[feepa]

Have you thought the Smyth trade may have been an indirect result of the Pronger trade, and had Pronger still been playing for the Oil and kept their playoff hopes alive, he never would have been traded?

you just proved your hockey knowledge here....

[Calgarian]

you just proved your hockey knowledge here....

No kidding, trading Pronger didn't affect Ryan's Smyths agent asking for too much money, and didn't affect Kevin Lowes shitty GM abilities.

[Nutterbug]

you just proved your hockey knowledge here....

Wouldn't you say the Pronger trade, along with losing Peca and Samsonov among other moves, began the whole downward spiral that led to his trade? I doubt they would have traded Smyth for some prospects if they thought they had a serious run at the post-season.

[Calgarian]

Of course they wouldn't have traded Smyth if they were going to make a run at the playoffs, they would have picked someone up. The fact that they didn't make the playoffs was a result of their offense under acheiving, and was a result of Lowe being an inept GM. You COULD say that the fact that the players that lowe got for Pronger played like shit all season was indirectly related to the fact that the Oilers weren't in a playoff position, and thus contributed to the fact that Smyth got traded. I think the blame should rest more on the fact that Smyth and the oilers were $100 000 (or so I hear) apart in their contract negotiations, and Lowe has his head up his ass, and Mac T is a lousy coach (as bad as Playfair IMO).

[Calgarian]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pkH5gKhVjQw

Clips of the richard riot, shitty quality.

[feepa]

Wouldn't you say the Pronger trade, along with losing Peca and Samsonov among other moves, began the whole downward spiral that led to his trade? I doubt they would have traded Smyth for some prospects if they thought they had a serious run at the post-season.
Sorry if I originally mistook what you said - but it sounds to me like you were trying to say that Pronger was traded because the Oilers wanted to get rid of him or dump salary or something like that.

[Calgarian]

Calgary Flames jerseys for 07-08

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/2561/flamesjerseys0708sc2.jpg

[LordMandeep]

strange the flames are so good at home, also notice that everyone at their games is wearing red..

[feepa]

strange the flames are so good at home, also notice that everyone at their games is wearing red..
Either theres been a recent give away of those style of Jerseys, or everyone in Calgary has become a fan of the Flames since those style of Jersey came out in 2004

[Calgarian]

That jersey is BY FAR the best selling jersey in NHL history, i guess that's what happens when everone has money to burn.

[Calgarian]

strange the flames are so good at home, also notice that everyone at their games is wearing red..

That's why the Saddledome is referred to as the C of red.

[LordMandeep]

i dislike how the fans here (leafs), even with such crappy team are still paying so much money to watch there games, while great teams can't even get a decent crowd even in the playoffs.

I say flames fans are most passionate while leaf fans are most mindless.

Something says i started a flame war between the Flames vs oilers...

[Calgarian]

Down with Edmonton. lol

Actually I would say that we are about even, but Habs fans might take the cake.

[feepa]

Down with Edmonton. lol

Actually I would say that we are about even, but Habs fans might take the cake.

Hardly like to agree with a Flames fan, but I agree, I think our fan support in both Calgary and Edmonton is better then just about any NHL city out there.

When Edmonton or Calgary start to make it in the playoffs, the whole city is caught up in it, even people who "hate hockey". Even through out the year, you can tell theres hockey played in these cities. Going to places like Phoenix, Vancouver, Dallas, etc would you even know theres an NHL team there?

Montreal and Toronto both seem to have good fan support too, just not as good :frog:

[The Chemist]

Either theres been a recent give away of those style of Jerseys, or everyone in Calgary has become a fan of the Flames since those style of Jersey came out in 2004

Or people with older Flames sweaters just wanted to have their own new one - which just happens to be the best looking sweater the Flames have ever worn.

I don't want the NHL to go back to home whites next year - the Flames reds look far better than the whites, IMO.

[Nutterbug]

That jersey is BY FAR the best selling jersey in NHL history, i guess that's what happens when everone has money to burn.
Somehow, a black flame doesn't make much sense to me. The C should have been white or yellow instead. But whatever the people like.

When Edmonton or Calgary start to make it in the playoffs, the whole city is caught up in it, even people who "hate hockey". Even through out the year, you can tell theres hockey played in these cities. Going to places like Phoenix, Vancouver, Dallas, etc would you even know theres an NHL team there?
You are sadly mistaken if you think the populace in Vancouver is oblivious of its hockey team, especially around playoff time. Seen all the flags waving from the car windows, and buses that display "GO CANUCKS GO" on their destination signs?

i dislike how the fans here (leafs), even with such crappy team are still paying so much money to watch there games, while great teams can't even get a decent crowd even in the playoffs.

