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Linden and Naslund hint at retirement

MATTHEW SEKERES

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Latest comment posted at 4:44 PM EDT 07/04/08

The Canucks' former captain looked like a man ready to hang them up after a 7-1 loss to the Flames, but their current captain dropped the real bomb ...Read the full article

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  1. John - from BC Interior, Canada writes: There's certainly a lot of pride in that Canucks' roster, isn't there? They certainly didn't roll over for Calgary tonight, now did they? The least Vancouver could have done was make the Flames earn this victory.

    There had better be some significant changes make to this team before next season, and I do not want to see Naslund in a Canucks' uniform next year.

  2. Monica T from Sherwood Park, AB, Canada writes: Good for Jarome for getting his 50th- there aren't as many players as classy as him. Great leader, great character guy, classy and polite, good ambassador for the game and for Canada, couldn't think of a better guy for that to happen to!

    Good on Trevor Linden as well- it's probably his last year as a player. I wish he had the opportunity to win a cup though or at least they could've "won one for Trevor"... he's like the Reggie Miller of hockey!
  3. Luke P from Vancouver, Canada writes: Quite frankly, I couldn't have cared less about the outcome. I was there to watch Trevor and him alone. Despite his declining skills, it was great to see him. The tributes at the end of the game made the price of the ticket worth it on almost every level.

    We'll miss you Trevor.
  4. Pharmacy Garth from Bathurst, Canada writes: All the respect in the world to Trevor Linden. I lived in Van for years and I know how much of a hero he is in the community. He goes the extra step to make his career about more than hockey.

    And respect to Jerome Iginla for the gesture...bringing out his team to pay tribute to Trev........shows some real class. I wish there were more players like him around.

    G
  5. g h from Canada writes: Trevor Linden and Jarome Iginla are two of the classiest guys in the league, and true role models.
    The Canucks team as a whole is a disgrace, showing complete disrespect to the fans who pay hard earned money to pay those bloated salaries. They owed it to the fans to compete hard right to the final buzzer, but as the article says, they simply mailed this one in. Naslund should be told to have his locker cleaned out by Monday.
  6. Michael Sharp from Victorious, Canada writes:

    What a horrible game for Linden and Naslund to play.

    They both knew going in that they were gone.

    For Linden that's OK.
    He did his bit.

    For Naslund we learn that the opposite of love is not hate.

    It is indifference.

    Naslund gave up.
    In a hockey player, that's not to be forgiven.

    What an awful season.
    I love my 'nucks.

    Unless I get some real indication that this organization is interested in winning, I'm out of here.

    I'm done with mediocrity.

    Go sell your merchandise somewhere else.
  7. Bert Russell Paradox, BC from Canada writes:
    I was disappointed at the lack of effort given by the Canucks. I believe it demonsrates that the Leaf management isn't the only organization that needs upper management change. Luongo is a gem and as long as they played defence style and stuck to the game plan they appeared on the surface to be average, but they dont have depth. Minus the salary of Luongo and Naslund they can buy and trade for balance and rebuild. We like to slag the Leafs but they showed pride and guts and they didn't tank. That is all we can ask of the Canucks. Nonis had several chances to improve the offence unless he couldn't trade Naslund and his salary.
  8. Brad Reddekopp from Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada writes:
    Much respect for Linden.

    Putting that aside, I hope that the owner decides to clean house.
  9. Popeye Dillon from North Vancouver, Canada writes: When the games meant something they played the same way as when they meant nothing. Easy to understand why we're not in the playoffs. Vigneault should be sacked right now this team was sending him a message. Maybe season ticket holders will send one to management.
  10. Jasper the Black Lab from Vancouver and Elsewhere, Canada writes: The team performance in these final 6 or 8 games of the season is reason enough to sack Vigneault.
  11. j q from Canada writes: The effort in a nothing game was dismal, but with all the injuries on defence I am not sure you could have expected anything more. Agree that that some of the players gave up. To GH, Sharp, & Popeye, you took delight in your over the top, gutter like, drive by slagging of the Leafs all year. As a leafs fan, I won't return the favour when your team is down. Good luck with the Nucks house cleaning and better luck next year. Let's all move on!!
  12. Wilf Kruggel from Canada writes: Too bad that everybody doesn't bury the animosities. Lets face it folks, it was a nothing game for Vancouver. Let leave it and let the Canucks celebrate and honor Trevor Linden, truly a class act over the years. We are all very, very proud of him and truly needs this moment and is a tribute to one great guy, Wilf
  13. Lyn Alg from Canada writes: The 'chicken Swede' Naslund, should have retired 10 years ago. Without a doubt, he has been Vancouver's biggest liability since he joined the Canucks. Vancouver deserves better. I hope the Canucks listen to Don Cherry.
  14. Jasper the Black Lab from Vancouver and Elsewhere, Canada writes: This was NOT a "nothing game" for the Canucks, although they treated it as such. The article rightly points out "...as opposed to the Oilers, who beat Vancouver 2-1 on Thursday when they had nothing to play for, the Canucks could not match Edmonton's professionalism and were humiliated..."
  15. EJ Ravensbud from Canada writes: The Canucks have proven year after year since they were created that they are losers. They have never won a cup and have been mediocre most seasons. Any team that adopts a dead hockey stick as their logo is doomed to failure. It is best that the team folds as the outlook is bleak.
  16. John McMortimer-Boyles from An Undisclosed Underground Location Safe From Nuclear Attack, Canada writes: Wilf Kruggel from Canada writes: Lets face it folks, it was a nothing game for Vancouver.

