-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 <sound of crickets because its Canucks.com> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sedinyoureyesontheprize Posted April 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2022 Might as well make sure the material is hypoallergenic 2 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Is this a joke? April fools was last week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Celebrating the cowardice of a man who stood by and did nothing while his teammate was being sexually assaulted. Pathetic organization. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Man Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Just make sure he doesn't touch the banner otherwise he will break out in hives leading to more cap relief for the Hawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetterssonOrPeterson Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) couldn't care less for that tinted visor wearing moron. I got major douche vibes from him (then again, that entire blackhawks team were filled with douches) Yeah he won his cups but I'll fondly remember the times he failed with both Detroit and Pittsburgh in winning the cup and his face both those times during the handshake line. Edited April 8, 2022 by PetterssonOrPeterson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 To be fair Hossa was IMO the best player of that era for them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Iron Man said: Just make sure he doesn't touch the banner otherwise he will break out in hives leading to more cap relief for the Hawks. You don't think they would have preferred if he continued playing? Their moves indicate that they were caught by surprise by him stepping away. He had 26 goals for them and they finished top of the West his last season. Toews and Kane were in year 2 of matching 10.5M x 8 year deals. That off-season, they had traded Panarin and Hjalmarsson in prevision of cap issues. His retirement precipitated their downfall and they've been spinning their wheels since. His skin was pealing off. He couldn't even hold his kids anymore and had to get his blood tested every 2 weeks because of the adverse effect of the medication he was taking. Not the 1st player to have a skin disorder appear out of nowhere that ended their careers. Hossa wanted to just walk away but Chicago convinced him to go on LTIR because of that recapture penalty. Gillis expected Luongo to end on LTIR but Florida convinced him to step away - preferable for them to have a 1.1M recapture penalty for the rest of his contract than operate in LTIR. Apparently also couldn't have worked for them if he went on LTIR. Edited April 8, 2022 by mll 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Kind of a confusing jersey retirement to me. Hossa was a great player but he played less than half his career with Chicago and really had his best seasons with other teams. Add to that Chicago being an Original Six team that doesn't really need to go out of their way to fill their rafters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 No one wants that number anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Diamonds said: Kind of a confusing jersey retirement to me. Hossa was a great player but he played less than half his career with Chicago and really had his best seasons with other teams. Add to that Chicago being an Original Six team that doesn't really need to go out of their way to fill their rafters. He was a major part/frontline player of their 3 Cups, so this is not surprising. Fantastic, underrated player. The very definition of giving up offensive numbers due to how much effort he exerted playing defense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 16 hours ago, mll said: You don't think they would have preferred if he continued playing? Their moves indicate that they were caught by surprise by him stepping away. He had 26 goals for them and they finished top of the West his last season. Toews and Kane were in year 2 of matching 10.5M x 8 year deals. That off-season, they had traded Panarin and Hjalmarsson in prevision of cap issues. His retirement precipitated their downfall and they've been spinning their wheels since. His skin was pealing off. He couldn't even hold his kids anymore and had to get his blood tested every 2 weeks because of the adverse effect of the medication he was taking. Not the 1st player to have a skin disorder appear out of nowhere that ended their careers. Hossa wanted to just walk away but Chicago convinced him to go on LTIR because of that recapture penalty. Gillis expected Luongo to end on LTIR but Florida convinced him to step away - preferable for them to have a 1.1M recapture penalty for the rest of his contract than operate in LTIR. Apparently also couldn't have worked for them if he went on LTIR. This, there are many articles about this that clarify the truth of his retirement. This is the NHL’s version of Hot Coffee lawsuit misinformation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) Kind of weird to see a Blackhawks forward with 400 points getting his number retired but he does have three Cups. Guarantees that Kane, Toews and Keith will be going up there at a minimum. But there are all kinds of long serving Blackhawks that didn't get that treatment. I think Dennis Hull might be more deserving. Doug Wilson is definitely more deserving. So is Steve Larmer. Bill Mosienko? Chris Chelios? Just for the recent Hawks dynasty alone I would have Hossa behind the three guys I named and probably Seabrook as well for longevity and maybe Sharp too. Edited April 11, 2022 by Kevin Biestra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) Three Cups but I dunno...534 games and 415 points for a forward isn't very much for only the 8th jersey retired on an original 6 team. I would have him behind Doug Wilson (938 games, 779 points on the blueline and a Norris Trophy), Steve Larmer (891 games, 923 points) and probably some others as well. Both of those guys aren't in the rafters. Maybe having a weird number like 81 helped Hossa out a little bit. Maybe I'd have him behind Bill Mosienko too. Thoughts... Edited September 15, 2022 by Kevin Biestra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Kinda brutal. I thought Bure was a bit of a stretch on Vancouver tbh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 11 minutes ago, Kevin Biestra said: Three Cups but I dunno...534 games and 415 points for a forward isn't very much for only the 8th jersey retired on an original 6 team. I would have him behind Doug Wilson (938 games, 779 points on the blueline and a Norris Trophy), Steve Larmer (891 games, 923 points) and probably some others as well. Both of those guys aren't in the rafters. Maybe having a weird number like 81 helped Hossa out a little bit. Maybe I'd have him behind Bill Mosienko too. Thoughts... Not sure they win 3 cups without him. No issue with this jersey retirement from me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 22 minutes ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said: Will the team get a rash from it? Hey, it'll blend right in with their organization. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 20 minutes ago, Devron said: Kinda brutal. I thought Bure was a bit of a stretch on Vancouver tbh If Bure was a stretch then you must have torn your entire hamstring when Naslund got in... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Well they will need some room when Kane, Toews and Keith get their jerseys retired, so not sure about this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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