Kevin Biestra Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Hammertime said: As a Kid Cliff Ronning hands down. As an adult Dan Hamhuis. Current Hughes Pick one...... It has to be Dan though. Bieksa was an absolute loose cannon don't get me wrong I love Juice but he was at best a #5D with out Hamhuis his pinches were brutal. Together their playstyles combined to become the best D pairing I have ever seen in a Canucks uni. Shoutout to guys like Burr, Lappierre, Ruutu who were so fun to watch. Ronning was great to watch. I might still call him the most exciting Canuck of all time after Bure. I have him in the running for my 2nd choice for this thread along with a few others. Babych, McLean, Lidster, Linden, Smyl. If people weren't watching at the time they probably wouldn't appreciate it but when Ronning arrived in 1991 or whenever and exploded in the playoffs it was huge...the "Lifeline" with Linden and Courtnall. If he had stuck around a few more seasons he would have been a slam dunk for the Ring of Honor. Had a lot more good hockey in him when he left Vancouver than people thought. He left Nashville as their all time scoring leader and then had some more decent years before the lockout ended his career and that of several other aging vets. Edited September 24, 2023 by Kevin Biestra 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22Sedinery33 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Bieksa for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 I Cliff's name and feel compelled to post this: GP go as pts NHL Totals 1137 306 563 869 453 126 29 57 86 72 1982-83 New Westminster Royals BCJHL 52 82 68 150 22 1983-84 New Westminster Bruins WHL 71 69 67 136 10 9 8 13 21 10 1984-85 New Westminster Bruins WHL 70 89 108 197 20 11 10 14 24 4 1985-86 Canadian National Team Intl 71 55 63 118 53 1985-86 St. Louis Blues NHL -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 1 1 2 2 1986-87 Canadian National Team Intl 26 17 16 33 12 1986-87 St. Louis Blues NHL 42 11 14 25 6 -1 4 0 1 1 0 1987-88 St. Louis Blues NHL 26 5 8 13 12 6 -- -- -- -- -- 1988-89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 12 11 20 31 8 -- -- -- -- -- 1988-89 St. Louis Blues NHL 64 24 31 55 18 3 7 1 3 4 0 1989-90 Asiago HC Italy-A 42 74 61 135 29 1990-91 St. Louis Blues NHL 48 14 18 32 10 2 -- -- -- -- -- 1990-91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 11 6 6 12 0 -2 6 6 3 9 12 1991-92 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 24 47 71 42 18 13 8 5 13 6 1992-93 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 29 56 85 30 19 12 2 9 11 6 1993-94 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76 25 43 68 42 7 24 5 10 15 16 1994-95 Vancouver Canucks NHL 41 6 19 25 27 -4 11 3 5 8 2 1995-96 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 22 45 67 42 16 6 0 2 2 6 1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 69 19 32 51 26 -9 7 0 7 7 12 1997-98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 80 11 44 55 36 5 6 1 3 4 4 1998-99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 7 2 5 7 2 3 -- -- -- -- -- 1998-99 Nashville Predators NHL 72 18 35 53 40 -6 -- -- -- -- -- 1999-00 Nashville Predators NHL 82 26 36 62 34 -13 -- -- -- -- -- 2000-01 Nashville Predators NHL 80 19 43 62 28 4 -- -- -- -- -- 2001-02 Nashville Predators NHL 67 18 31 49 24 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2001-02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 14 1 4 5 8 0 4 0 1 1 2 2002-03 Minnesota Wild NHL 80 17 31 48 24 -6 17 2 7 9 4 2003-04 New York Islanders NHL 40 9 15 24 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Those junior totals are insane. Wish they could have kept him- hell they should have drafted him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawkDrummer Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Can't pick one, but the two I like best share the same last name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Beast Mode Kesler, or Petey (been so good in all facets of the game, and really enjoy watching his one-timers and breakaway passes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gurn said: Those junior totals are insane. Wish they could have kept him- hell they should have drafted him. Cliff was an absolute monster in junior and Italy. And no slouch in the NHL either. Not too far from the Hall of Fame with his NHL career totals and he didn't even become an NHL regular until about 25, largely because of his size. If he had gotten a fair shake out of the gate...1000 points for sure. Edited September 25, 2023 by Kevin Biestra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticsports Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 9 hours ago, Alflives said: Bure was our most exciting and best player. But my favourite was Andrei Boudrias. My Take is different I agree on exciting, but when 121 of his 437 goals is on the powerplay and his +/- is only 42 I don't see him as great as a team importance I remember him sitting up by the redline while team was hemmed in (and probably why he was on for almost as many goals against as when on the ice) It reminds me of a quarterback who can't move the ball efficiently (and who's defence keeps the team in the game) but will start throwing hail mary passes on the last down and when they connect they are exciting I think there were better players who are better team players, that weren't maybe as skilled. Bure would let the 9 other skaters on the ice get tired, while he rested waiting , then burst away with fresh legs and skill and superior speed while they were winded and not