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Because they're fucking morons?
Clearly the Canucks know what they're doing, look at all the Stanley Cups they've won recently.
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Because they're fucking morons?
Clearly the Canucks know what they're doing, look at all the Stanley Cups they've won recently.
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I can't argue that point. LOW BLOW!
But seriously. They lost the cup because the Bruins beat the shit out of them and their skilled line up.
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The past 2 cup winners have had their share of skill and grit. The Hawks where more on the skilled side but they still had the 4th line plus guys like Ladd, Buff, and Versteeg was a little chippy with his time here. Then of course the bruins who physically wore the Csnucks down. The nucks never really had that gritty type presence which made them go out and trade for guys like Kassian, and Booth.
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Buff single handedly neutralized/minimized Chris Pronger in the finals.
Skill doesn't do that (Buff has no skill
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Bruins certainly took it to the Canucks physically in that series, but I also think they've got a ton of skill with that physical style. Milan Lucic was 2nd on the team with 122 penalty minutes and led the team with 62 points in the regular season. Nathan Horton had 80+ PIMs but still added 53 points.
That's the kind of players Boston looks for. I don't think that's the kind of players the Hawks look for, IMO.
[Edit] I remember reading a few Canucks message boards the day that Kassian trade went through ... thought the city was going to riot again.
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Buff single handedly neutralized/minimized Chris Pronger in the finals.
Skill doesn't do that (Buff has no skill
Only has it when he wants to
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They think they have it in guys like Lapierre, Burrows, Bieksa, among others. But really those are just some of the gutless punks that the Canucks think are tough guys.
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I don't blame them. Hodgson is good and they let him go for muscle. It's no surprise that their powerplay has been in the toilet since they dealt him.
I still don't know why they let Torres go. He's an effective shit head.
Hodgson + Torres > Kassian + Pahlsson
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Which is why they had to make those trades.
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Kassian was one of my fav. Prospects outside the Hawks organization. He's got an offensive touch
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The Hodgson trade is beyond stupid. Like what hogface said earlier about the hawks cup winning team, they had a good amount of skilled/physical/gritty type players. The one dimensional fighter/tough guy has become more and more irrelevant and that trend will continue each passing season. Id rather have a skilled team with a handful of skilled physical players than a skilled team with a handful of fighters.
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A major reason for the trade is that Hodgson is a line 1 or 2 center and with Sedin and Kesler he is not going to get those minutes in Vancouver. Plus, he had already indicated that he'd like to get traded. I agree that right now Hodgson is the better player but Vancouver traded from a position of strength for a position of need. Both players are roughly the same age and have the same draft pedigree. Gutsy move. I hope Hodgson becomes a star and Kassian is a bust. Piss on Vancouver!!