    Absolutely right Wilf! Edmonton sank the Canuck's playoff hopes in the final game between the two teams last week. All this game was doing for the Vancouver players was keeping them off the golf course for a few more days.
  17. Doktor David from London, Canada writes: Class act all the way - best of luck to Linden!

    Just a note to the G&M - you might want to change the photo - some dope squeezed in a nice obscene gesture...
  18. Nom De Plume from Victoria, Canada writes: The Northwest is a very tough division and with a few less injuries on D they might have gone further. There's no doubt that having a good old canadian boy like maybe Joe Sakic, Jarome Iginla or Stevey Y
    wearing the C makes a big difference when it get to the nitty gritty in pro hockey. Now that Nazzy will be hitting the exits, the Nucks can think about spending those dollars wisely. Why in God's name they got rid of Brian Burke is a mystery to me. The Canucks would probably have Selanne and the Niedermayer brothers, and be looking at a serious run for the Cup. Oh well, now I get to cheer for Calgary or Montreal - good to see more Canadian teams in the hunt. And Linden was a class act alright and deserved to win a Cup at some point in his career. Maybe he'll turn up on the management side in Vancouver.
    Nonis has to go - aside from resembling the pilsbury doughboy in a game of tough guys, while he talks a good game, he strikes me as a counterfeit executive who the players would have real difficulty looking up to. In the end as with all business, management is the most important element.
  19. Hap Stokes from Canada writes: Did anybody notice if the attendance was the on-going never ending 18,630 last night the same total as going back for years?

    Lets see missing the P/O's for at least 3 home games, more like 5 or 6 that must = $,$$$,$$$ Yikes!
  20. John H from Vancouver, Canada writes: This team has no soul. I believe Naslund and the Sedins give an honest effort, they just don't have the take-no-prisioners, we-will win-this-or-die-trying attitude that it takes to win down the stretch and in the playoffs. Anyone remember the Luongo vs Ducks final game last year when the rest of the team (barring some 4th liners) just mailed it in.

    If this team had soul, pride or self-respect do you think they would have lost 7-1 on home ice in Trevor's last game?

    Its past gut check time - we don't have any and its time to get some.
  21. j wilson from vancouver, Canada writes: Steve Moore ruined Naslund. I havent seen him play the same since he was nailed.

    Naslund needs a change of scenery - somewhere where the players will clean house going into the offensive zone and let him get his shots off. Right now, he's constantly too far from the net to score and too small to get closer.
    I bet he regains most of his form on a tougher team.
    Sedins are fine regular season point-getters, but a second line side-show of passing at best. This team needs a brand new number one line.

    Let Naslund go to Anaheim for a last kick at the can, and trade the Sedins for Jokinen and a defenceman (Nonis already said no to the twins for Jokinen straight up.)

    Then buy two more tough bodies to make it tougher for other teams to get to Luongo.

    Oh, and good luck to Linden. Great guy.
  22. Steve . from Western Canada, Canada writes: What a class piece of work the entire finish to that game was by both teams. The respect for the fans and each other really showed last night. Terrible score but a great tribute to the men who play the game and show such class and sportsmanship. A huge thanks, from me, to the Vancouver crowd that was on hand. The standing ovation at the end of the game and that rather large cheer for Iginla when he got 2nd star of the game. I understand that it was because of the act of getting his team on the ice to show respect for Linden but that act of cheering REALLY showed the respect from Vancouver for the guys who play this game and entertain us all. Well done Vancouver. I was impressed with EVERYTHING at the end of that game.
  23. Ed Long from white Rock, Canada writes: The Oz team.

    No heart, no brain, no guts.

    Burke learned his lesson and built a real team in Anaheim ... no Swedes, no flakes, just big and fast.

    Good bye to Naslund, good show to Linden, and watching the Twins play puck on a string is fun .... but it don't win play-offs.

    Luongo will give it one more year and then take his talent to a contender.

    Vancouver Maple Leafs West.
  24. Ariel Laver from Vancouver, Canada writes: Ed Long from white Rock, Canada writes: "Burke learned his lesson and built a real team in Anaheim ... no Swedes, no flakes, just big and fast."

    Anaheim has a Swede, and he's probaly one of the most effective players on the team -- Pahlsson. You know that line that the Ducks send on whenever the Sedins hit the ice? That's lead by Pahlsson. He's probably the best shut down player in the league this year (and last), right up there with the Maltby/Draper line (when they play together).

    Don't blame the Canucks' poor performance on Swedish players, especially given that the best young player they've got right now is a Swede (Alex Edler).

    Instead, blame the poor performance on overreliance of Luongo's great goaltending abilities and the lack of a consistently strong 2nd line to take some of the pressure off of the Sedins (who continually have to face their opponents shut down lines whenever they step onto the ice).

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