Stringer Bell
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Dont think anyone remembers that outside of canucks fans.And laying out Kadri
Woo backDont think anyone remembers that outside of canucks fans.
and KadriDont think anyone remembers that outside of canucks fans.
Say what you want about Kesler but as a Canuck for the most part was a brilliant two player. I remember when he broke in and his shot could not break a pane of glass lol. But like Hughes, over a summer his wrist shot became a lethal weapon as he had that desire to continuously improve. I still have Kesler's purple Vancouver millionaire jersey.
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He gave his heart and soul and sacrificed his body for Vancouver reminds me somewhat of another American center that currently plays for the Canucks. Hope Kesler signs a one day contract and retires a Canuck.
Ironically the greatest player ever to wear a Canucks Jersey.As a basically Nucks fan living in Vancouver (grew up in Toronto, Leafs fan first, but lived in Van the past 20 years and they're my 2nd fave team), this is nothing new, he's expressed regret about forcing his way off the team/how he handled it a number of times. Nucks fans hated Kesler for quite awhile after he forced a trade, but between him apologizing/expressing regret, and Bieksa speaking up for him a bunch, I think most Nucks fans are past the hate and back to liking him.
For example, he got tonnes of cheers and love at the Nucks game last night: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/kesler-slams-beer-canucks-game
IMO the only ex-Nuck who is still particularly hated by Nucks fans is Messier.
Ironically the greatest player ever to wear a Canucks Jersey.
He negotiated trade rights into his contract, so I really don't like the notion that players shouldn't exercise them for the good of the team. Demanding a trade and exercising your NTC is rather unpalatable, but usually the NTC's are negotiated by discounting the contract money in one way or another.I'm just saying if he had cared about the Canucks team in any way at that time, he wouldn't have handcuffed the org that way. That being said, I still appreciated what he did for the team. He was a heart and soul guy that gave a lot when he was there and his past sacrifices shouldn't be dismissed or diminished.