Slegr Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, -DLC- said: For those wondering why Messier is a steaming bag of poop....everyone in the building saw what he did, there's no question that "he did". Also...this was the first part of the play...so why no penalty here? He takes Linden out when the puck is on the other side of the rink, on the boards. THEN he crosschecks him as he's on his hands and knees. Leader? Cheater. I wonder if when Messier drilled him while he was down crawling to the bench if that’s where he cracked his ribs (that linden played through in game 7). Surely in a Stanley Cup game 6 final there must even be a photo of it somewhere. Edited February 27, 2022 by Slegr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo fan Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 2 big points up for the taking. let's go Canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Neilsons Towel Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 40 minutes ago, Boudrias said: Messier stands over Linden and crosschecks him as he lays on the ice. No, not a crosscheck to the shoulders or even his head, he went for his chest where he knew Linden already had broken ribs. Can't even remember if he was penalized. The series Linden played that year is why he is a legend and the best to ever pull on a Canuck jersey. It is criminal that he is not involved with the team anymore. Come back Trevor! Linden was an absolute legend for this team in the 90s, and particularly 1994. For those that don’t know the story: Quote Linden heroic in 1994 Stanley Cup Final by John McGourty / NHL.com December 15th, 2008 After all these years, Cliff Ronning lets us in on a secret that speaks glowingly of Trevor Linden's competitiveness and tenacity. "You don't know this, but Trevor Linden had cracked ribs and torn rib cartilage for the last four games of the 1994 Stanley Cup Final," Cliff Ronning said. "You can't imagine what it's like to hear your captain, in a room down the hall, screaming at the top of his lungs as they injected the needle into his rib cage. Knowing him, he probably thought we couldn't hear. He would then walk into our dressing room like nothing had happened. That was inspirational." Ronning was remembering Linden dropping his right shoulder into Brian Leetch, pushing the defenseman to the side and scoring on Mike Richterto make the score 2-1 Rangers in Game 7 of the Final. Linden couldn't will his team to victory that night, despite his two goals, in the deciding 3-2 loss. "I broke my hand in that game," Ronning recalled. "But how do I say I can't play when there's a guy who has played four games with broken ribs and torn cartilage and he's dropping his shoulder into guys to make plays?" "There's a famous picture of Trevor and goalie Kirk McLean standing in exhaustion and it exemplifies what everyone on our team gave that day. It was a sad day because we lost, but it was a great day in the sense of what we had accomplished. We were not as talented a team, but how close we came! And, how close we became as friends, to this day." Ronning said the famous picture of Linden and goalie Kirk McLean, standing together in Game 7 in total exhaustion, captures the moment. The Canucks had beaten the Calgary Flames in seven games, the last three in overtime, before five-game series victories over the Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. Linden was Vancouver's second-leading scorer in the playoffs, behind his right winger Pavel Bure, with 12 goals and 13 assists. Down 3-1 in the Final, the Canucks rallied to win Games 5 and 6. At one point in Game 6 in Vancouver, Linden crawled on the ice to get to his bench, he was in so much pain. "Trevor and Kirk and the exhaustion in their faces exemplifies what everyone on our team gave that day," Ronning said. "Pat Quinn was inspirational to the younger players and put us in situations that we'd be accountable to each other. That's where Trevor fit in. He showed us that his accountability as a player was to the team, not to Trevor. By playing on the defensive side of the puck and taking hits to make plays, to staying in the night before a big game, Trevor set the disciplinary tone by himself. That's why we saw him as a great leader. "Quinn slowly groomed our team as he went along and he needed a captain who shared his philosophy of hard work," Ronning said. "Trevor never took a shift off. He sacrificed his body to block shots and did a lot of little things that some scorers won't do. That's what made him an excellent captain." Ronning grew up in suburban Vancouver, in Burnaby, and was overjoyed to be traded from the St. Blues to the Canucks in 1991. He had a lot riding on winning the 1994 Stanley Cup but even more in seeing his hometown take the Canucks to their heart. He knows the role Linden played in making that happen. "He's been great for this city from the day he got here until he played his last game," Ronning said. "It's not just what he did on the ice. He did so much for the community. I can feel that connection with the fans and you don't know how many sick kids he visited in hospitals. He brought this community together and I've always thought it would be interesting if he ran for mayor." The NHL honored Linden in 1997 as the 10th recipient of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. "Certain people have leadership skills in their makeup and it was abundantly evident in Trevor Linden," said Quinn, who named Linden team captain at age 21. "He had shown it as a young player and we were a team changing our ethic. We hadn't been a winning organization. He seemed the right guy to put in there to be our leader and captain. "He was a high-level performer who brought his level up in the big games. He didn't make mistakes and he scored important goals. Even if he wasn't a prolific scorer, he was that good, solid, two-way player that coaches love to have in the lineup. "Linden was big in that Game 7 and the whole series," Quinn continued. "There's no possible way to give more than he did. He led by example and was a monster in the final game. Woulda, coulda, shoulda, but Vancouver should have won that series. We were better in four of the seven games." https://www.nhl.com/news/linden-heroic-in-1994-stanley-cup-final/c-397641 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Roger Neilsons Towel Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Goal:thecup said: Muck Messy-Eh broke our best defenseman's (Brown) wrist with a slash that took him out of the series. The refs gave Brown a 5 minute major. The refs also jobbed Quebec even harder than us to keep the rags in the playoffs. That Nordiques team should have won The Cup that year but the fix was in, and it was in way before we even got to the dance. The League allow an all Canadian final? Yeah right. They only care about the American market. All about the money and the corporate sponsorships. Not about what’s best for the game or trivial things like integrity. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Is Messier playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Barnstorm Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Elias Pettersson said: Is Messier playing? Yes. With himself. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I think Miller will get 5 points tonight and will be traded to the Rangers tomorrow for Schneider, Lafreniere and a 1st round pick. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: I think Miller will get 5 points tonight and will be traded to the Rangers tomorrow for Schneider, Lafreniere and a 1st round pick. You’re half right 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Roger Neilsons Towel Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Barnstorm said: Yes. With himself. Bet he can’t do it just once. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IBatch Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, NHTyrany said: Perhaps my memory is failing but I don't recall anything to unfair about that series--especially compared to 2011. What's the lingering beef with 94? Well i guess you missed Messier cross-checking Momesso in the numbers into the boards (a suspension in 2011), or Bure barely clipping a dumb Ranger with his stick in an early game that he was all over the ice and already scored - and getting ejected because of a tiny little blood drop - Or Messier, after a dirty hit to Linden late in the third period in a game we dominated them - cross-checking him while he crawled on the ice to then bench (another suspension in 2011), OR the egregious media swoon about the Rangers winning a cup after 50 years - and how our younger and better team as the series went on - giving them an extra day to "catch their breath"... so i'm calling you out - were you even alive or if you were how old were you back then? 2011 team went through some stuff too won't say they didn't - but the Canucks beat two contenders on the way to the final in 94....And almost beat the Rangers in a final series that is still considered the best of the modern era by hockey historians (since expansion) ... only two goals separated the series. 2011? Well not really at all. Edit: In 94 it seemed like destiny after we beat Toronto. Even though the Rangers were the best team in the league two years in a row. In 2011 we were the Rangers lol and lost to Thomas. That's it. A goaltender. It was also embarrassing. The 94 team would have being the bullies against the Boston 2011 team as well - not the bullied. Until we win a cup, it's going to be the best team we've ever had. No team won as many games in the post seasons as the Linden teams did. We also "killed our dragon" back then in Calgary. If social media existed back then the mythology would be even greater. Edited February 27, 2022 by IBatch 1 1 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeeeergh Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 13 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: I think Miller will get 5 points tonight and will be traded to the Rangers tomorrow for Schneider, Lafreniere and a 1st round pick. It is sort of alarming that Lafreniere has been unable to produce anything significant in spite of being on the 1st line. I know he's young but I'd probably just take an extra 1st rounder, or even Kravtsov + lower pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Forgive me for being outa' the loop(& continent) but I heard a shocking rumour about Hamonic. Apparently he has a 2nd personality & with it he works the late shift slinging coffee & cheesecake at the BreadGarden. Often leaves him tooDAMNtired to make it to every game on our vaunted blueline. Why didn't JB suss this out ferGawdsakes?! Inquirin' minds gotta know. So did this mysterious fellow make the trip? Moreover, did he disappear last tilt to rush off to his moonlighting-gig?! Pick 1 Travis! Pro sport or the service industry!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, eeeeergh said: It is sort of alarming that Lafreniere has been unable to produce anything significant in spite of being on the 1st line. I know he's young but I'd probably just take an extra 1st rounder, or even Kravtsov + lower pick. To be fair they have Tanner Glass and Matt Hunwick developing him so it’s not entirely his fault. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I thought I heard J.T. Miller has never lost to the Rangers in his career going back to being on the Lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Oilers lose. Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Devron said: Oilers lose. Excellent 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Beat the Rangers tonight and New Jersey tomorrow then all of a sudden we’re just one point behind them and two behind Vegas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 With all due respect, what the hell was that? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: With Dallas likely winning today they will actually hold that last spot. We’ll be 5 back with them having a game in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, Coconuts said: With all due respect, what the hell was that? What, was what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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