The Vancouver Canucks: Great Moments in Time

[Chairman Maouth]

That would be Rypien.

But this would be my Looney Tunes character:

That's the same character!

 

[Chairman Maouth]

That run was insane. Do you have highlights to that game? I loved that season in some aspects. The first half of course was so depressingly low scoring it was unbearable, but it turned around on some really good games.

Here's another one - the Salo OT goal where he accidently does a suggestive gesture.

What do you call that - the ball tickler?

GOAT

Oh, Louie.

 

[Hit the post]

That's the same character!

I'm daffy.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Great 10 minute mini-doc about Bure. A snapshot of the times.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

I was actually at this game. f*** I loved me some Rypien back in the day. Warrior.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I was actually at this game. f*** I loved me some Rypien back in the day. Warrior.

I've been posting a lot of his stuff in here. I really miss that guy. My favourite player has been Bieksa for many years. Now it's a toss-up with Rypien.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Maybe doesn't fall under even a great moment, but I was watching CGY-VAN game 7 2004 the other day...Ed Jovanovski has a 3rd period akin to Ballard or Alberts in the 2011 SCF. I saw him make bad play after bad play, and maybe someone older than I was can enlighten me, I'm not too familiar with how games were called back then but from what I see just a really obvious penalty at the end there. But holy moses, I can't believe Crow kept throwing him back on the ice.

Also Matt Cooke has a game eerily reminiscent to Burrows game 7 vs CHI. Bad penalties and goals. Everything Canucks-related seems to go through him that night. Everyone talks about how good those teams were, and honestly I see an undisciplined group whose horses just can't keep up with what Iginla was doing. I still think the one where Ference knocks the net off before the puck goes in during the 2nd period should have counted though.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Maybe doesn't fall under even a great moment, but I was watching CGY-VAN game 7 2004 the other day...Ed Jovanovski has a 3rd period akin to Ballard or Alberts in the 2011 SCF. I saw him make bad play after bad play, and maybe someone older than I was can enlighten me, I'm not too familiar with how games were called back then but from what I see just a really obvious penalty at the end there. But holy moses, I can't believe Crow kept throwing him back on the ice.

Also Matt Cooke has a game eerily reminiscent to Burrows game 7 vs CHI. Bad penalties and goals. Everything Canucks-related seems to go through him that night. Everyone talks about how good those teams were, and honestly I see an undisciplined group whose horses just can't keep up with what Iginla was doing. I still think the one where Ference knocks the net off before the puck goes in during the 2nd period should have counted though.

Ed Jovanovski was a complete wild card.

When used in a shut down role, he could be really effective at playing defensively.

But more often than not, the Canucks wanted him to drive offense - which he was capable of doing, but it came at the total expense of his defensive play. That's why he was usually paired with a defensive stalwart as a baby sitter, the best having been Scott Lachance.

The other thing that made Jovanovski who he was was his emotions. He always played with his heart on his sleeve. He was always giving effort, and he played hard, gritty, physical and intimidating hockey. But it also lead to real bonehead and undisciplined decisions sometimes.

As for Cooke - I think a lot of people forget he started out his tenure in Vancouver as a massive fan favourite. Fans were often willing to overlook some of his antics because he was a guy who was always going 110%, hitting everything in sight, playing with energy, and he had underrated ability as a hockey player. But eventually, he wore out his welcome in Vancouver because his antics just got to be too much to ignore. His teammates were visibly angry at having to fight his battles for him whenever he did something stupid to provoke the other team's ire. If he'd stood in for his own crap more often, maybe things would have been different. But for a guy that got into other teams' kitchens as much as he did, he very, very rarely ever stood up to account for his own actions. Even his own teammate, Jarkko Ruutu, dropped the gloves with him in practice on one occasion.

But you aren't wrong in the similarities between Cooke and Burrows. They had a similar playing style. But I would say Cooke had more cheap shot hits, whereas Burrows tended to be more mouthy.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Ed Jovanovski was a complete wild card.

When used in a shut down role, he could be really effective at playing defensively.

But more often than not, the Canucks wanted him to drive offense - which he was capable of doing, but it came at the total expense of his defensive play. That's why he was usually paired with a defensive stalwart as a baby sitter, the best having been Scott Lachance.

