An Apathetic Death

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Where do you land in terms of give a shit factor?

Don't miss a game, plan the parade after a win and burn it all down in a total rage when they lose, wearing Canuck coloured shades 24/7.
1
4%
Regularly tune in, a win means a good day tomorrow and a loss means I'll be hyper-analyzing, hungover, and grumpy tomorrow.
2
8%
Regularly tune in, yell at the TV over mistakes, cheer the big plays, but once the game is over life goes on.
14
54%
Usually tune in, don't really care too much about the outcome, just watching to be up to speed in conversations at CC.
0
No votes
Usually tune in, but it's just out of habit and I'm probably doing something else at the same time.
2
8%
Half-time viewer, catch the highlights, salute the wins but don't get too hung up over a loss.
2
8%
Other priorities but will set the VCR and watch later while skipping commercials.
1
4%
The team is background noise, something to talk about but I don't give a shit either way.
0
No votes
Don't watch at all, I'm just here because the quality of reprobate on this hockey talk message board is so damned high.
4
15%
 
Total votes: 26

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Derlago then.

Maybe that's who I'm thinking of.
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donlever wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:14 pm Derlago then.

Maybe that's who I'm thinking of.
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Yeah, I was a fan of Derlago and Vaive and had high hopes for them as Canucks.

We never gave them much of a shot, that trade always bugged me. I mean Vaive only scored like 350 goals over the next 8 or 9 years
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donlever wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:25 pm Yeah, I was a fan of Derlago and Vaive and had high hopes for them as Canucks.

We never gave them much of a shot, that trade always bugged me. I mean Vaive only scored like 350 goals over the next 8 or 9 years
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Billy Derlago was an unbelievable talent, I couldn't believe it when the Canucks landed him in the draft. I remember watching him being interviewed in-studio on Sports Page, and he was clearly carrying too much weight, then after being sent to the minors he came back and was lighting it up before the Potvin hit on a HNIC game. The two early nicknames I remember with the team were Hanlon being called "The Franchise" and the players had already started calling Derlago "King" prior to the hit. That draft was good for them, Derlago, Fraser, Smyl, and then two tough depth guys in "Motor City Smitty" Brad Smith and Gerry Minor. The next one was good too with Vaive, Ashton, and Dirk Graham, so lots of forwards but nothing on D.

Canucks could have done a lot worse than running a healthy Derlago and Gradin down the middle for a decade. In fact, a top six of Gradin-Smyl-Fraser and Delago-Vaive-Lever, who was still only mid 20's and a very solid player, would have served them well. The defense would have held them back.
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Cousin Strawberry wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:30 pm
donlever wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 5:43 pmRota
Donny have you seen Rota all tweaking and shit? He's a weird fuckin dude man
Cousin Strawberry wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 9:31 am Doc where is that Darcy Rota tweaking gif you shared a number of times
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He could be an alien...
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Yeah the D drafting was unfortunate.

Lanz Petit Daigneault...your boy Butcher was mixed in there but other than that swings and misses.
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Strangelove wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:45 pm Image
I said you don't
Wanna fuck with Ro-ta
('Cause why?)
'Cause Ro-ta, will fuckin' kill you
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donlever wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 9:24 am
Curmudgeon wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:58 am Darcy Rota is a great guy and an unbelievable athlete. I played some ball against him years ago and golfed behind him a few times at alumni tourneys, and you won't meet a better person. Fast skater, physical, good scrapper, and a solid scorer, Canucks could use a player like that down the left side right about now.
Helluva golfer too I am told.

Rota had "Imma kill you MF'er" eyes when he was fighting or pissed.

This current team with a Rota, a Fraser and a Diduck added is a completely different animal.

And those are not Superstar HOF players.

Just good, tough, honest hockey players.

We still produce those in Canada right (I know Fraser is American thanks)?
Agree with the gist of your post.

Re: Darcy Rota's eyes...

It seemed his eyes lit up like that only after a cheapshot from the opposition on ANY of his teammates

... and he'd skate from one end of the ice to the other to get at the perp.

I loved that about him!
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Rotas actually sitting in Club 500 there I believe...
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Yes, I believe he is...
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Strangelove wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:45 pm
Cousin Strawberry wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:30 pm
donlever wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 5:43 pmRota
Donny have you seen Rota all tweaking and shit? He's a weird fuckin dude man
Cousin Strawberry wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 9:31 am Doc where is that Darcy Rota tweaking gif you shared a number of times
Image

He could be an alien...
That's the one lol
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Chef Boi RD wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:40 am It’s quite simple for me, the Canucks are too slow of a group, especially their top core player group. Green could not stop saying it in post game last night, I’ve been saying it for awhile. This is on Benning IMO.
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Ronning's Ghost wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:41 pm
Chef Boi RD wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:40 am It’s quite simple for me, the Canucks are too slow of a group, especially their top core player group. Green could not stop saying it in post game last night, I’ve been saying it for awhile. This is on Benning IMO.
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Whoever the new gm is, he's going to have to find him some pro scouts. That's been our disaster area imho.
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Ronning's Ghost wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:41 pm
Chef Boi RD wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:40 am It’s quite simple for me, the Canucks are too slow of a group, especially their top core player group. Green could not stop saying it in post game last night, I’ve been saying it for awhile. This is on Benning IMO.
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I seem to recall Mëds saying that team speed can actually be determined by how a team is passing and manning the puck fwd as a unit, if the passes aren't on, then the players fwd progress is disrupted as is the whole unit's fwd progress. So everyone not being on the same page is more of a coaching issue.... and Benning not firing Green is probably more of an ownership issue
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