Adamth Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Its funny how - people make fun of the Leafs - lets see they beat the Canucks 5-2 .... last time they played us .... swagger is the inner driving force - to carry over the edge.. Related : to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMorrison 7 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Seriously people like you need to quit watching so many sports movies. You don't need some guy yelling at you to install passion in order to win. It's an attitude that's brought to the ice. A work ethic that continues even when the game is done. The Sedin's brought us a game away from the Cup or did you forget that already? We could have Sidney Crosby and Malkin on our team and we'd still be where we're at. Want to know why? Because past our star two players only Vrbata is playing at a level to be in our top 6. Yeah I guess you are right, but I still think our team lacks confidence. 2011 was a while ago we also had kesler before he was a cancer to the room and guys like burrows were the reason we won. We were known as the most arrogant team in the nhl and we had a right to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 The way some use swagger (say back in the west coast express days), that comes from winning and the confidence it builds: when you walk into the rink and know the other team is doomed even before the pre-game skate. No winning, no swagger. So...no and they are a longs ways from gettting it back (it takes more than a good game or pep talk to create for real). Pretty much this. It takes an awfully dominant to win enough to build up that kind of dominance. The Canucks had in 2011, no question. They've talked a big game in the years since, saying they can still compete for a Cup and such, but saying it and truly believing it are two separate things. In 2011 the Canucks knew that if they played their game, they would win. That's why you saw them come back from so many deficits. Their confidence wasn't from some pump up speech or something they faked, it was innate, more of a reflex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 The Canucks don't need swagger. They need to score goals, and prevent goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMorrison 7 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yeah I guess you are right, but I still think our team lacks confidence. 2011 was a while ago we also had kesler before he was a cancer to the room and guys like burrows were the reason we won. We were known as the most arrogant team in the nhl and we had a right to be. We had lots of confidence and it helped us get to the SCF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcfly Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Our swagger is injured with a broken hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiboynux4lifee******* Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yeah I guess you are right, but I still think our team lacks confidence. 2011 was a while ago we also had kesler before he was a cancer to the room and guys like burrows were the reason we won. We were known as the most arrogant team in the nhl and we had a right to be. The team had a mentality of us against the world. I remember hearing Bieksa say it in a interview. He said, we don't care what the league throws at us. Now, it seems like all they care to do is whine whine whine to the referees. Especailly our captain, who says the same redundant nonsense in his interviews. eg "if our powerplay was better" Or he says, " we worked hard but didn't bury our chances" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 What the Canucks lack in swagger, they make up for in stagger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 What a dumb word, 'Swagger'..some stupid rapper probably said it now this dumb down society uses it all the time...just like the word 'bling'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMorrison 7 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 The team had a mentality of us against the world. I remember hearing Bieksa say it in a interview. He said, we don't care what the league throws at us. Now, it seems like all they care to do is whine whine whine to the referees. Especailly our captain, who says the same redundant nonsense in his interviews. eg "if our powerplay was better" Or he says, " we worked hard but didn't bury our chances" we also just don't have anyone to step up, lack of depth lack of confidence and even when someone does step up no one will be taking the twins off the first lines for a looong time and that's a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stoch Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 No one on the corner has swagger like us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFistPedan Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Bo Horvat got plenty swagger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMorrison 7 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Bo Horvat got plenty swagger. yeah bo does but that's about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFistPedan Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Coach Willie's mustache straight swagger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Swagger is still alive.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 ebonics is black talk, not 'cheap'. a semi-colon isn't used in that way ″it's confidence in play and emotional/motivational″ isn't a sentence. neither is ″i don't the team or any player show that″ your post is worse english than google translate. Why you so critical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 who needs swagger when you got sorcery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 HNIC they talked about swagger and how the leafs had and then lost it. Is his team suffering from no swagger? Kesler carried swagger, Luongo used to carry it, burrows used to have it, now the earlier 2 are gone and nobody has it or seen it on ice in a long time (since 2010/11?)? Another Leafs fan desperately attempting to project. There are a couple Dreger and Cox threads that might lend some perspective on premature attempts to troll the Canucks. The Leafs never had swagger - they had posturing. Kesler didn't have swagger - he had a combination of ego and a chip on his shoulder - and that't not a criticism of Kesler - there's just a significant difference between Kesler's contradictory, frustrated, determined thing and 'swagger'. Luongo may have had some swagger early in his days in Vancouver, but in the end I remember more pouting than 'swagger'. 'Swagger' is over-rated anyhow. Confidence doesn't require 'swagger'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFistPedan Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 This team just blew out the Penguins, and shut down two of the best players in the game. I think their "swagger" will be fine... I mean really though, what is "swagger"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two drink minimum Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Clinging to a final playoff spot and swagger don't go together. So yeah, they lack swagger. Kind of like trying to pick up chicks while riding on a bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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