I say flames fans are most passionate while leaf fans are most mindless.
I figure it's a matter of having a big market. Out of 6 million people, you're going to draw enough mindless ones to fill ACC.

[Calgarian]

You are sadly mistaken if you think the populace in Vancouver is oblivious of its hockey team, especially around playoff time. Seen all the flags waving from the car windows, and buses that display "GO CANUCKS GO" on their destination signs?.

Except for the busses, you get that all season long in Alberta.

[habsfan]

Montreal and Toronto both seem to have good fan support too, just not as good

You must be joking right?

The Habs with a mediocre team have sold out the biggest arena in the league for 3 years now! Almost 5,000 more fans per game than in Edmonton and over 2,000 fans per game than Calgary and Toronto. Imagine if we had a cup contender!?!?

Actually I would say that we are about even, but Habs fans might take the cake.

Yeah baby!:tup: :cheers: The media in the Mecca are still talking about what happenned with the Habs, and they've been eliminated for 3 weeks now! bunch of crazy bastards!

[Boris2k7]

You must be joking right?

The Habs with a mediocre team have sold out the biggest arena in the league for 3 years now! Almost 5,000 more fans per game than in Edmonton and over 2,000 fans per game than Calgary and Toronto. Imagine if we had a cup contender!?!?

Dude, we have sold-out crowds in our arenas too. There just aren't enough seats.

"My sold-out crowd is better than your sold out crowd!" ;)

[habsfan]

Dude, we have sold-out crowds in our arenas too. There just aren't enough seats.

"My sold-out crowd is better than your sold out crowd!" ;)

I'm well aware of that...i'm just saying that its harder to keep the building full with the much larger arena! Night after night. Not to mention the waiting list of people just waiting for a chance to buy tickets.

[feepa]

Except for the busses, you get that all season long in Alberta.

Buses in Edmonton proudly display Go Oilers Go, or Go Eskimoes Go on any game day

[Boris2k7]

I've seen lots of busses here in Calgary displaying the "Go Flames Go" as well. There is a Ford dealership that is quite visible at Canyon Meadows Drive that puts up a huge Flames flag on game days (otherwise, it is normally a Canadian Flag)

[Calgarian]

well c-town gots all yall beat!, we light up the Flame on the Calgary tower!

okay okay, it only happened in 04, but still.

[Calgarian]

I've seen lots of busses here in Calgary displaying the "Go Flames Go" as well. There is a Ford dealership that is quite visible at Canyon Meadows Drive that puts up a huge Flames flag on game days (otherwise, it is normally a Canadian Flag)

I saw it during the playoffs, but never during the regular season.

[Boris2k7]

I saw it during the playoffs, but never during the regular season.

Ah, icic... nm then

[Nutterbug]

well c-town gots all yall beat!, we light up the Flame on the Calgary tower!

okay okay, it only happened in 04, but still.

I suppose Toronto could match that idea by putting up a maple leaf on top of the CN Tower. Or Vancouver somehow puts up a "Canuck" on top of the Harbour Centre tower.

Where was the Olympic flame for the '88 winter games anyways? It wasn't atop Calgary Tower, was it?

[mersar]

The official flame was at McMahon, with a smaller replica at the University in front of the oval.

[Rusty van Reddick]

Habs had better sell out their arena-- they have more than three times the population of Calgary or Edmonton or Ottawa. I'd say the Habs are not doing anything remotely exceptional. Stop bragging about it, it's tiresome.

[401_King]

lol people who say Toronto doesn't have the best support of their team obviously have no clue.

the ACC on game nights is not representative of the real demographics of leaf fans. the real fans cant go or afford to go to the games cause the tickets are all taken by Bay St. Bandits and companies! it has always been this way. ppl in suits are horrible fans in the ACC.


LEAF NATION

but for now...RAPTOR NATION.

[CC420]

Man everyone seems really pissed off in this thread.

What side of the bed did everyone wake up on? Oh that's right, most of you woke up on the side where your team is out of the playoffs. :haha:

Go Canucks Go! :cheers:

[Calgarian]

Man everyone seems really pissed off in this thread.

