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ekholm is worse, but nurse is a lot better somehow, and walman was unfortunately a sneaky good add for them. idk if their defense is as big of a problem as it was in the playoffs.
they might lose to la in the first round because of stuart skinner though. sub-.900 in like 11 of the last 13 games or something. absolutely comical that stan bowman didn't think they needed a goalie.
standing pat in the canucks spot is one thing - and looks like it was the right move. but lmao at blowing another mcdavid prime season on the back of a guy who wouldn't be a starter if not for playing for his local team
His contract seems to line up with this as well, their best chance would be this season and maybe next.
Blues, flames, and UHC all in action. Big night for the playoff push/tank
Mr. Canucklehead
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That was always the risk factor in acquiring him. And I'll maintain that Edmonton's contention window will be almost exclusively linked to how effective he can be - at least until such time as they manage to A) Get an actual goaltending solution, and/or B) Acquire another d-man who can do what he does.
It this the end of the line for Torts? I know one thing, the media in the post-game scrums are going to miss him big-time..
You just never knew when he'd go off like Mt. Pompeii. He could be erudite one minute; and then be sarcastically mercurial the next. His back-and-forth with New York writer Larry Brooks is the stuff of post-game legend. And is still making its way around YouTube.
He'll always be cherished in Vancouver for racing down the corridor and threatening to punch out Calgary coach Bob Hartley after a brutal scrum late in a game--when the Flames coach sent his designated goons over the boards.
We probably will never see the likes to Torts or even Bruce Boudreau behind an NHL bench again. And I will miss them both.
You just never knew when he'd go off like Mt. Pompeii. He could be erudite one minute; and then be sarcastically mercurial the next. His back-and-forth with New York writer Larry Brooks is the stuff of post-game legend. And is still making its way around YouTube.
He'll always be cherished in Vancouver for racing down the corridor and threatening to punch out Calgary coach Bob Hartley after a brutal scrum late in a game--when the Flames coach sent his designated goons over the boards.
We probably will never see the likes to Torts or even Bruce Boudreau behind an NHL bench again. And I will miss them both.
Ernie
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His inability to keep his cool torpedoed the Canucks' season, got Gillis fired, and brought in a decade of absolute dysfunction.
If anyone is cherishing that they have a terrible memory.
LOL! So Torts one season in Vancouver was the reason Gillis got fired and Benning was hired? From all reports at the time, it was Aquillini who forced the hiring of Torts because he felt there was a 'country-club' atmosphere developing under Vigneault.
But the Canucks core was aging out, And Torts said as much. And Gillis' time in Vancouver had run its course. He hasn't been hired as an NHL GM anywhere since. So the market has spoken.
What followed over the next decade were some of the blandest, passionless coaches in franchise history. And some of their lackluster lineups reflected it.
I'd have rather have had a coach who was driven like Torts, At least it would have made a decade of mediocrity more bearable.
Turns 67 in June. Has a year left so likely sits out next season. Not sure where he’d land as he doesn’t want to rebuild. But what club would think he’s the guy to get them over?
I think he’s done coaching. AV is younger at 64 this year and he’s been out for an out of years now.
Q, is 67 later this year too but he’s been out of the game for 3 seasons now. That probably gets him recharged for 1 final 3-4 year run. But, needs to find a team willing to deal with the PR.
Ernie
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Just no. The Canucks had plenty of life in them still. They even made the playoffs the next season under Willie Desjardins.
The season was an absolute shitshow and Torts was at the center of it. He was a nuclear bomb that blew up everything.
Vancouver_2010
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Yeah, unfortunately i dont see blues losing to the predators. Flames on the other hand should lose, hopefully.
And bowed out in six games against a younger, hungrier Flames team. And it was the last hurrah for the 'glory years' The Sedins stayed around for three more seasons, and they tried to plug the holes with the likes of Ryan Miller and other veterans, but their ship had sailed and they never made the post-season again.
The day Trevor Linden and Jim Benning were hired by Aquilini, the seeds of the 'dismal decade' had been sown. Torts said the core was rapidly aging out. But nobody was in a mood to listen--especially the owner.
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Michkov has two goals against the Canadiens in the first period. He is buzzing looks like a weight has been lifted off of him. A Tortorella sized weight.
I guess could be interesting. If Minny loses to the Capitals today, and we beat the BJs tomorrow then were three points back with the same games played. 9 to go. Still unlikely but doable, and something to keep an eye on considering the way the Blues is playing..
EDIT first period Nashville up 2-0 on the Blues. Just getting our hopes up for them to get crushed by the end of that game...
Ernie
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Yes, let's listen to the guy who was in a self-acknowledged tailspin.
The Canucks had a solid defence and Luongo had a ton of good hockey in him still. Ryan Kesler probably sticks around if Torts didn't blow things up.
Let's be clear: before Torts pulled that crap the Canucks were solidly in a playoff spot. Afterwards they went 11-19-2. It was an absolute disaster.
Baby Pettersson
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To be fair Bouchard allows Bouchards flaws to be exposed
Some of the stuff he still seems to freeze frame on is ridiculous
