NHL celebrates Canucks quarter-century team

[vancityluongo]

Vancouver Canucks Quarter-Century Teams unveiled | NHL.com

Hall of Famers Sedins, Luongo joined on 1st team by Naslund, Edler, Hughes

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Didn't see this posted anywhere else, and hey, the more we can talk about past teams and not the current one, the better lol

Bertuzzi feels like an omission, but otherwise this is probably about right.

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[LordBacon]

Not sure if Demmer is better than Schneider.

 

[rypper]

I like it. Probably the next in line for me would be; Burrows, Bertuzzi, or Salo. But I'm not sure who you'd take out. Maybe Kesler for Burrows if you value his clutch goals. Bieksa is one of my favorite canucks so he stays.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

Hughes and Tanev >

 

[LemonSauceD]

Just imagine Quinn Hughes during the Sedin era. Multiple cups.

 

[Vector]

I’d have Hamhuis and Salo over Bieksa. Probably Tanev as well. It’s not a huge margin, though.

Bertuzzi and Burrows would be the only other viable forwards.

 

[Jyrki]

Not sure if Demmer is better than Schneider.

Schneider playing on those terrible Jersey teams before all the injuries was such a shame.

The year where he posted a .925 and 2.2 GAA over 69 games... still had a losing record. Henrique was the highest scoring forward with 43 points and Larsson was the highest scoring D-man with 27. The corpses of Zidlicky, Gomez, Zubrus, Tootoo, Elias, Ryder, Havlat, Salvador, even Clowe, were all playing for that team! Insane number of players who were heavily declining or outright retiring after 2014-15. That roster even had Jagr lol.

Schneider's performance even deluded Mafia Luo into thinking the team was competitive and they added at the deadline (Jagr and Zidlicky) despite the team being below .500 by the end of February. They ended the season with 76 points lol

 

[Jyrki21]

Bertuzzi feels like an omission, but otherwise this is probably about right.

Aside from the obvious optics issue, his peak was also just kind of short. I also agree that Schneider's peak may have been the best goaltending the Canucks have ever seen, but again it was short in a Vancouver uniform.

I think Jovanovski is probably the most contestable omission (in Bieksa's place -- Kevin feels more like an emotional inclusion), with Hamhuis/Salo not far behind. I'd be curious how many advanced stats exist from Salo's tenure, because I wouldn't be surprised if he was quietly way better than he was credited for while an active player.

 

[LuckyDay]

Aside from the obvious optics issue, his peak was also just kind of short. I also agree that Schneider's peak may have been the best goaltending the Canucks have ever seen, but again it was short in a Vancouver uniform.

I think Jovanovski is probably the most contestable omission (in Bieksa's place -- Kevin feels more like an emotional inclusion), with Hamhuis/Salo not far behind. I'd be curious how many advanced stats exist from Salo's tenure, because I wouldn't be surprised if he was quietly way better than he was credited for while an active player.

Yeah, definite Jovo > Bieksa.
Bert over Pettersson still at this point. Leagues top power forward was a beast with his one handed goals. third and fifth in scoring and racking up penalty minutes shows he was not one to take lightly.
You could argue Markstrom over Demko too.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Bert gets passed simply because his star shone for a small sample size compared to EP or JT.

But he was the best player in the league coming back from his suspension. Just an unreal force.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I might have flip flopped Ohlund and Edler, but that feels like splitting hairs.

Markstrom and Schneider are probably in the conversation for the 2nd Team, too - I think if Demko could have stayed healthy, he'd more clearly separate himself from the pack.

Just for fun, my third team -

Burrows - Morrison - Bertuzzi
Tanev - Jovanovski
Markstrom

I feel like Tanev would be the perfect steady partner for Jovanovski, who I feel gets underrated a lot. He was fully capable of playing either A) A really solid defensive game, or B) A complete swashbuckling offensive game. Problems came when he was asked to do both, and it resulted in some spectacular errors. But looking at him on Team Canada, for example, when he was in a focused shutdown role, he was excellent. Narrowly eclipses Salo and Hamhuis in that spot for me, largely because of steady Tanev on the wing.

And I think Marky just had the misfortune of being the goaltender during the Benning Reign of Error. But he stole a lot of games for us even then.

 

[Peen]

schneider and hamhuis in for me

didn't start watching hockey until i was 9 so no opinion on the pre 2007 players

 

[krutovsdonut]

peak bertuzzi-miller-kesler would be one of the best even strength hockey lines ever assembled. when they were all on.

naslund-sedin-sedin would be a better line over a season but, all respect to naslund, but you'd need to go bure-sedin-sedin to have a better line of former canucks when everyone is rolling.

 

[TropicOfNoReturn]

I'd swap Pettersson for Burrows.
Consider swapping Ohlund for Salo....but that's a close one. Happy keeping Ohlund there.

I agree with all else.

 

[Else Ermine]

I'd pick Salo over Bieksa every time.
I think the forwards selected have better arguments than Bert or Burrows.
Surprised that Schneider only played 98 regular season games but that puts him way behind Demko.

Bonus team for special occasions
Thomas Vanek (61 games)
Mats Sundin (41 games)
Tommi Santala - according to Dave Nonis (30 games)
Marc Bergevin (9 games)
Mathieu Schneider (17 games)
Braden Holtby (21 games)

 

[Jyrki21]

naslund-sedin-sedin would be a better line over a season but, all respect to naslund, but you'd need to go bure-sedin-sedin to have a better line of former canucks when everyone is rolling.

I think Bure would be wasting the talent of the Sedins and vice versa. Completely opposite games.

 

[krutovsdonut]

I think Bure would be wasting the talent of the Sedins and vice versa. Completely opposite games.

bure was great on the boards and florida bure on one knee proved he could be a set piece sniper too.

and even if they operated independent of each other it might work. you'd never know what was coming next.

 

[19nazzy]

peak bertuzzi-miller-kesler would be one of the best even strength hockey lines ever assembled. when they were all on.

And very close to most hated line as well

Love Bieksa but I think Jovo should be there instead. Looks about right otherwise.