What side of the bed did everyone wake up on? Oh that's right, most of you woke up on the side where your team is out of the playoffs. :haha:

Go Canucks Go! :cheers:

the side of the bed that we got eliminated from the playoffs on. FUCK!!

anyway, this is Canada, all of our teams (except maybe Ottawa) have die hard fans.

[Hardhatdan]

Canucks can suck a zoo...all of the animals.

[401_King]

haha canucks are going nowhere.

[CCF]

haha canucks are going nowhere.

We already went to the 2nd round!!

Toronto is going golfing!

[Nutterbug]

We already went to the 2nd round!!

Toronto is going golfing!

...as of two weeks ago.

[CCF]

...as of two weeks ago.

You really think the courses were open two weeks ago? Hmm, our courses just opened up a few days ago.

[cornholio]

BTW, it's hilarious how pissed Nuck fans get over other teams "copying" their 'towel power' and anthem singing. I guess they have to claim ownership over stupid things like that (even though Steelers fans started towel power, and crowds singing national anthems is nothing new) to validate themselves to the rest of Canada. :rolleyes:

The term towel power started in Vancouver in 1982, but your right that the steelers fans used yellow dish towels in 1975 at their games after the team asked them to bring them to the game and wave them.

As far as Flames and Oilers go I think they should have lost their teams long time ago since its geting a little tiresome that the other Canadian teams still subsidize them to keep them finacialy aflowt, these two NHL teams are like parasites to the other Canadian NHL teams. If these two cities cant finacialy suport their teams they should move on to the WHL like winipeg, a second tier league for second tier cities.

By the way im going to enjoy watching my Canucks tomorow...what are you going to be doing?

[401_King]

We already went to the 2nd round!!

Toronto is going golfing!
lets be realistic man. you guys arent winning the cup. but good luck tho !

[The Kid]

The term towel power started in Vancouver in 1982, but your right that the steelers fans used yellow dish towels in 1975 at their games after the team asked them to bring them to the game and wave them.

As far as Flames and Oilers go I think they should have lost their teams long time ago since its geting a little tiresome that the other Canadian teams still subsidize them to keep them finacialy aflowt, these two NHL teams are like parasites to the other Canadian NHL teams. If these two cities cant finacialy suport their teams they should move on to the WHL like winipeg, a second tier league for second tier cities.

By the way im going to enjoy watching my Canucks tomorow...what are you going to be doing?

Perhaps instead of watching the game you should spend some time learning to spell. Aflowt??, finacialy??, suport??, winipeg??.

Not hard to tell you're from Vancouver!

[Nutterbug]

The term towel power started in Vancouver in 1982, but your right that the steelers fans used yellow dish towels in 1975 at their games after the team asked them to bring them to the game and wave them.

As far as Flames and Oilers go I think they should have lost their teams long time ago since its geting a little tiresome that the other Canadian teams still subsidize them to keep them finacialy aflowt, these two NHL teams are like parasites to the other Canadian NHL teams. If these two cities cant finacialy suport their teams they should move on to the WHL like winipeg, a second tier league for second tier cities.

By the way im going to enjoy watching my Canucks tomorow...what are you going to be doing?

You want to go back to the pre-lockout arrangement, and have the likes of the Ranger$, Wing$ and the Leaf$ continuing to jack up salaries, and threatening to put even the Canucks out of business?

[habsfan]

My predictions for the Second Round...

New Jersey-Ottawa: I'll take Ottawa in 6...Now that they won't have to face the Leafs in the playoffs....maybe they can make it to the finals??

Buffalo-New York: I'll take Buffalo in 5. As much as I was impressed with their final month of the regular season, the Rangers don't have enough of a team to beat Buffalo.

Anaheim-Vancouver: Anaheim in 5. Vancouver will run out of gas against Anaheim. I would normally say that they would get sweeped, but Luongo will win 1 game for the Canucks all by himself.

San José-Detroit: San Jose in 7. THis is the only upset I can see happenning in the second round. The Sharks are big and look to be very motivated... Detroit is getting old IMO, and it will show in the second round.

[habsfan]

As far as Flames and Oilers go I think they should have lost their teams long time ago since its geting a little tiresome that the other Canadian teams still subsidize them to keep them finacialy aflowt, these two NHL teams are like parasites to the other Canadian NHL teams. If these two cities cant finacialy suport their teams they should move on to the WHL like winipeg, a second tier league for second tier cities.

