asian player Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Sad it had to end this way. So many years, so many memories, and now we're just left with bitterness. Still, I wish you the best wherever you go Ryan, you made Canucks hockey something truly special and you'll be missed here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Tribute to a man who didn't want to be here and didn't believe in the team, awesome. Not looking forward to playing Anaheim next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Tribute to a man who didn't want to be here and didn't believe in the team, awesome. Not looking forward to playing Anaheim next year... But..but..he just wants to win the Cup. Dont you admire him for that? Isn't that worth jumping ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavel the Bure Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 He don't want to be here ....Garrison want to be here .....same results ... BEST Canucks player for last 5-6 years, always give his 100% on the ice and do not disappear like some others in playoff ! Proud to meet him personaly and wish Kesler only the best ! Thanks Ryan for great 10 years and good memory in Vancouver !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Carell Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Is it my imagination, but do other GM's have more respect for Benning than they did for Gillis? Mike Gillis was a player agent, which is probably why other GMs didn't like him/respect him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancouverdepression Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Thanks for ... beating nashville and sending us to a cup final where we fell apart and the franchise lost its mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaramel MacKhiato Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Been the biggest Kesler fan since he stepped onto the ice. It's funny how we loved him when he was here, because all he wanted was to win, now we hate him for leaving for the same reason. This guy poured his heart and soul into this team, and at the end of the day he is right, this team isn't going to win anytime soon, and by the time they MAY be ready to win, he'll be mid 30's, with perhaps a couple more surgeries under his belt. I remember there was a poll about whether its better to have a player stick with a losing team, or request a trade so he could win a cup. I believe the odds were heavily in favor of the player being moved, because it showed that his desire is to win. If Kesler believed he could bring a Cup to Vancouver, he would've stayed (that's what he's done the past 10 years). Unfortunately, our time is over. I for one wish him all the best, and hoping he gets the cup he has worked so hard to get. Thanks for the memories KesLORD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA96 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Kesler gave 110% game in and game out for us and I respect him for that. I don't like the way he left but I understand why he wanted out. It's gonna suck watching him light it up against us in the future, I can only hope that we pull off a miracle and win a cup before Anaheim does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I liked that brent sopel and magnus arvedson were in that vid. same I liked Arvedson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 But..but..he just wants to win the Cup. Dont you admire him for that? Isn't that worth jumping ship? I guess. Can't say I fault him for it. But goes to show how far is loyalty goes. Not far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Bit to early to start making tributes to a guy who has handcuffed his GM and had no allegiance to his teammates..should maybe wait a few years to get some water under the bridge That being said..he was a true warrior for the Canucks..and a key ingredient to their dominance of the AV era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubberhead Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 RK just wanted to move to a drier place.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6YPE Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Been the biggest Kesler fan since he stepped onto the ice. It's funny how we loved him when he was here, because all he wanted was to win, now we hate him for leaving for the same reason. This guy poured his heart and soul into this team, and at the end of the day he is right, this team isn't going to win anytime soon, and by the time they MAY be ready to win, he'll be mid 30's, with perhaps a couple more surgeries under his belt. I remember there was a poll about whether its better to have a player stick with a losing team, or request a trade so he could win a cup. I believe the odds were heavily in favor of the player being moved, because it showed that his desire is to win. If Kesler believed he could bring a Cup to Vancouver, he would've stayed (that's what he's done the past 10 years). Unfortunately, our time is over. I for one wish him all the best, and hoping he gets the cup he has worked so hard to get. Thanks for the memories KesLORD I was a huge Kesler supporter as I am with every player on this team, but I have a few problems with the way Kesler handled his exit from Vancouver. I dont have a problem with him wanting to leave to go play for a contender, but when his agent is calling and yelling at GMJB two times a day demanding a trade and not expanding his list beyond 2 teams and handcuffing the team, I have a problem with that. One could argue that he had the talent and he could have gotten to the level he is at on any team, but the bottom line is it was this team that helped make Ryan Kesler the player he is today and he showed nothing but disrespect towards that very team, the fans and his teammates he was leaving behind with his antics near the end. Yes he signed a NTC, and yes the team did as well, but the team didnt ask him to move, he did. He was still under contract, yet demanded a trade to only 2 teams and JB still got Kesler where he wanted to go, with a lesser return than the team could have received if he had widened his list, which he refused to do (all very well documented). He was under contract, the team didnt have to move him, they could have told him to suck it up. Benning stated in an interview that if a player didnt want to be here, they didnt want him, and I dont blame him one bit. I'm glad he moved him and the saga is over. All very selfish moves on Keslers part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Bit to early to start making tributes to a guy who has handcuffed his GM and had no allegiance to his teammates..should maybe wait a few years to get some water under the bridge That being said..he was a true warrior for the Canucks..and a key ingredient to their dominance of the AV era This is it exactly. Anyone who says Kesler wasn't a warrior for the Canucks wasn't paying attention or is flat out lying. But the way it all ended is gonna leave a bitter taste with Cancuk fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaches5 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 People like you are a disgrace to the fanbase honestly. I would have to say otherwise. The problem with this fanbase is how stupid and judgmental the majority of the fans are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitecarnage Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 People like you are a disgrace to the fanbase honestly. people like you who overvalue average players are an embarrassment to the knowledgeable hockey fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panelguy Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 You don't make tributes to players that don't want to be part of your team. That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydews Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I love Kesler. He was my favorite player. I loved number 17 cause of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Some things won't be forgotten... Virtanen and McCann will be doing this soon, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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