xereau Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 There is a certain kind of, and I really do hate to call it this, morbid real time nostalgia watching the twins' decline too. This team is in limbo until they are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davathor Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, xereau said: There is a certain kind of, and I really do hate to call it this, morbid real time nostalgia watching the twins' decline too. This team is in limbo until they are gone. The worst part about it all was Linden saying that it would be "unfair" to the Sedins to do a proper rebuild. Just seems like more excuses to mask the fact that the owner set a mandate and they are following that to a tee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 5 hours ago, J-Dizzle said: Fan base: "Rebuild, Rebuild, Rebuild!" TL: "We're rebuilding: Fan base: "Oh we're rebuilding, we'll wait to buy tickets until we're competitive again...." exactly my thinking so do not be surprised that when the canucks improve and are competitive that ownership attempts to extract every possible dollar from this fan base quid pro quo for failure to be true fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Jester13 said: He is knocking on the door, but believe it or not, our D depth is quite good right now and there's no rush to bring him into the lineup this year, so that's why he's going to Finland. This is the smart way to enter a player into the league, as we are not in a win now situation like other teams are. Again, this fanbase needs instant gratification like no other. I believe this is because our fanbase is temperamental and not that knowledgeable, in general, about hockey as a whole. That's why our stadium is empty during a rebuild they've been calling for, because our fans can't find the positives in our rebuilding situation. I don't need instant gratification but in recent memory I can't think of any other team that's needed to develop a top 5 pick for 3-5 years, seems like a sure path develop a top prospect into a mediocre NHL player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 When guys like Vanek and Eriksson are stealing spots from young players, it's hard to cheer for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Paid 102 CDN on stubhub for section 114, row 25 about 10 minutes into the first period. Scalpers were selling singles in the 300 level for 80 bucks after puck drop. I was gonna buy tickets for this game regardless but prices like that are a little nuts for a bottom feeder team that's not selling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 12 minutes ago, coastal.view said: exactly my thinking so do not be surprised that when the canucks improve and are competitive that ownership attempts to extract every possible dollar from this fan base quid pro quo for failure to be true fans Stinking is okay if the product is entertaining. Throwing out slow vets and playing them big minutes is what pisses off the fan base. Guys like Vanek and Eriksson should definitely not be in the lineup. The Edler injury and now potentially Loui, might actually excite the fanbase cause young kids get opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Time for Linden to earn his salary and make sure ownership doesn't do anything stupid as a knee-jerk reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jovocop55 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Whoever doing marketing should be fired lol i mean u know tickets can’t sell, why keep jacking up prices on ticketmaster. and make no effort to lower for families... so u get all these empty seats. If ownership didn’t want to do that, then blame the ownership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Linden is starting to look like Sakic. Great players, revered for what they did on the ice but suck at management. They should have went the Yzerman route and learn the front office before just coming in to be the boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckster19 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I had to pay 170 each for 3 tickets on the Saturday game before Christmas, and I'm only doing that cause it's my first time in Vancouver in 4 years, I mean, who would pay those prices otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianRugby Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Tickets are still expensive. Team stinks. No young stars other than Horvat performing well. Are low ticket sales a surprise? Once some of the prospects are carrying the team instead of Sedins and old UFAs then the fans will be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Good. Screw the owners. Maybe they will lower the bloody beer and food prices.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Shirokov Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 As someone said earlier, all the young players that we have that are able to play in the NHL are here. Signing the vets wasn't a desperate attempt to sell tickets or make the playoffs. It was to buy time for development, and to shelter the young players that we do have playing here. I live in Edmonton, and I've seen the consequences of rushing players, intentionally tanking, and missing the playoffs for the decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 35 minutes ago, Sergei Shirokov said: I live in Edmonton, and I've seen the consequences of rushing players, intentionally tanking, and missing the playoffs for the decade. meh, they were on the right track when they had Krueger behind the behind. Then their management crew took a big dump on the team by hiring Dallas Eakins.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 8 hours ago, -AJ- said: Unless I'm mistaken, ticket prices have become dirt cheap. I saw ads for tickets starting from 40-something dollars. I can't remember a time in my life when the team sold tickets that cheap. Through a canucks promotion my mom paid $80 for a pair of tickets to two games that was back in the ealry 2000s. Last time I went to a game the tickets were 367(didnt pay for them they were corporate seats) dollars a piece for lowerbowl pre season that was for the 2010/2011 season. You can see the contrast though. One was when the team sucked like currently the other was during a time when every player left the ice and took responsibility for what they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanfor42 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Sergei Shirokov said: As someone said earlier, all the young players that we have that are able to play in the NHL are here. Signing the vets wasn't a desperate attempt to sell tickets or make the playoffs. It was to buy time for development, and to shelter the young players that we do have playing here. I live in Edmonton, and I've seen the consequences of rushing players, intentionally tanking, and missing the playoffs for the decade. Goldobin is in Utica. Brock sat the first 2 games. Virtanen was benched tonight. So ya there's guys not getting a chance while we watch old retreads take their spots. Nux have made the playoffs once in the last 5 years and that ended in embarassment. So stop with the the edmonton warning its bs. We are a boring team with a lack of youth in a rebuild without balls. No more Sedins please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Canucks hanging onto how with the sedins who need to retire. Benning and Gillis not clearing house 4-6 years ago; selling a non rebuild when the fans wanted it (new players, skill), wasted picks, bad trades, high prices, apathy, etc it’s no doubt affecting low attendance look at how the leafs did it right - 2 years of pain and now a bright future with a great on ice product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 10 hours ago, playboi19 said: Did you just call a 28 year old with 50 points last year "Over the Hill"? Yep. He is going to have a season like he did on Philly the year before he went to Columbus. He got overpaid for his work and he won't be much of an improvement. He's been in the league 10 years and has never been able to establish himself anywhere for a long period of time (Edmonton doesn't really count) and I take that as a sign of a player who shouldn't be on this Canucks roster. Frankly, I believe he should be back in Columbus or a team that's in contending position as he best fits those kinds of teams. He isn't adding anything to Vancouver, sadly, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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