nearly the skater or skillset as Bure in the 1st place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestCanuck Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Roberto Luongo Todd Bertuzzi Mattias Ohlund Doug Lidster …… I was interested in Messier during his little time here lol my first game in 99’ was disappointment because he didn’t play. Pretty sure devils won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 As a kid: Linden/Gino as a young adult: Naslund/Sedins/Ohlund current: Kuzmenko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotCanuck Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 One of my all - time favourites was Mats Sundin. Was thrilled to bits when he pulled on a Canucks jersey. Wish we had him for longer! Not many players have long careers and stay with one club - hats off to Henrik and Daniel - two great guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 15 hours ago, Kevin Biestra said: Jiri Slegr had a great trick where he would unintentionally slap shot the puck into the upper stands during play and give everyone on the ice a rest. Our own players and the other teams D would cringe when he let his slapper go, it was very very hard, but ridiculously off target. You'd never know where it would go, usually ten feet left or right of the net off the ice, but also nailed both teams players with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenerdosy Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Got to be Ohlund I would think. When playing street hockey and we were choosing players to emulate I always went with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kirk Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 I think it's pretty obvious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaasty Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Luuuu and/or Bure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Kevin Bieksa for sure #1 for me. So much grit and tenacity even after horrendous injuries that took oodles of rehab. There's been many standout Canucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimist Prime Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Markus Naslund is 2nd only to Sami Salo, third Bure.4th, king Richard. Orland. Kurtenbach 5th, he used to coach my brother and the guys around him in his summers at the Lake Cowichan barn, five of those kids went on to be drafted in a trickle down effect, he created a ripple of difference. Quite a guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 12:56 PM, Alflives said: Bure was our most exciting and best player. But my favourite was Andrei Boudrias. Superpest should be in the ROH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNeil Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Bieksa and Luongo. Great players and still entertaining. Bieksa on HNIC afterhours was amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimist Prime Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 28 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Kevin Bieksa for sure #1 for me. So much grit and tenacity even after horrendous injuries that took oodles of rehab. There's been many standout Canucks. Bieksa and Jovocop are in my top ten but just outside my top 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmautzie Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 2:47 PM, Canuck You said: I remember when Nazzy scored that goal against Calgary to tie it up in GM7 with secs left how crazy we went! I was at the BCIT pub watching it with my friend and his phone was almost dead so during the intermission we booked it to his place to quickly grab his charger..by the time we got back tons of people were already walking out, I asked one of them 'what happened'..well we know..but what a memory! Wasn’t it Matt Cooke that scored that tying goal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper007 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) Pavel “Russian Rocket” Bure will always be my favourite Canuck. He was the most exciting player to ever grace this team. He had moves before anybody else attempted them in game. Edited September 26, 2023 by Viper007 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 31 minutes ago, schmautzie said: Wasn’t it Matt Cooke that scored that tying goal? Yes, You're are correct. It was Cooke, Nazzy drove it to the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 3:31 PM, JeremyCuddles said: Decided to use him as my profile pic in our new home. Markus Naslund. He was the captain for this team when I first got into hockey. I loved his demeanour, loved his game, and he just seems like a good dude. I will never stop being pissed that we let him leave. A stain on this franchise as far as I am concerned. Last game should have been as a Canuck. It's Naslund for me as well. The way he left was absolutely disgraceful. He was our longest serving captain and new management wouldn't even sit down with him to talk. Like how can you do that to your all-time points leader and longest serving captain? New management didn't have to re-sign him, but to not even sit down with him? Just disgraceful. Gillis obviously did a good job rounding out the roster to turn the Canucks into a back-to-back President's Trophy winning team, but that is definitely a stain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 11 hours ago, Kevin Biestra said: Superpest should be in the ROH. What about Lever? Seemed to be the next "best" Canuck after Boudrias. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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