If you were to go back in time and bring back prime aged second-tier Canuck to the present so they could play on the current version of the Vancouver Canucks who would it be?

[6of1_halfdozenofother]

I haven't chosen one yet, but if I were to choose one, I'd probably take prime John Garrett.  After all, he almost won the All-Star Game MVP that one year... 

[tas]

this canucks army goof read my post about burr here and a post I made in a previous gdt about what the canucks lack and decided it was his idea and he should run with. 

 

https://canucksarmy.com/news/about-time-vancouver-canucks-hateable-again

 

which one of you is stephen roget? man up. 

[Captkirk888]

5 hours ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said:

Burrows, Malhotra, Samuelsson, Ronning, Morrison, Greg Adams for the forwards

 

For defense, Hamhuis, a healthy Salo, Hedican, Mitchell, Tanev to play with Hughes 

No love for Jeff Brown?

[King Heffy]

4 minutes ago, Captkirk888 said:

No love for Jeff Brown?

Just from the wives.

[Captkirk888]

4 hours ago, King Heffy said:

How about Garth Butcher?  Tiger Williams if you want a forward.

Since everyone says we lack toughness, I too thought of Butcher. Or toughness (less fighting) but skilled- Dave Babych.

tough forward who can score Smyl for sure.

[Captkirk888]

Just now, King Heffy said:

Just from the wives.

I knew someone would mention that. Lol

[King Heffy]

2 minutes ago, Captkirk888 said:

Since everyone says we lack toughness, I too thought of Butcher. Or toughness (less fighting) but skilled- Dave Babych.

tough forward who can score Smyl for sure.

I'd have Smyl in the first tier due to jersey retirement.

[Captkirk888]

Just now, King Heffy said:

I'd have Smyl in the first tier due to jersey retirement.

Of course. 

[Jess]

2 hours ago, Coconuts said:

 

Bravo, nice to see it again 

 

We'd def have risers in Petterson, Hughes, Horvat, Miller, and Boeser 

 

Might see some shifting if we were to do it again but most of the names would probably stick 

 

Dang you've got me thinking now (plus I'm bored at work on a Friday afternoon)--where would these guys go? Has Demko played enough to make a top 50?

 

My gut is Horvat goes from #34 up to somewhere around Brodeur, Burrows or Kesler, #13-15.

 

Pettersson would rise hugely. I remember thinking he was way too high at #44 at the time, but he's probably in the late teens now I'd guess. By the end of the year, he could catch Horvat's points though, so maybe there's a case he should be right there with Horvat.

 

Hughes didn't make the list since he was in his rookie year, but he's probably the biggest riser. I'm guessing he's in the low 20s for now.

 

Boeser's the current longest tenured Canuck, but has recently been passed by Petey in points and will probably be passed by Miller soon too. I'd guess he's maybe in the 30s somewhere below Adams and maybe close to Courtnall.

 

Miller's got over 300 points with the Canucks now and has gotta be pretty close to Petey. A lot of guys in the mid 20s would be pushed down for sure. Nice to see our all-time list get better with the additions of some great players.

 

Demko is a tricky one. He only became the starter in 2021-22, but his name has some legend status thanks to the 2020 playoffs and a strong 2021-22 season. He's certainly better than Cloutier, but Cloutier has about 25 more wins and almost 40 more games and Cloutier only made the honourable mentions. I think I'd personally place him somewhere in the late 40s, below Gary Smith, but barely making the list.

[TheGuardian]

Tiger Williams.

 

Could keep the other team honest and for added leadership, if you didn't try on his team he threatened to take you out behind the shed and beat the crap out of you, and he did. Not many nights taken off with him around.

 

Oh and he could score a few too. No question where the heart of the team was

[EternalCanuckFan]

Agree with OP. Salo would be intriguing to add to the mix. Hard to know how his game would translate to the game today, but Salo always struck me as a sublimely intelligent player who happened to have a ridiculous slapshot. Is there any way we could bring him back without the injury proneness?

[puckstopper]

No love for Raffi Torres or Maxim Lapierre? Those guys worked their tushies off

for us and we haven't seen a bottom 6 like that in years!

 

Defence, well i would go with Adrian Aucoin. good defensively and his shot was underrated for sure.

Hated losing him but it got us Dan Cloutier and settled our goaltending graveyard for a bit there!

 

[Karma-Kazi44]

This one is simple for me. It would be Ed Jovanovski to play with Hughes. 

[puckstopper]

 

Little blast from the past for ya......Think we got Clouts the season after this. Still hurts to see Trevor in that NY fishstick uniform!

[rackdawg]

Gerald Diddick..Gino odjick..mike Keane...

[Junkyard Dog]

Who on D are off the table?

 

Expand the no go list. It is only forwards. 

 

Some D are Kesler value IMO. 

[aGENT]

10 hours ago, Coconuts said:

So, like, you're not bringing back Bure, Naslund, Linden, a Sedin, Kesler, ect. No all-time greats because that's less interesting discussion. 

 

It's a silly thread, sure, but I'm curious as to who you think would move the needle for the current roster the most.

 

Personally, I'd bring back Salo.

My first thought on seeing the thread title was Ohlund until I remembered he was a lefty... Next thought was Salo. Great minds think alike.

[BestCanuck]

Kyle Wellwood

[Sergiomomesso]

I’d say I would fit in on any line on this current version of the Nucks 

 

SM27 JT BB6

SM27 EP40 Kuz

SM27 Suter Mikhayev

SM27 Teddy Joshua 

 

 

[Rekker]

Ohlund. This team needs an Ohlund. 

[Keslers Ghost]

Gino would make our whole team a foot taller and 20 pounds heavier.

[bhoodlum]

10 hours ago, tas said:

nobody would ever make that mistake; alex burrows was an nhl hockey player. 

Yes, but Gaudette brought the pestilence to the team. Burr was a pest.

[Diamonds]

I'm going to assume that second-tier means no retired jersey or RoH players.

 

Seeing as our biggest need right now is probably a partner for Hughes, I might have to go agree with many others and say Sami Salo but with an honourable mention to Doug Lidster. 

 

However, I'd also love to have Jannik Hansen back on the 3rd line.

Edited October 21, 2023 by Diamonds

[tas]

2 hours ago, ROBsolete said:

Yes, but Gaudette brought the pestilence to the team. Burr was a pest.

same etymology. began as the same word for the bubonic plague. 

 

I'm comfortable with the colourful language I've chosen, thanks. 

[Jeremy Hronek]

Totally forgot about Jeff Brown btw.

 

Man, if this guy could have kept the "snake within the trousers" so to speak, he could have been one of our all-time greats.  

 

Would still pick Salo or Tanev ahead of Brown to play with Hughes however.