Former Canucks Thread 2023-24 Off-Season Edition

[archangel2]

Steve Kariya! There's a name I haven't heard in awhile.

Without triggering anyone here. I remember his first camp and some people had him as lock for the top line

 

[F A N]

Safe to assume that JV’s life options are pretty limited so he needs to play hockey wherever he can get a gig. He’s too dumb to even be a realtor so his other options are things like forklift driver or sandwich artist.

How smart do you have to be to become a realtor?

I guess I am one of those who don’t hate Virtanen or see him as this evil guy. He was a local player who we see attend basically every Canucks summer event and leaving a good impression with the kids.

 

[MS]

Without triggering anyone here. I remember his first camp and some people had him as lock for the top line

He was on pace for 50 points (basically all ES, too) through the start of December. It wasn't just training camp.

Then Crawford seemed to sour on him overnight and parked him in 8 minutes/game on the 4th line with Brashear and he never really got a chance again, and guys like Cooke and Druken were called up mid-season and given those minutes instead.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

He was on pace for 50 points (basically all ES, too) through the start of December. It wasn't just training camp.

Then Crawford seemed to sour on him overnight and parked him in 8 minutes/game on the 4th line with Brashear and he never really got a chance again, and guys like Cooke and Druken were called up mid-season and given those minutes instead.

He was so small... so very small. He really didn't have the speed or elusiveness to thrive among all the redwoods and clutching and grabbing of the time. I saw him get squashed like a bug on the regular. Eventually those hits were going to break him down.
If he were playing today, he could very well be a top 6 guy getting 60+ points a season.