By the way im going to enjoy watching my Canucks tomorow...what are you going to be doing?

Sorry to say, but that has got to be one of the most short-sighted comments i've ever heard concerning Canadian Teams...There should be MORE Canadian Teams in the NHL, not less. We should petition to have Q.C, Winnipeg and even Hamilton in the NHL...i'm sure they would do better than places like FLorida, Phoenix and New-Jersey!

[ctown.myth]

...and why the hell would Florida want a team anyways? Even San Jose (sp?)?

[401_King]

i thought San Jose had good success.... they were easily the loudest arena in the 90s hands down.

[ctown.myth]

Okay, not San Jose, but Florida? WTF?

[shappy]

New Jersey - Ottawa: Ottawa in 6
Buffalo - NYC: Buffalo in 6
Anaheim - Vancouver: Anaheim in 7
San Jose - Detroit: Detroit in 7

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Buffalo - Ottawa: Ottawa in 6
Anaheim - Detroit: Anaheim in 6

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Ottawa - Anaheim: Ottawa in 7

[Nutterbug]

...and why the hell would Florida want a team anyways? Even San Jose (sp?)?

It's probably more a matter of the league wanting them to have a team than vice versa. Must have a team in every part of the country to present itself as the "all-American" sport.

[401_King]

how about the Columbus Blue Jackets. up until recently i thought they were an AHL team!

[vanman]

haha canucks are going nowhere.

The TSN monkey says otherwise.

http://http://broadband.tsn.ca/tsn/?vid=6874 (http://broadband.tsn.ca/tsn/?vid=6874)

[401_King]

lol. i dont know if anyone can beat the wings, or sabres for the cup...vancouver struggled a lot against dallas but good to them for beating them in game7...thats a team the oilers unfortunately could never could get past!

but for the cup....anyone but ottawa!

[Calgarian]

The term towel power started in Vancouver in 1982, but your right that the steelers fans used yellow dish towels in 1975 at their games after the team asked them to bring them to the game and wave them.

As far as Flames and Oilers go I think they should have lost their teams long time ago since its geting a little tiresome that the other Canadian teams still subsidize them to keep them finacialy aflowt, these two NHL teams are like parasites to the other Canadian NHL teams. If these two cities cant finacialy suport their teams they should move on to the WHL like winipeg, a second tier league for second tier cities.

By the way im going to enjoy watching my Canucks tomorow...what are you going to be doing?

That is some seriously ignorant shit, Calgary and Edmonton DO support themselves now that here is a salary cap. Or maybe we should have let Detroit and NY keep buying all of the good players so that Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Ottawa all lost their teams because we couldn't compete with a $100 million payroll.

you are fucking tool. BTW get a dictionary so you can learn to spell.

[Nutterbug]

And who ever thought Carolina and Edmonton would be finalists last season?

[Hootch]

That is some seriously ignorant shit

Word.

Doesn't this wagon jumper know that Calgary & Edmonton are top 10 in the NHL for revenue, therefore have to PAY money to OTHER teams? (I know Edmonton has to, so I'm assuming the same thing about Calgary). Seriously, most ignorant fans in the NHL!

[ctown.myth]

It's probably more a matter of the league wanting them to have a team than vice versa. Must have a team in every part of the country to present itself as the "all-American" sport.

That's some bullshit. We all know that hockey has a larger Canadian fanbase.

...nothing on you man.

[Calgarian]

And who ever thought Carolina and Edmonton would be finalists last season?

it was a fluke.

[Hootch]

F you. :P It's the "new NHL".

[ctown.myth]

Actually, I think Edmonton worked pretty hard, but I didn't watch all of their games.

[Hootch]

Here's to the Cannots getting their asses handed to them by the Quacks. :cheers: Go Ducks go!

[m0nkyman]

It's probably more a matter of the league wanting them to have a team than vice versa. Must have a team in every part of the country to present itself as the "all-American" sport.

Naah. The Florida team is Quebec's other team. Snowbird central. :tup:

[401_King]

Here's to the Cannots getting their asses handed to them by the Quacks. :cheers: Go Ducks go!

lol "cannots", i've never heard that before.

[feepa]

it was a fluke.
as much of a fluke as the Flames the previous year... :rolleyes:

[Calgarian]

as much of a fluke as the Flames the previous year... :rolleyes:

No way, we had the Eliminator. ;)

[feepa]

No way, we had the Eliminator. ;)

Rolosson played pretty good up until he got hurt in G1, and shit, The oil took that series to G7 still, without the # 1 goalie. Some fluke.