The other thing that made Jovanovski who he was was his emotions. He always played with his heart on his sleeve. He was always giving effort, and he played hard, gritty, physical and intimidating hockey. But it also lead to real bonehead and undisciplined decisions sometimes.

As for Cooke - I think a lot of people forget he started out his tenure in Vancouver as a massive fan favourite. Fans were often willing to overlook some of his antics because he was a guy who was always going 110%, hitting everything in sight, playing with energy, and he had underrated ability as a hockey player. But eventually, he wore out his welcome in Vancouver because his antics just got to be too much to ignore. His teammates were visibly angry at having to fight his battles for him whenever he did something stupid to provoke the other team's ire. If he'd stood in for his own crap more often, maybe things would have been different. But for a guy that got into other teams' kitchens as much as he did, he very, very rarely ever stood up to account for his own actions. Even his own teammate, Jarkko Ruutu, dropped the gloves with him in practice on one occasion.

But you aren't wrong in the similarities between Cooke and Burrows. They had a similar playing style. But I would say Cooke had more cheap shot hits, whereas Burrows tended to be more mouthy.

Old "Crazy Legs".

I loved Jovo. Yes he could be a defensive liability at times but his offense and physicality made up for it in my opinion. He's definitely in my top 5 favourite Canucks of all time. And let's not forget, the guy made Team Canada as a Canuck playing in the 2002 Olympics. That's major.

He could also throw one hell of a punch.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Yeah, he was pretty well responsible for ending Deadmarsh's career. They fought a couple of times and they were both swinging to hurt.

I remember being at a Canucks vs. Oilers game, and Brad Isbister hit Trevor Linden from behind. Jovanovski came in and beat the absolute wheels off of Isbister - four or five massive haymakers straight in the face.

 

[Hit the post]

Ed Jovanovski was a complete wild card.

When used in a shut down role, he could be really effective at playing defensively.

But more often than not, the Canucks wanted him to drive offense - which he was capable of doing, but it came at the total expense of his defensive play. That's why he was usually paired with a defensive stalwart as a baby sitter, the best having been Scott Lachance.

The other thing that made Jovanovski who he was was his emotions. He always played with his heart on his sleeve. He was always giving effort, and he played hard, gritty, physical and intimidating hockey. But it also lead to real bonehead and undisciplined decisions sometimes.

As for Cooke - I think a lot of people forget he started out his tenure in Vancouver as a massive fan favourite. Fans were often willing to overlook some of his antics because he was a guy who was always going 110%, hitting everything in sight, playing with energy, and he had underrated ability as a hockey player. But eventually, he wore out his welcome in Vancouver because his antics just got to be too much to ignore. His teammates were visibly angry at having to fight his battles for him whenever he did something stupid to provoke the other team's ire. If he'd stood in for his own crap more often, maybe things would have been different. But for a guy that got into other teams' kitchens as much as he did, he very, very rarely ever stood up to account for his own actions. Even his own teammate, Jarkko Ruutu, dropped the gloves with him in practice on one occasion.

But you aren't wrong in the similarities between Cooke and Burrows. They had a similar playing style. But I would say Cooke had more cheap shot hits, whereas Burrows tended to be more mouthy.

Cooke really didn't "elevate" his game to Brad Marchand levels until AFTER he left the Canucks. Not saying he was a Lady Byng candidate as a Canuck, but nowhere close (imho) to his asshat behavior on other teams.

As to his effort level, I'm reminded of an old story he gave regarding his impressions of Mike Keenan. In one of his first training camps, Cooke would hear all the rumours about how Keenan would tear apart rookies (and or other victims) in front of the rest of the team or alone in his office. One by one, it seemed many got this treatment. Slowly, guys got sent down to the minors as Keenan whittled down the roster for opening night (game 1). But he never said a word to Cooke. He basically left him alone.

 

[bandwagonesque]

Ed Jovanovski was a complete wild card.

When used in a shut down role, he could be really effective at playing defensively.

But more often than not, the Canucks wanted him to drive offense - which he was capable of doing, but it came at the total expense of his defensive play. That's why he was usually paired with a defensive stalwart as a baby sitter, the best having been Scott Lachance.

