Post by brob89 (NSH) on Jan 26, 2017 14:30:00 GMT -5
Vancouver Province –
For a decade there was nothing that made Canucks fans celebrate more than seeing the Sedins’ magic, and nothing that brought them greater frustration than seeing them continually overlooked by national media and the league. In many ways, the Sedins embodied the city’s own excellence and insecurities. If you didn’t live in this city or follow the team, then you don’t get it. You’ll never get it.
Do you know how many brothers have played in the NHL? Plenty. Do you know how many each have over 1000 career points? 1; the Sedins. Vancouver will always be proud of these twins who were drafted out of Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. They’re not the most talented players to have ever played for our team, or even the most talented to have come from Örnsköldsvik, but they were ours. And that means something. But then, November 9, 2015, it happened. The new Canucks manager, with the team floundering in sub-mediocrity, traded the Sedins to Ottawa. Opinions in Vancouver were mixed. We always hoped they’d return and ride of into the sunset where they belonged, but that didn’t happen.
After coming close to the Stanley Cup yet again in Carolina, Danny and Hank were traded for 7th time in their careers, this time, to the league’s worst team, the New Jersey Devils (All 7 times came in the last 4 years, mind you). And then yesterday, Henrik Sedin finally called it quits. In a weird twist, Danny has decided to keep playing, but it won’t be the same. How could it? They did it all together. Well, all except win.
The Sedins were never the fastest, the strongest, or the best shooters, but they were smart and they were resilient. And for a moment in 2009-2010, they might have been the world’s best players. But most talented? Never. Who ever heard of someone scoring 1100 points in the iNHL off of the cycle game before them? That was a bottom 6 game. But they worked it to perfection.
So, here we are, Vancouver Canucks fans. We’ve been waiting a long time to win the cup, and we always hoped Danny and Hank would’ve been a part of it. It feels good to win in this city. But to see Henrik Sedin retire, in the Garden State of all places, at the same time… feels off. We wish him well, and we’re sorry.
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For a decade there was nothing that made Canucks fans celebrate more than seeing the Sedins’ magic, and nothing that brought them greater frustration than seeing them continually overlooked by national media and the league. In many ways, the Sedins embodied the city’s own excellence and insecurities. If you didn’t live in this city or follow the team, then you don’t get it. You’ll never get it.
Do you know how many brothers have played in the NHL? Plenty. Do you know how many each have over 1000 career points? 1; the Sedins. Vancouver will always be proud of these twins who were drafted out of Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. They’re not the most talented players to have ever played for our team, or even the most talented to have come from Örnsköldsvik, but they were ours. And that means something. But then, November 9, 2015, it happened. The new Canucks manager, with the team floundering in sub-mediocrity, traded the Sedins to Ottawa. Opinions in Vancouver were mixed. We always hoped they’d return and ride of into the sunset where they belonged, but that didn’t happen.
After coming close to the Stanley Cup yet again in Carolina, Danny and Hank were traded for 7th time in their careers, this time, to the league’s worst team, the New Jersey Devils (All 7 times came in the last 4 years, mind you). And then yesterday, Henrik Sedin finally called it quits. In a weird twist, Danny has decided to keep playing, but it won’t be the same. How could it? They did it all together. Well, all except win.
The Sedins were never the fastest, the strongest, or the best shooters, but they were smart and they were resilient. And for a moment in 2009-2010, they might have been the world’s best players. But most talented? Never. Who ever heard of someone scoring 1100 points in the iNHL off of the cycle game before them? That was a bottom 6 game. But they worked it to perfection.
So, here we are, Vancouver Canucks fans. We’ve been waiting a long time to win the cup, and we always hoped Danny and Hank would’ve been a part of it. It feels good to win in this city. But to see Henrik Sedin retire, in the Garden State of all places, at the same time… feels off. We wish him well, and we’re sorry.
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