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Just curious, but anyone else here hang out on the Canucks NG or in the Chat room during the games?

I'd rather be watching the game

Man, they had the opportunities tonight, I thought they played a great game, some key defensive breakdowns, and just couldn't pot their chances.

Easily could have gone a different way tonight, but fuck... that's a big loss

son of a bitch.

they're fucked now.

<--- Can't watch the game. Although I still pay for Sportsnet Pacific here, they black out the games for some reason. I have to listen to the games on CKNW online. Hoo-ray for Larscheid.

You want Fanboy announcers Temporary_user? Listen in on CKNW for the games. You can hear the hardons through the speakers :/

fuckfuckFUCKFUCK FUCL KJA:FLIYWEGL:FKJSDH:FLKJSHF:OIUEH:LSDF

FUCK!

Just fucking kill me now. I have an exam tomorrow too, this is such a god damn bullshit fucking horrible week.

like wtf was that?

2-0 and they let 'em back in.

4-3 with 5 mins left and they let them back in.

for fuck sakes.............

Why couldn't Joe Thorton have stayed in the fuckin eastern conference where he belongs so he can't bother us

Or, better yet, why the hell didn't Nonis snatch him up the second he started looking west....

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Originally Posted by Antikarma

Or, better yet, why the hell didn't Nonis snatch him up the second he started looking west....

Because Dave Nonis couldn't find his ass with both hands

What a dumb-shit GM we have... I told EVERYONE that the Canucks would RUE THE DAY they let go of Brian Burke

It was one prediction I didn't want to come true, but I knew it would. Dave Nonis is going to sink the Canucks for as long as it takes for him to get fired.

Well, that's all she wrote... it was one hell of a disappointing season.

Who are you guys gonna cheer for in the playoffs?

I'm gonna cheer for Edmonton if they get in.

Edmonton, all the way. I know Calgary has the work ethic and all, but since the stars left, Edmonton just seems to be the perpetual underdog, Pronger or not.

sonofabitchmotherfuckercocksuckingpigdogbitch!!!!!!

that was fucking pathetic.

lazy bastards.

GO EDMONTON GO!!!!!!

Fuckin yah man! Fuck the canucks! Too bad they didn't place 6th so that we can whup your ass all over again!

Go Flames!

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Originally Posted by feelgood

Fuckin yah man! Fuck the canucks! Too bad they didn't place 6th so that we can whup your ass all over again!

Go Flames!

fuckin troll

suck it, i'll be sure to wave while you guys are looking in from outside of the playoff club ;)

I believe it is time for you to make a "Flames Fans Unite" page so you can stop pissing people off in this one.

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not worth it

... not worth it... just a troll, just a troll...

not worth it

Go Edmonton

I guess the irony of it all is, Now that they missed the playoffs, the off season may be more exciting than what the playoffs would have been. Sakic? Chara?

And who's even going to be left.

Oh comon, can't I troll here? I checked out the Canucks forum on the team homepage and boy, lets just say that there's quite a few flames hater there, so I ain't gonna get burnt there in order to taunt you guys :D

I guess there run this year is over :(

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Originally Posted by feelgood

Oh comon, can't I troll here?

I guess you can, but it still makes you a troll... the lowest form of life on an internet forum.

OK

Shift of focus:

What do you guys think of rumors that Bertuzzi will be traded?

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=162744&hubname=

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VANCOUVER (CP) - He walked into the dressing room, sat down at his stall and waited.

Todd Bertuzzi knew what was coming. Notepads, microphones and television cameras quickly formed a semi-circle around the Vancouver Canucks forward.

It was a bad NHL season for the Canucks, who missed the playoffs for the first time in five years.

It was an even worse year for Bertuzzi. He battled to find his game on the ice, watched from the penalty box as his dreams of an Olympic medal vanished and continued to face legal problems in the wake of his attack on Steve Moore.

"I'm sure you guys can see it hasn't been that easy," Bertuzzi said Saturday before Vancouver's final regular-season game against the Colorado Avalanche. "I will just work harder in the summer and just try and get myself prepared for next year."

But will Bertuzzi be back in Vancouver? There's speculation the Canucks will try to deal the 31-year-old right-winger and his $5.2 million US salary over the summer.

"I really have no comment on it," Bertuzzi said. "That's for the people upstairs to decide.

"I have another year left (on his contract). Until someone tells me otherwise, not to show up, then I'm coming (back)."

A dark cloud hung over Bertuzzi all season. Rightfully or wrongly, he's been a lightning rod for criticism and damnation.

Heading into Saturday's game he had 24 goals, 70 points and was a minus-18. That's a long ways from the 46 goals and 97 points he collected in 2002-03, his last full season of hockey.

"I think it was an extremely difficult year for Todd," said Canucks coach Marc Crawford. "It is probably understated to say it's been the most difficult year for any player that has played in the NHL."

Crawford declined to comment on rumours the relationship between him and Bertuzzi had deteriorated.

Even Markus Naslund, the Canucks captain and a close friend of Bertuzzi, hedged when asked if he expects the six-foot-three, 245-pound power forward to return this fall.

"I don't even want to guess," Naslund said. "I leave that up to the people who are paid to do that job.

"I hope he's back, but I understand the organization has to take a look at everyone here."

There's a certain irony that what could be Bertuzzi's last game as a Canuck was against the Avalanche.

Bertuzzi's tenure in Vancouver began to unravel with his March 8, 2004, sucker punch on Moore, who was then playing for Colorado. Moore suffered three broken vertebrae in his neck and a concussion. He hasn't played hockey since.

