danjr Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Well, 50 years, 4000 games played. I would say I have watched a thousand games, listened to maybe 500 more. Tough not being in the province I was born in, and catching broadcasts. In all those years and games, there have been some great memories. Our Record. 4000GP 1675W 1769L 391T 165OT 75 shoot out wins 12217goals 13079goals against .488% wins percentage. Our win percentage is 30th WORST in that time period. Just because of that single stat I give us a flat out fail. Fav memory of that 5 decades is winning the first Presidents trophy. Next is Daniel's goal, from Henrik. (guess which LOL) I would love to hear your takeaways from these 4000 games. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghostsof1915 Posted March 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2022 The big prize eludes us. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhukini Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Not a very good franchise. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Lol these numbers are meaningless. We're still better off than Buffalo by a mile. Who is still better off than the Leafs. At least we've all made the dance in our 50 years...the Leafs, not so much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Canucks are also one of only 3 teams that lost the Stanley Cup Final after leading 2 games to none. As I said in a GDT, this team has been a Jekyll and Hyde team for a long time. Favourite memory - 1994 Stanley Cup run. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Phil_314 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) At best, out of 32 teams, we probably rank in the high 20's, and I'd probably give us around C grade.Teams which are better than us: any team which has won the Cup (probably the best objective metric for accomplishment)Roughly on par with: Florida (we've had more peaks in contention but they're newer and I think their current window could be sustainable; if they win a Cup then they'll be slightly ahead of us IMO); Nashville/ Vegas (read: Florida; VGK is probably ahead given how they've peaked right from the get-go); Ottawa/ San Jose/ Winnipeg (similar to Florida minus the contention window portion)We're better than: Arizona, Buffalo, Columbus, Minnesota (marginally; Kaprizov's arrival kicked off their current window but before that they were mediocre), Seattle (almost by default, expansion teams don't start off competent unless you're Vegas) Homer bias aside, it's tough to rank us very high when the teams we're better than/ on par with are either budding expansion teams or teams with bad management or cheap ownership. Anaheim, Calgary, Carolina, Colorado, Edmonton, Jersey, the Islanders, Tampa and Washington all came into the League after us but already won championships (it's not to say that they're perfect in asset management but the pieces came together and the organization was competent enough to bring home a title). Edited March 5, 2022 by Phil_314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticsports. Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 I also remember reading before that something like only 3 teams have won the Stanley Cup without a top 3 pick (our time would have been 2011) ;( Odds against us in that sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, danjr said: Our Record. 4000GP 1675W 1769L 391T 165OT 75 shoot out wins 12217goals 13079goals against .488% wins percentage. Our win percentage is 30th WORST in that time period. Just because of that single stat I give us a flat out fail. Fav memory of that 5 decades is winning the first Presidents trophy. Next is Daniel's goal, from Henrik. (guess which LOL) I would love to hear your takeaways from these 4000 games. The winning percentage stat doesn't hold. There are a half dozen teams that have pretty much their entire existence with three point games where it's virtually impossible to finish below .500 for the season. There needs to be some kind of standardization factor before throwing around relative winning percentage comparisons. Also, the Canucks spent much of their existence in the Smythe with both Edmonton and Calgary, two of the three best teams in the NHL probably for that stretch, just getting hammered for a significant part of the season by those two teams year after year. This hurt their winning percentage relative to other teams, even in the two point game era. All of that said, 50 years and no Cups is not very impressive. The best memories are easily the 1982, 1994 and 2011 finals. The Presidents Trophies were certainly nice but nothing compares to deep playoff runs. Bure's appearance was a lot of fun and, I think, his Calder was the first actual trophy for a Canuck. He was also the first 50 goal scorer and 100 point player (over 20 years into the Canucks existence) where most teams had seen at least a 120 or 130 point player many years back in their history by then. What else... Garrett's all star game, Brodeur's song during the 1982 Cup run, the Canuckmobile, Linden almost winning fastest skater at the all star game, McLean's save against Reichel in 1994, Bure's goal against Vernon in 1994, Stan Smyl's breakaway against Vernon in 1989, Stan Smyl keeping his cool after getting slashed in the face by Billy Smith and bleeding in the last game of the 1982 final so as to not put his team down when