whcanuck Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Hey guys So way back in 1995, I found out from my Mom that the Canucks had traded Michael Peca to Buffalo for Alex Mogilny. I could not have been more thrilled! This was one of the league's most exciting scorers coming to the Canucks to play with another one of the league's most exciting scorers (and former linemate) Pavel Bure. This was huge news! Sadly as we all know Bure lost almost the entire '95-'96 season to a knee injury but Mogilny had a monster 55 goal year, probably could've even had more if not for a big cold streak near the end of the year. But I want to know what happened to Alexander the Great after that year? The last 3+ years he played with us he only had one other 30+ goal year. He did have solid numbers in '99-'00 but we traded him to NJ in a deal that brought us Brendan Morrison, and Mogilny a Stanley Cup. Why was he not nearly as prolific a scorer in his last 3+ years with the team as he was in his first year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xRussianrocket Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 After his first couple seasons here he was often injured. His points per game remained pretty even, he just didnt play enough games to match the numbers of his good years really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 It always seemed when one was healthy...the other was hurt (Mogilny & Bure). Rarely it seemed both were healthy at the same time - that was the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, whcanuck said: Hey guys So way back in 1995, I found out from my Mom that the Canucks had traded Michael Peca to Buffalo for Alex Mogilny. I could not have been more thrilled! This was one of the league's most exciting scorers coming to the Canucks to play with another one of the league's most exciting scorers (and former linemate) Pavel Bure. This was huge news! Sadly as we all know Bure lost almost the entire '95-'96 season to a knee injury but Mogilny had a monster 55 goal year, probably could've even had more if not for a big cold streak near the end of the year. But I want to know what happened to Alexander the Great after that year? The last 3+ years he played with us he only had one other 30+ goal year. He did have solid numbers in '99-'00 but we traded him to NJ in a deal that brought us Brendan Morrison, and Mogilny a Stanley Cup. Why was he not nearly as prolific a scorer in his last 3+ years with the team as he was in his first year? Sorry can't answer your question,. But you jogged my memory about something from the 1994 finals against The Rangers that still pisses me today. Before game seven in New York City, it was noted that Cliff Ronning was going to play with a badly injured wrist from game 6. He was witnessed as not being able to shoot the puck in the warm up before the game,. the decision to play was apparently his. In that game Ronning had the opportunities to bury the puck cleanly into the Rangers net 2 or 3 times, but was unable to shoot. Our "Black Ace" who had been traveling and practicing with the Canucks the entire playoff run, was Micheal Peca. The rest is history.. and a lesson in what unselfishness might accomplish struck a chord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petmar74 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 He started wearing white skates. Was a great player for us. Loved Peca though, that hit on that kid that played for the Jets! Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTouchMeGuys Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 I remember during his last season here he stopped shooting the puck completely cause of a scoring drought. He had no confidence. He hit rock bottom when on a 2 on 0. He passed, got the puck back, had an empty net, and passed it back and we couldn't score. Immediately before he was traded he finally found his scoring touch but by then it was too late and he was traded to jersey for Denis Peterson and Brendan Morrison. I'm glad mogilny won a cup though. 89 is my favorite number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 It was actually Peca along with Mike Wilson who was our 1st rounder in 93 and a 1st rounder in 95. MIke Peca the following years turned out to be a more effective player, with exception of the 96 season, after that, he just became a regular goal scoring guy who didn't score goals, Meanwhile Peca turned out to be one of the best 2 way players in the game for the next 11 years, making his way onto team Canada in 2002, and almost winning the cup in 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 17 minutes ago, MoneypuckOverlord said: It was actually Peca along with Mike Wilson who was our 1st rounder in 93 and a 1st rounder in 95. MIke Peca the following years turned out to be a more effective player, with exception of the 96 season, after that, he just became a regular goal scoring guy who didn't score goals, Meanwhile Peca turned out to be one of the best 2 way players in the game for the next 11 years, making his way onto team Canada in 2002, and almost winning the cup in 2006. Selke winner (Peca)...Don't think the picks amounted too much (at least to the Sabres). Weird he only ended up playing 5 seasons for the Sabres (guess they couldn't afford him as he was dealt for I think minor parts). Course Mogilny wasn't exactly chopped liver either. Too bad the team then was "Messier'd"... Not quite as bad a deal as the Barry Pederson trade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 He was Mohamed Ali for our team - Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The problem was from game to game you never knew if the butterfly (floating) or stinging (goal scorer) would show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Peca was instrumental player with the Sabres, but with Darcy Regier being the craptastic GM that he was, didn't negotiate a new contract with him after the Stanley Cup appearance season so Peca sat out all of the '00-'01 season. The first rounder that the Canucks traded to the Sabres turned into Jay McKee who turned into one of the hardest working, hard nosed d-men in the league. He played for the Sabres for 10 seasons. Both Peca and McKee came back to Buffalo to work and live. Peca is GM and Director of Hockey Operations of the Buffalo Jr. Sabres and Jay McKee is the head coach of the Kitchener Rangers in the OHL. Unfortunately for Peca he was scammed out of almost all of his millions from his playing days towards the end of his career. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/i-team/wife-ex-nhl-peca-tells-jurors-horror-losing-saving-article-1.2216551 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaramel MacKhiato Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Google it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Let's see, we brought in Messier and Keenan, traded away Linden, and became a fairly terrible team. Add to that Mogilny could float and that's what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo0921 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 17 hours ago, petmar74 said: He started wearing white skates. Was a great player for us. Loved Peca though, that hit on that kid that played for the Jets! Good stuff. Yeah, the hit on that Selanne kid was pretty epic. One of the best open ice hits ever. Now-a-days that's a suspension. I miss the good ol' days when you had to keep your head up or you were gonna get creamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since 82 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Solid hit but a good 2 seconds late Definitely a suspendable hit these days. Selanne had no idea who or where he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petmar74 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Peca did brake his own jaw on that hit. played the rest of the game and then probably came back too early from the injury. There rest is history sort of speak. It was awhile ago. Mogilny though could not find the back of the net with those darn white skates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceGeorgeGoon Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 The white skates were the equivalent of waving the white flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkpoet Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 On 11/11/2016 at 8:19 PM, petmar74 said: He started wearing white skates. Was a great player for us. Loved Peca though, that hit on that kid that played for the Jets! Good stuff. "that kid" was Teemu Selanne .... and he's 3 years older than Pecca. was back then too, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkpoet Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 the guy scored 76 goals in '93 he's 6th all time in goals scored in one season and 2nd if you look at that top 6 through a 90's filter... behind Brett Hull. food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuardian_ Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 The Russian Rocket and the Moscow Missile. A couple of questionable non-moves by management saw Larionov and Ronning move on. For Larionov it had something to do with re-signing with the Nucks and the Russian hockey federation getting a big pay day. For Ronning, it appeared that McPhee just forgot about him and didn't offer him a contact in time,, he centered both. In both cases losing out on a play making center that had chemistry affected them, more so Mogilny. Also the coach of the day benched him quite abit, I remember Tikkanen stating in the media that the coach (Renney) kept benching one of the best players in the world and it made no sense. Mogilny did go on to win a Stanley Cup though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Its the trade curse that kills us most years cause usually who ever we trade away a couple years later they win the cup.Or we trade for guys who's best years are behind them.One of the biggest mistakes we ever made was not renewing Burkes contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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