll. I actually should be studying but ... so many distractions... Go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themcdeal Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 didn't iginla do the same thing when Linden play his last game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 didn't iginla do the same thing when Linden play his last game? Yup, Iggy lead the Flames back out to shake Linden's hand. The only reason I came back to watch the end of the game tonight was to see if the Canucks would do likewise. Apparently Kelly Hrudy never saw Linden's last game based on his erroneous comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Your a nice positive fellow all the time eh? Maybe take your negativity elsewhere, are you a canucks fan or just a everyday troll who has nothing better to do? if you think silfverberg is a troll... welcome to the internet, i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Iginla is classsy thats about it For sure. I think some people forget that he did this exact same thing the night Trev retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 didn't iginla do the same thing when Linden play his last game? Ooops, didn't see your post, but yeah, that was a classy move by Iggy. It seemed spontaneous too as he had to go back into the tunnel to get his team out on the ice after he'd hung around to congratulate Trev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 when linden retired the entire calgary team, led by iginla came out and shook his hand and hugged him...it is not the players who aren't classy, it's us fans.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industrious1 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Iginla led the group out to congratulate Linden on a great career but I think it was Robyn Regehr that wanted that Flames team to come back out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Very nice gesture by our guys! Smyth is obviously very respected by the league and the Oiler fans. I find it puzzling that he was never made Captain of the team. Making him ceremonial Captain for his farewell game was nice, he really should have been captain a while ago. He was Captain Canada, but couldn't make Captain for the Oilers! Another troubling decision made by a troubling organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stork Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Well at least Kesler shook Smyth's hand I thought he wasn't going to after the 2nd period incident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanIsleNuckFan Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 My presence is needed to counter the constant influx of Dragonfruit's on this board. And yeah, I'm a Canucks fan but I'm not a troll. I actually should be studying but ... so many distractions... Sakic lighting us up didn't keep anyone from loving him! Far cry from another hometowner in Lucic..and opinions about him... Your point is moot, study harder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Bring back 'the most-hated team in the league' please. They won a ton of games.btw. Who here actually believes that they were just hated, and not widely respected?Thinking the 'Canoooks are sooooo hated' bs just came from your friends at TSN and CBC (and SN and the Province etc.) And that's why everyone should BAN those fools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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