[Hootch]

Good point. I doubt the 2004 finals would have went to 7 if Kiprusoff went down in Game 1. Oh well, pretty useless to argue about it now.

[Calgarian]

Rolosson played pretty good up until he got hurt in G1, and shit, The oil took that series to G7 still, without the # 1 goalie. Some fluke.

I was just joking...

[bayrider]

The term towel power started in Vancouver in 1982, but your right that the steelers fans used yellow dish towels in 1975 at their games after the team asked them to bring them to the game and wave them.

As far as Flames and Oilers go I think they should have lost their teams long time ago since its geting a little tiresome that the other Canadian teams still subsidize them to keep them finacialy aflowt, these two NHL teams are like parasites to the other Canadian NHL teams. If these two cities cant finacialy suport their teams they should move on to the WHL like winipeg, a second tier league for second tier cities.

By the way im going to enjoy watching my Canucks tomorow...what are you going to be doing?

I seem to remember a lot of "boo hoo, we're losing money, we might relocate, we might have to sell the team boo hoo" from the owners when I lived in Vancouver in the mid to late 90s. I guess we quickly forget about the past huh?

btw, the Canucks should try and be a bit more original. They're already biting the Habs' U2 intro song and "ole ole" as well as "day-ooooooo" maybe the Cannots want to copy our siren too.

As for the towel waving, I thought it was the Minnesota Twins or Vikings that started it way back when... not sure, but it's one of the Minny teams.

[The Chemist]

I seem to remember a lot of "boo hoo, we're losing money, we might relocate, we might have to sell the team boo hoo" from the owners when I lived in Vancouver in the mid to late 90s. I guess we quickly forget about the past huh?

btw, the Canucks should try and be a bit more original. They're already biting the Habs' U2 intro song and "ole ole" as well as "day-ooooooo" maybe the Cannots want to copy our siren too.

As for the towel waving, I thought it was the Minnesota Twins or Vikings that started it way back when... not sure, but it's one of the Minny teams.

I've read it was the Pittsburgh Steelers back in the 70s.

[Calgarian]

Didn't Vancouvers coach start waiving a white towel (in surrender) after a series of bad calls from the ref, and then the next game all the fans brought white towels and started waiving them around. That is how I heard that started.

[bayrider]

I've read it was the Pittsburgh Steelers back in the 70s.

Probably, I should reword the way I said it to mention an "I think"

[Riise]

Didn't Vancouvers coach start waiving a white towel (I surrender) after a series of bad calls from the ref, and then the next game all the fans brought white towels and started waiving them around. That is how I heard that started.

The Vancouver Canucks, conceding victory without a fight since 1982...

[Hootch]

Didn't Vancouvers coach start waiving a white towel (I surrender)

In surrender? How appropriate! :haha:

[CC420]

^ That coach was Roger Nielson (RIP), who started the towel power thing. In game 6 against Chicago, he got pissed over the high ammount of penalty calls. So he took a white towel, placed it on a stick and waved it around in protest. The next game in Vancouver, everyone in the stadium had white towels as a sign of support for Nielson and the Canucks. Many fans here think that won the Canucks the game and therefore the series and thus a Stanley Cup Final birth. I myself find it more original and traditional than the steelers "towel power", since it has a story and meaning.

Also, I really think some people should lighten up in here. People are taking their hockey way too seriously. Plus all of the anger seems to be directed at Vancouver Canuck fans. WTF did we do to you?

Go Canucks Go! :cheers:

[Calgarian]

^ That coach was Roger Nielson (RIP), who started the towel power thing. In game 6 against Chicago, he got pissed over the high ammount of penalty calls. So he took a white towel, placed it on a stick and waved it around in protest. The next game in Vancouver, everyone in the stadium had white towels as a sign of support for Nielson and the Canucks. Many fans here think that won the Canucks the game and therefore the series and thus a Stanley Cup Final birth. I myself find it more original and traditional than the steelers "towel power", since it has a story and meaning.

Also, I really think some people should lighten up in here. People are taking their hockey way too seriously. Plus all of the anger seems to be directed at Vancouver Canuck fans. WTF did we do to you?

Go Canucks Go! :cheers:

See Conhlio's assenine comments on previous page.

[Nutterbug]

In surrender? How appropriate! :haha:

Try protest instead.

