Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign F Kiefer Sherwood to 2-Year, $1.5M AAV Deal

rypper

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Torres is a giant piece of shit? What did he do for you to say that?

Maybe I would have picked different words to describe him but:

Torres retired after a controversial career that included a 41-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of Jakob Silfverberg of the Anaheim Ducks. This was the longest suspension in NHL history for a hit on another player. Torres never played another NHL game after the suspension and was unsigned in free agency.

Torres was also fined three times and suspended five times for a total of 74 games.
 

HairyKneel

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i see him as the latest in a continuum from young matt cooke, pre-sedins burrows, honey badger, roussel, and motte

man it’s been too long since we’ve had a guy like that

but also, man i loved the young matt cooke
He plays the game with a lot more honor than Matt Cooke.

Hell of a good signing along with Lankinen. Debrusk and Heinen look solid.
 
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F A N

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Another notch in our fanbases favourite type of player. Dont have to be the most skilled, just try and give your all

Well he also has to be effective for his cap hit which he is. I would actually say that we (the Canucks fan base here) appreciates players like Sherwood to a lesser extent than other fan bases. Take Cooke for example. He was awesome here and a fan favourite in his time here but a lot of posters here forget that. The same goes for a guy like Hansen who outperformed his contract most of his time here. But if you ask Dallas fans about Roussel or Columbus fans about Dorsett they appreciate the two more than we appreciate Cooke for example.
 

PuckMunchkin

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You said "dont think that makes any sense at all to separate" [the player from the person].

Why don't you explain what you mean if interpreted your post wrong.
You add it all up.

You are just ignoring the player side? Its not like what happens in the rink is fiction.

I would understand if he was Joffrey from Game of Thrones.
 

F A N

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You add it all up.

You are just ignoring the player side? Its not like what happens in the rink is fiction.

I would understand if he was Joffrey from Game of Thrones.

Hypothetically, let's go with "you add it all up." How much do you apportion a player's on-ice "illegal" checks to the head vs how the player treats his teammates on the ice, locker room, and off the ice vs how the player is as as human being off the ice?

And what do you think of enforcers whose job involves intimidating/bullying other players and punching someone's face repeatedly/hurting people?

Hockey, like other sports, is just a game. Will you celebrate your hockey hero if he is a rapist and or murderer?

Is it impossible to say that a player is a great person but a dirty hockey player (I'm saying this generally)?
 

PuckMunchkin

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Hypothetically, let's go with "you add it all up." How much do you apportion a player's on-ice "illegal" checks to the head vs how the player treats his teammates on the ice, locker room, and off the ice vs how the player is as as human being off the ice?

And what do you think of enforcers whose job involves intimidating/bullying other players and punching someone's face repeatedly/hurting people?

Hockey, like other sports, is just a game. Will you celebrate your hockey hero if he is a rapist and or murderer?

Is it impossible to say that a player is a great person but a dirty hockey player (I'm saying this generally)?
Is it possible to say someone is a great person but a mean drunk?
 

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