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At some point you just need to acknowledge that injuries are a part of hockey, and just like you need a lucky bounce or (in the Sharks case) a lucky call (or three), you need to stay healthy if you have much hope of winning. You can't be down that many talented players and expect to win, not in this age of parity.Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 12:42 am Man does Thornton ever look old, emancipated, in that post game interview. I still hate him. But I respect the he shut down any injury talk as an excuse. Just shut it down. I still hate him.
Your thoughts on how injuries have affected the Canucks the last 2 seasons?Island Nucklehead wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 5:50 amAt some point you just need to acknowledge that injuries are a part of hockey, and just like you need a lucky bounce or (in the Sharks case) a lucky call (or three), you need to stay healthy if you have much hope of winning. You can't be down that many talented players and expect to win, not in this age of parity.Hockey Widow wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 12:42 am Man does Thornton ever look old, emancipated, in that post game interview. I still hate him. But I respect the he shut down any injury talk as an excuse. Just shut it down. I still hate him.
I see a few of comparables between them and what happened to the Canucks in 2011 injury-wise, although we were even more banged up. I'm still impressed the Canucks were able to go to cup-finals, Game 7, with Samuelsson (tendon and hernia), Kesler (groin and hip), Higgins (broken foot), Erhrhoff (shoulder), Hamhuis (groin), Raymond (back), Edler (hand) out or crippled with serious injuries.
I’m not a massive fan either. But to hate him for something that happened six or seven years ago and was pretty minor seems hilarious
Minimally. Basically they highlighted our lack of depth, but even when healthy the team sucked. Blaming injuries for the results over the past couple years would be a very stupid thing to attempt.
I've hated him since Boston...Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 5:38 am I think it’s funny that so many people hate him because he put his glove in Henrik’s face.
Teams often lack depth in a rebuild and Canucks have been one of the most injured teams the past two seasons.Island Nucklehead wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 6:21 amMinimally. Basically they highlighted our lack of depth, but even when healthy the team sucked. Blaming injuries for the results over the past couple years would be a very stupid thing to attempt.
Can't say I hated him for that, but more disappointed in the refs' and the Canucks' reaction to it. It was playoff hockey, and he did what he had to do to get a Cup - our guys didn't.Strangelove wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 7:45 amI've hated him since Boston...Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 5:38 am I think it’s funny that so many people hate him because he put his glove in Henrik’s face.
I saw him in 2010 at an Olympic game, I think the squeaker against Switzerland where Brodeur was awful, and I remember watching Joe float around and I thought to myself, "thank God I don't have to cheer for that guy year-round".Blob Mckenzie wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 6:14 amI’m not a massive fan either. But to hate him for something that happened six or seven years ago and was pretty minor seems hilarious