The other thing that made Jovanovski who he was was his emotions. He always played with his heart on his sleeve. He was always giving effort, and he played hard, gritty, physical and intimidating hockey. But it also lead to real bonehead and undisciplined decisions sometimes.

As for Cooke - I think a lot of people forget he started out his tenure in Vancouver as a massive fan favourite. Fans were often willing to overlook some of his antics because he was a guy who was always going 110%, hitting everything in sight, playing with energy, and he had underrated ability as a hockey player. But eventually, he wore out his welcome in Vancouver because his antics just got to be too much to ignore. His teammates were visibly angry at having to fight his battles for him whenever he did something stupid to provoke the other team's ire. If he'd stood in for his own crap more often, maybe things would have been different. But for a guy that got into other teams' kitchens as much as he did, he very, very rarely ever stood up to account for his own actions. Even his own teammate, Jarkko Ruutu, dropped the gloves with him in practice on one occasion.

But you aren't wrong in the similarities between Cooke and Burrows. They had a similar playing style. But I would say Cooke had more cheap shot hits, whereas Burrows tended to be more mouthy.

I was just thinking about Cooke the other day. He was the cheapest, most reckless and mean player I've ever seen later in his career but I don't remember him doing anything truly dangerous with the Canucks. He'd spear guys, slash them, etc, but I don't remember him casually knocking players out from behind with his elbow while skating past them.

 

[EpochLink]

Ed Jovanovski from 1999-2003 was a stallworth on the Canucks blueline, he hit, played up on the offense, played some stellar defense when he had too.

2004-2006 Ed Jovanovski was a injured liability, who's groin was just too weak too be stable. Ironically, when he left via free agency he was able to be healthy and be good on Phoenix blueline.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Ed Jovanovski was a complete wild card.

When used in a shut down role, he could be really effective at playing defensively.

But more often than not, the Canucks wanted him to drive offense - which he was capable of doing, but it came at the total expense of his defensive play. That's why he was usually paired with a defensive stalwart as a baby sitter, the best having been Scott Lachance.

The other thing that made Jovanovski who he was was his emotions. He always played with his heart on his sleeve. He was always giving effort, and he played hard, gritty, physical and intimidating hockey. But it also lead to real bonehead and undisciplined decisions sometimes.

Sounds an awful lot like Bieksa. That's always an interesting era to revisit for me because the first full season I followed was 2005-06 which was the curtain call of that team, so I know a little bit about that but I do wonder how much of my preconceptions are coloured with my fledgling understanding of the game and the people who I got my information from (who as I got older noticed had some really...hot takes, shall I say?).

 

[Hit the post]

Ed Jovanovski from 1999-2003 was a stallworth on the Canucks blueline, he hit, played up on the offense, played some stellar defense when he had too.

2004-2006 Ed Jovanovski was a injured liability, who's groin was just too weak too be stable. Ironically, when he left via free agency he was able to be healthy and be good on Phoenix blueline.

Who was the guy that tried to go after Jovo off the ice immediately after both were tossed from the game? It was like that Torts moment when he tried getting into the Flames locker room.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Nine months ago.

 

[Hit the post]

Greatest moment in Canucks history? The day Fredo outfit no longer owns the team.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

 

[Chairman Maouth]

This was amazing.

 

[RobertKron]

This was amazing.

I love how everyone is totally on the same page, except Kesler who tries to force a couple shots through coverage, and later wails away at the off-balance one timer attempt.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I love how everyone totally on the same page, except Kesler who wails away at the off-balance one timer attempt.

That's Kes. Always edgy.

 

[Chrysalis99]

For all ranting I do about Ron Delorme's performance as an amateur scout for the Canucks, I will always repeat that *as a player* he bled for the organization:



No wrestling with Sememko. Just a straight punching duel.

Surprised you didn’t bring this one out. Delorme vs Macoun with another punching dual here. Starts off slow then Delorme brings the lumber.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Surprised you didn’t bring this one out. Delorme vs Macoun with another punching dual here. Starts off slow then Delorme brings the lumber.

Man! That's one of the greatest exchanges I've ever seen!

 

[theguardianII]

Rutherford, Allvin and the other front office staff have the possibility of making this the start of THE GREATEST MOMENT to come.

Starting with the trade of Horvat and others combined with the smart use of the team's cap already used and cap control of the future