[Nutterbug]

Anyways, looks like we've got a little adversity on our hands for tonight's game, with both Bieksa and Salo (both important D-men) out.

Pull through, boys.

[Calgarian]

man Vancouver got Schooled!! Ducks in 5.

[Calalb]

By the way im going to enjoy watching my Canucks tomorow...what are you going to be doing?

Did you enjoy the game? :yuck: What a stinker!!

[cornholio]

See Conhlio's assenine comments on previous page.

My coments were in response to all the previous coments...if you have short term memory problems then just go read the previous 2-3 pages. In any case except for a few questionabel remarks that I added in to my coment as retaliation the rest is all fact. Edmonton and Calgary were fiancialy suported by the other Canadian teams for a number of years and as far as I know they still are(could be wrong though), these two teams should show a bit more respect for the other Canadian teams since without them you would not be watching a NHL team play(which you arent right now anyways). While again the term towel power was started in Vancouver and waving white towel was started in Vancouver, however it was the steeler fans who first waved yellow dish rags in 1975 while the term towel power as far as i know was non existant.

Oh and about the Canucks the game was great, not the outcome that I was hoping for but it was a good game. If there are two teams that got spanked so far in this post season it would be the Flames and Thrashers. Again I know what I will be doing on Friday, and Sunday, and then Tuesday...and hopefully more days after that...watching the Canucks. How about you?

[bayrider]

My coments were in response to all the previous coments...if you have short term memory problems then just go read the previous 2-3 pages. In any case except for a few questionabel remarks that I added in to my coment as retaliation the rest is all fact. Edmonton and Calgary were fiancialy suported by the other Canadian teams for a number of years and as far as I know they still are(could be wrong though), these two teams should show a bit more respect for the other Canadian teams since without them you would not be watching a NHL team play(which you arent right now anyways). While again the term towel power was started in Vancouver and waving white towel was started in Vancouver, however it was the steeler fans who first waved yellow dish rags in 1975 while the term towel power as far as i know was non existant.

Oh and about the Canucks the game was great, not the outcome that I was hoping for but it was a good game. If there are two teams that got spanked so far in this post season it would be the Flames and Thrashers. Again I know what I will be doing on Friday, and Sunday, and then Tuesday...and hopefully more days after that...watching the Canucks. How about you?

You may be right regarding the revenue sharing, but that was pre lockout. If you want to be a complete asshole, that is your prerogative however. Don't act as if the Canucks were the only team to ever pitch in. I could be as big an asshole as you, just as any Leaf fan could for "supporting" the 2 Alberta teams. But we chose to be respective and classy hockey fans, especially to our fellow Canadians.

Your memory might be equally as short as those you question given that the Canucks owners were crying like a bunch of babies with their $15-20M in losses for 5-6 consecutive years in the late 90s. The threat of sale and relocation was very serious at the time in Canuck Land. But you choose to be as short sighted as those you pick at.

Also, give it a rest with the "what will you be doing while I watch the Canucks play" crap. Until your team achieves something, I'd stay quiet. Was it not the Flames that took out the Canucks in round 1 then advanced to the Cup finals? Oh, and where were the Canucks last season? Isnt this the first time the Canucks have advanced passed the 1st round since '94? Please... give it a rest. If you want to be cocky, then fine, but don't drag everyone else into your pathetic charade. Not until your team actually accomplishes anything of significance at least.

And if I may, the towel waving crap is the stupidest thing ever. Real fans don't need to wave a towel to show their support.

[cornholio]

Yes I supose I was trying to be ass because of the previous comments...cancucks can suck a zoo, cancuks are going nowhere, canucks have no real fans, etc. etc. etc. Sure im guilty of hating on the other Canadian teams at times also but im not going cry about their fans retaliating, im just going to fight back with my own words. Personaly I dont see why so many people are hating on my coments...i mean what comes around goes around. Oh and yes your right the Cancuks did have some finacial problems in the 90's and there was even rumors of a relocation...again rumors, and thats all they were. Infact there was actualy no real chance of that happening at the time...Its actualy sad when ownership has to use scare tacktics.

[habsfan]

And if I may, the towel waving crap is the stupidest thing ever. Real fans don't need to wave a towel to show their support.

Spoken like a true and Knowledgeable hockey fan!
:iagree: :cheers: :worship: :tup:

[Nutterbug]

Isnt this the first time the Canucks have advanced passed the 1st round since '94?