they couldn't afford it, Gino Odjick taking on the entire Blues team, Linden hitting Jeff Norton through the glass, Burrows slaying the dragon in 2011, Gino Odjick's 16 goal season, Ronning's playoff OT goal against the Kings in 91 or 92, in fact entire sudden ascension of the Lifeline immediately after trade to acquire Ronning and Courtnall, the comeback from down 3-1 in the series to the Jets in the early 90s, Jeff Cowan's scoring streak with bra included, vote for Rory, Trevor Linden's six point game, Dave Babych's hat trick. Edited March 5, 2022 by Kevin Biestra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, ba;;isticsports said: I also remember reading before that something like only 3 teams have won the Stanley Cup without a top 3 pick (our time would have been 2011) ;( Odds against us in that sense Did we not have a #2 and a #3 overall pick in the lineup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, danjr said: Well, 50 years, 4000 games played. I would say I have watched a thousand games, listened to maybe 500 more. Tough not being in the province I was born in, and catching broadcasts. In all those years and games, there have been some great memories. Our Record. 4000GP 1675W 1769L 391T 165OT 75 shoot out wins 12217goals 13079goals against .488% wins percentage. Our win percentage is 30th WORST in that time period. Just because of that single stat I give us a flat out fail. Fav memory of that 5 decades is winning the first Presidents trophy. Next is Daniel's goal, from Henrik. (guess which LOL) I would love to hear your takeaways from these 4000 games. Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 34 minutes ago, ba;;isticsports said: I also remember reading before that something like only 3 teams have won the Stanley Cup without a top 3 pick (our time would have been 2011) ;( Odds against us in that sense We had Hank and Dank on that team, so we still would’ve had top 3 picks on the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 After 52 years - Under 0.500 record - 3 trips to the SCF - Zero Cups - Zero 1st overall draft picks Pretty sad, but hopefully they're finally doing it right by hiring a veteran president and bringing in quality people to manage. They have a real good coach as well. I hate to say the future is bright, because I've been saying that for years and years, but maybe it really is now. I'd give the Canucks a C- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcam Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 We are a very average team say between 78--84 points.. We have some great foundations, top 10 goalie Demko 26 good for another 7-- 9 years, Hughes 21 great mobile D man every team needs, Petey 22, #1 centre to build around.. You can add Horva 26, Podkolzin 20, Hoglander 21.. We also have Boeser 25 and Garland 26.. We have a very talented player sun Miller 28, 6'1, 215, W/C.. If we move miller before trade deadline are future will be much brighter with a young RD under 24, another prospect that can play under 25, 1st or 2nd round pick and say a top minor league prospect under 25... We must make this trade as we would never beat, Calgary, Colorado, Vegas in a 7 game series now.. Example of trade.. NYR- Schneider 20, 6'2 RD, Chytil 6'2-C, Getting 6'5 W, 2nd pick. = A trade--- NYR Miller-- Motte B trade..Lundkvist 21, 5'11 RD -- Kravtsov 22, 6'2 W -- 1st rounder--- NYR-- Miller , 4th 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) C- for sure if not a fat D. Saying they are better than Buffalo in itself is an embarrassment. Edited March 5, 2022 by Chris12345 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just now, Chris12345 said: C- for sure if not a fat D If we are a D what grade do the LOSER LEAFS get during that same time frame? What's lower than an F? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Heretic said: Canucks are also one of only 3 teams that lost the Stanley Cup Final after leading 2 games to none. As I said in a GDT, this team has been a Jekyll and Hyde team for a long time. Favourite memory - 1994 Stanley Cup run. I think going up 2-0 in 2011 and losing it all is also a dubious distinction. I know Detroit also suffered that but at least they already won the cup I remember someone mentioning statistically going up 2-0 in the finals ensures like a 80+% of winning the series. Edit if this probably actually had merit. Canucks had better odds not to drop in the draft lotteries than losing the finals at 2011 Conclusion I think the hockey gods just hates the Canucks Edited March 5, 2022 by iinatcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 18 minutes ago, Alflives said: If we are a D what grade do the LOSER LEAFS get during that same time frame? What's lower than an F? You get an F for asking..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arrogant Worms Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Couldn't care less about their record over 4000 games. I have watched them since Day 1 when they came into the NHL. Canucks are my team. I would rather watch the Canucks lose every game than watch the Laffs win 1 game. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure2Win Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) Favorite memory - 1994 Stanley Cup run Edited March 5, 2022 by Bure2Win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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