GDT: GM02 | Vancouver Canucks vs Philadelphia Flyers | Fri. Oct 11th | 7pm PST | SNP | Alex Edler Appreciation Day

[Breakers]

God I loved Hamhuis as a player. The perfectly complimentary d-man that controlled the neutral zone and elite at preventing entries, elite first pass, and physical.

It's crazy what happened with his restaurant and Willie Mitchell who has fallen off the face of the earth and gone into hiding.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

VD might take a little while to get that Oiler stink off him

I don't know if it's me but every time I see VD I think of the disease because of that friends episode where Joey is on a warning poster for VD.

 

[Josepho]

Am I forgetting something but why vs. Philly and not a team with a stronger connection to Edler, ie. LA.

(I guess there aren't a lot of teams you can make a connection to Edler with...)

He doesn't live here anymore and there's only one home game against LA this season. I'm guessing it has something to do with his schedule.

 

[Ernie]

God I loved Hamhuis as a player. The perfectly complimentary d-man that controlled the neutral zone and elite at preventing entries, elite first pass, and physical.

It's crazy what happened with his restaurant and Willie Mitchell who has fallen off the face of the earth and gone into hiding.

He's around. Saw him on his boat off the coast of North Vancouver Island last summer. He introduces himself as "Bill" now. Kinda weird seeing him with his wife and kids given everything.

He'd be a little more incognito if he took the decals celebrating his Stanley Cup wins off his boat. Don't know if I would have recognized him if I didn't think "why would someone up here be celebrating LA Kings championships?

 

[Breakers]

He's around. Saw him on his boat off the coast of North Vancouver Island last summer. He introduces himself as "Bill" now. Kinda weird seeing him with his wife and kids given everything.

He'd be a little more incognito if he took the decals celebrating his Stanley Cup wins off his boat. Don't know if I would have recognized him if I didn't think "why would someone up here be celebrating LA Kings championships?

Wow, wild, thanks for the update.
Thought he was down in the states

He had so much going for him, the restaurant, the marina, his fishing competition with $150k in prizes, he was working with Axopar. All gone

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

God I loved Hamhuis as a player. The perfectly complimentary d-man that controlled the neutral zone and elite at preventing entries, elite first pass, and physical.

It's crazy what happened with his restaurant and Willie Mitchell who has fallen off the face of the earth and gone into hiding.

I remember not thinking too much about him when we first traded for him. Then he got paired with Bieksa and what a turnaround that wound up becoming. The fact they were better than prime Weber and Suter for a month or two still boggles the mind.

I miss that 2011 team.

 

[Sexy Necksy Garland]

I don't know if it's me but every time I see VD I think of the disease because of that friends episode where Joey is on a warning poster for VD.

Post in thread 'Canucks sign RD Vincent Desharnais 2-Year, $2M AAV Contract' Confirmed with Link: - Canucks sign RD Vincent Desharnais 2-Year, $2M AAV Contract

 

[Vector]

He's around. Saw him on his boat off the coast of North Vancouver Island last summer. He introduces himself as "Bill" now. Kinda weird seeing him with his wife and kids given everything.

He'd be a little more incognito if he took the decals celebrating his Stanley Cup wins off his boat. Don't know if I would have recognized him if I didn't think "why would someone up here be celebrating LA Kings championships?

It might be because he’s not that smart.

 

[Brookbank]

Lankinen should be the starter and Silovs back-up until Demko is back. Fight me.

I kinda agree and thought the same about Desmith. But Tocchet likes Silovs and thought he was better than Desmith

 

[Brookbank]

That third pairing is something that needs to be figured out if this team wants to compete. I’ll hold my judgment on Petey it’s only been one game I’ll wait til 10-15 games for that.

Petey drew a penalty and got as assist. He had more points on opening night than McDavid ans Draisitle combined.

At least wait till he goes pointless.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

How do you rank the below:
Jovanovski
Edler
Hamhuis
Ohlund
Salo
Bieksa
Mitchell
Ehrhoff

Obvi Sopel is 1 so after him I mean

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

"You're like a second goalie on the ice out there". - Luongo 2024

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844880294203252960

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

How do you rank the below:
Jovanovski
Edler
Hamhuis
Ohlund
Salo
Bieksa
Mitchell
Ehrhoff

Obvi Sopel is 1 so after him I mean

Missing Guddy smfh

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

"Ok Aatu let me show you how to become a bottom tier 4th line center and fringe NHL player."

Friedman is better than all 3 of our bottom pairing guys. Absolutely stupid thst he doesn't get played cuz he's not huge.

 

[lawrence]

God I loved Hamhuis as a player. The perfectly complimentary d-man that controlled the neutral zone and elite at preventing entries, elite first pass, and physical.

It's crazy what happened with his restaurant and Willie Mitchell who has fallen off the face of the earth and gone into hiding.

Wait what I wasn’t aware Hamhius was involved .

 

[LemonSauceD]

How do you rank the below:
Jovanovski
Edler
Hamhuis
Ohlund
Salo
Bieksa
Mitchell
Ehrhoff

Obvi Sopel is 1 so after him I mean

In terms of the best from that list:
Ohlund
Edler
Salo
Hamhuis
Jovo
Erhoff
Bieksa

In terms of my favourite:
Ohlund
Bieksa
Salo
Jovo
Edler
Hamhuis
Erhoff

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

"You're like a second goalie on the ice out there". - Luongo 2024

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844880294203252960

Ohlund aged into Mike Gillis

 

[LemonSauceD]

"You're like a second goalie on the ice out there". - Luongo 2024

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844880294203252960

AV looks like he’s underwater there

 

[Tact]

"You're like a second goalie on the ice out there". - Luongo 2024

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844880294203252960

Miss that team and era

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Miss that team and era

I knew we were in for an crazy fun ride after that 2008-2009 season. There was a brotherhood and every single core player brought it most nights.

We also had the epic build up to the Olympics as well. It was just such an awesome period for hockey in this city.

I cannot believe we followed up with the Benning years. Zero identity, zero passion and hateable players. f*** that was such a kick in the nuts.

 

[alternate]

Need to come out and work their asses off. Think the 1st vs CGY had them dreaming about parade routes.

Time to get this wagon rolling.

 

[LaVal]

How do you rank the below:
Jovanovski
Edler
Hamhuis
Ohlund
Salo
Bieksa
Mitchell
Ehrhoff

Obvi Sopel is 1 so after him I mean

At their absolute peak:
Ohlund
Edler
Jovanovski
Ehrhoff
Hamhuis
Salo
Bieksa
Mitchell

Their career as a Canuck:
Edler
Ohlund
Salo
Hamhuis
Bieksa
Jovanovski
Mitchell
Ehrhoff

 

[Cupless44]

Juulsen was so bad at the end of the season man. Just awful.

—-

This is a big game in my eyes for EP. Not to have a meltdown if he sucks, but one of my standout memories from early last season was that Philadelphia hard matched Nic Deslauriers and I thought, haha you idiots… and Pettersson played awful.

So when people say EP was only bad in the second half last year, I don’t buy it.

And I still stick to waiting til 20 games in, but yeah, just want to not have that memory burned in anymore. Nic Deslauriers man.

I guess you are right. Wasnt there a stretch last year where Juulsen was ok? Maybe my memory is whacked. Vinny is bad though. That signing was a head sctatcher. Twice the price of guys like Juulsen too

 

[Breakers]

Wait what I wasn’t aware Hamhius was involved .

He was just a major owner/investor, not involved in operations like Mitchell who was more front facing and the face of it.

 

[Orca Smash]

If I remember correctly philly gave them fits last year, I think that was the only team they could not figure out.