Torts out in NYC

[lamajama]

I really hope Gillis hires Torts for the Canucks coaching position. It will probably be the final touch to the implosion we've been witness to the past season or two. This once great organization that Burke and Nonis basically put together, has been crumbling piece by piece since Gillis took over, and this could finally be the straw that breaks the camels back.

Why is that the Canucks are such a "hate-able" team?  Don't get me wrong - I hate them too - but it's just interesting how they became so disliked. When they were in the cup finals everyone was cheering for the Bruins. I don't know, there's just something about that team that I can't stand. I guess it has to do with their diving, whining, finger-biting, choking, rioting, and arrogance?

(kinda just answered my own question there)

I live out here among them - and you definitely have to add the fans and the media to what the team and management do already. If other fans think Leaf Nation is annoying, Canuck fans beat us hands down.

I think the root of it, is that these so-called fans and biased media want to believe that they matter and in the scheme of things they are a gnat on an elephant's hide. They can't stand to be ignored and everyone else just loves to do that - actually it's not "loves to do that" - it's more that no one honestly and truthfully even cares.

 

[KoHo]

I really hope Gillis hires Torts for the Canucks coaching position. It will probably be the final touch to the implosion we've been witness to the past season or two. This once great organization that Burke and Nonis basically put together, has been crumbling piece by piece since Gillis took over, and this could finally be the straw that breaks the camels back.

Why is that the Canucks are such a "hate-able" team?  Don't get me wrong - I hate them too - but it's just interesting how they became so disliked. When they were in the cup finals everyone was cheering for the Bruins. I don't know, there's just something about that team that I can't stand. I guess it has to do with their diving, whining, finger-biting, choking, rioting, and arrogance?

(kinda just answered my own question there)

I live out here among them - and you definitely have to add the fans and the media to what the team and management do already. If other fans think Leaf Nation is annoying, Canuck fans beat us hands down.

I think the root of it, is that these so-called fans and biased media want to believe that they matter and in the scheme of things they are a gnat on an elephant's hide. They can't stand to be ignored and everyone else just loves to do that - actually it's not "loves to do that" - it's more that no one honestly and truthfully even cares.

Also, the Canucks were a largely irrelevant franchise for four decades before they made it to the finals. HockeyDB says they're only a .486 team in their history, and record gets even worse when you take away the last few seasons. It took the team 40 years to have a true Canuck inducted to the HHOF, Pavel Bure. 40 freakin years. It seems that when the Canucks finally became good their fans became arrogant and wanting to "matter" after decades of irrelevance.