No. They made it to the second round in '03.

[ctown.myth]

Thoughts on Ottawa? Marty is going to be hard to get score-crazy on.

PS: What the bloddy fuck is towel wrap? Sorry guys, it's just seems that people've been going on about it for the last page and I have no clue what it is...

[Calgarian]

Thoughts on Ottawa? Marty is going to be hard to get score-crazy on.

PS: What the bloddy fuck is towel wrap? Sorry guys, it's just seems that people've been going on about it for the last page and I have no clue what it is...

the fans waiving towels during the playoffs?

[ctown.myth]

Oh...I see...*cough*...damn I'm stupid.

[Hootch]

Edmonton and Calgary were fiancialy suported by the other Canadian teams for a number of years and as far as I know they still are(could be wrong though)

Can you back that up? The Oilers and Flames got help from an assistance program when the Canadian dollar was at 0.62, every team had to meet a 13,000 season ticket quota to qualify, and I think Oil/Flames weren't the only teams to benefit from it either. I don't ever recall nothing franchises like the Canucks helping us out. The Edmonton Eskimos helping the other teams out in the CFL I can believe, but not the Cannots.

Vancouver ISN'T a hockeytown, deal with it!

[Hootch]

the Cancuks did have some finacial problems in the 90's and there was even rumors of a relocation...again rumors, and thats all they were. Its actualy sad when ownership has to use scare tacktics.

So when there were rumours of the Albertan teams relocating, it's because we're 2nd-tier teams, but when there were rumours about the Cannots it's because of "scare tactics".

Right.

How ironic is it for a fan of such a nothing franchise saying Edmonton and Calgary are "2nd tier teams"? :haha: And people wonder why I don't respect Cannots fans.

[vanman]

Where are all the Ottawa haters? Why is it that all the animosity is directed towards the Canucks? Anyway have some friggin national pride. Be happy that there are Canadian teams still in the playoffs, it increases the odds that a Canadian team will come away with the cup.

[Calgarian]

Where are all the Ottawa haters? Why is it that all the animosity is directed towards the Canucks? Anyway have some friggin national pride. Be happy that there are Canadian teams still in the playoffs, it increases the odds that a Canadian team will come away with the cup.

How can we have Sens haters when there aren't even Sens fans.

[MolsonExport]

Ottawa wins over jersey! Yeah!

5-4 senators.

[Hootch]

Where are all the Ottawa haters? Why is it that all the animosity is directed towards the Canucks? Anyway have some friggin national pride. Be happy that there are Canadian teams still in the playoffs, it increases the odds that a Canadian team will come away with the cup.

Cannots fans were cheering for Carolina to win the Cup last year so I'm going to return the favour. And having to deal with your fans on the Oilers forum when the Cannots are winning…oi!

[401_King]

boooooooooooo sens
boooooooooooo cannucks

stay cupless please!

[Smron]

Just cheer for any Canadian team, as long as it's not Calgary or Toronto! Sounds good to me.

[401_King]

Just cheer for any Canadian team, as long as it's not Calgary or Toronto! Sounds good to me.

boooooooo you and your double standards!

[Nutterbug]

boooooooooooo sens
boooooooooooo cannucks

stay cupless please!

Sens are my backup team, in case the Canucks get eliminated.

[Lead]

heh golfing is really getting to you guys isn't it?

[vanman]

Cannots fans were cheering for Carolina to win the Cup last year so I'm going to return the favour. And having to deal with your fans on the Oilers forum when the Cannots are winning…oi!

I cheered for Edmonton along with every other Vancouverite that I know. In fact I was in Costa Rica at the time with my brother and friends and we would go to the internet cafes to keep up to date, we were all dissapointed when they were defeated.

[Riise]

How can we have Sens haters when there aren't even Sens fans.

LMAO :lmao:

I'm sorry Sens fans but that was freakin gold! I didn't really see it coming and it also has some truth to it. Bravo Johnny, brav-freakin-vo! You have just made my night.

[scumtoes]

the ducks will win the cup. not only will add more salt to the wounds of oil fans, but it will be following my "cycle" prediction.

also, if calgary makes it out of the first round round next year, put money on them.

[GoflamesGo]

NHL hockey is a city by city sport. You cheer for your team, and only your team. If i want to cheer for a canadian team, ill cheer for team canada. Now that the flames are out, im going to cheer for whatever team is playing our biggest rivals...