Bertuzzi served an 18-month suspension from the NHL and pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm. He was sentenced to a year's probation and 80 hours of community service.

Big things were expected of Bertuzzi when he was reinstated this season. The changes in the NHL's rules were expected to make the big, bruising winger almost unstoppable.

Instead, Bertuzzi struggled to find his scoring touch. He didn't drive the net and some nights showed little interest in playing defence. The penalties he took were often cheap ones.

Four times this year Bertuzzi went through streaks of eight games or more without a goal. His last multiple-goal game was Jan. 14, when he scored three times against the New York Islanders.

Outside the rink, Bertuzzi's image remained tarnished.

He was named to Canada's Olympic hockey team only to have some critics say he shouldn't have been picked because of the Moore affair.

In the days leading up to the Games, Bertuzzi was slapped with another civil suit by Moore, claiming millions of dollars in damages. This followed a similar suit filed in Denver that a judge dismissed, saying the case had no standing in Colorado.

Teammates say Bertuzzi didn't talk about his legal problems in the dressing room.

"He kept it more to himself," said centre Brendan Morrison. "I don't know if that made it tougher on him or if it was easier for him."

Bertuzzi was excited about playing at the Olympics. That moment of sweetness also soured when the Sudbury, Ont., native was in the penalty box when Russia scored on a power-play in the game that eliminated Canada from medal contention.

Bertuzzi does have a dry wit and can be painfully honest with his answers.

He also can be grumpy and sullen. A private man, he's lived in a fishbowl atmosphere in Vancouver.

If Bertuzzi wants a change of scenery, a fresh start in a new city, he wasn't saying it publicly.

"I have no comment on that," he said. "This is my home. We'll just see what happens."

I find it understandable that Bertuzzi is finding it difficult to play in a fishbowl. His every move/action is scrutinized. I like Bertuzzi, he's my favorite player. I say give him till the end of his contract at LEAST. There's only one year left, let him adjust fully to returning after not playing competitively AT ALL for over a year.

He wasn't the only player who underperformed at the Olympics; Canada's entire team underperformed. Iginla, Heatley, Thorton, all bust.

I thought he had a great year considering all the pressure he was under and all the distractions he faced.

You have to look at his stats from the past few seasons and see that a 70pt season isn't a failure. It's called statistical regression towards the mean. He finished third on the team in points. Yeah, he was -17... Naslund was -19, nobody is calling for his head. Yet.

All in all, I think Bertuzzi is a valuble asset to the Canucks, and I hope he's around for many years to come. I feel trading him would come back to bite us in the ass in a major way. We need a power forward.

I cant really speculate on if he'll be traded or not. He had an average season.
Him getting traded or not, really all depends on whether the rumours that the locker room is divided are true or not.
It would be tough for him to play where he gets booed all the time. I dont know how many teams will want him and his big price tag.
If he is gone, I could only see him fitting in on the leafs.
but that is just my wacky speculation on who, if any whould want him.

haha, the leafs are the oakland raiders of the NHL

"Send us the castoffs, the misfits, and the malcontents... We'll take em all!"

I do think he'll get traded. Everyone knows I'm not the biggest fan of Bert, I think he was a floater all year long, but if he stays I won't be upset. You won't see Crawford back next year, and I think perhaps a change of perspective could be just as useful as a change of scenery to him.

Bertuzzi has tons of skill, tons. He just isn't using it. The people inside of that franchise are better suited to determine if he will next year, but if I have to watch him floating around the blue line waiting for passes instead of earning the puck again, I gonna be pissed.

Mods, please lock this thread now that the Canucks are out of the playoffs.

:lol: :lol: :icare: :icare: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :D :D

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Originally Posted by Ace_O_Spades

Go Edmonton

Right on, man.

You think they can do it?
That was a sweet goal with 30 seconds left in the 3rd. I haven't cheered like that in a long time.

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Originally Posted by Ace_O_Spades

haha, the leafs are the oakland raiders of the NHL

"Send us the castoffs, the misfits, and the malcontents... We'll take em all!"

Yup, the Leafs will be begging for Bertuzzi, just wait and see.

A line of Bertuzzi, Tie Domi and Darcy Tucker is what Leaf Nation will be screaming for this summer. With Don Cherry coaching...

:lol:

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Originally Posted by BigBen

Mods, please lock this thread now that the Canucks are out of the playoffs.

:lol: :lol: :icare: :icare: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :D :D

hey now... I think I showed there is still relevant discussion to be had

Article in Vancouver Sun today suggests Bertuzzi trade somewhere to free up room to sign the Sedins to a contract extension.

Interesting.

I'll be sad to see Bert go if he does.

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Originally Posted by BigBen

Mods, please lock this thread now that the Canucks are out of the playoffs.

:lol: :lol: :icare: :icare: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :D :D

LOL! BigBen, If I ever meet ya buddy, I'm gonna buy you a beer for that one ;)

But seriously, I think Bert needs one more chance, I mean he's still recovering from the fall out with him and steve-o. And if he can't recover like any good player from a bad year, then, who knows?

Send Bert to Toronto, that would make me happy, we'll give Vancouver Antropov and Berg.

All I can say is that the flames are where the canucks were last year

a lot can happen in the playoffs, including favourites being eliminated

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Originally Posted by silent_jay

Send Bert to Toronto, that would make me happy, we'll give Vancouver Antropov and Berg.

And send some of the crack you're smoking too, I'll need it.