09-11-2017, 09:29 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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Players' Tribune: Sedins will retire in Vancouver (eventually)
"If we are going to win a Stanley Cup, if we are going to achieve our dream, we’d only want it to be in Vancouver." - DANIEL SEDIN
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/da...ear-vancouver/
I wonder if Iggy will feel the same way...find out on September 12? :P
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09-11-2017, 09:31 AM
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Player's Tribune – "Dear Vancouver" – Daniel and Henrik Sedin
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/da...ear-vancouver/
It is a really good read, but I could not resist:
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Originally Posted by Daniel Sedin
"We’re going to take this year to work hard and build something special..."
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09-11-2017, 09:32 AM
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Don't click that link!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Rural Alberta
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Translation:"We have no interest in winning the cup."
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09-11-2017, 09:32 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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Although I hate that Organisation, the sports fan in me is happy to see that some players really do love the team they play for.
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09-11-2017, 09:32 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Someone beat you to posting this 2 minutes before.
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09-11-2017, 09:35 AM
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alan21
Translation:"We have no interest in winning the cup."
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When you are approaching 37-years-old after nearly twenty years in the NHL, this is an understandable decision. Some things are more important than championships.
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09-11-2017, 09:35 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: So Long, Bannatyne
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Nice shout-out to Anson Carter in that article too. Always liked him...especially for that magnified World Championship goal...
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09-11-2017, 09:44 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Calgary
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I certainly detest the Canucks.
But I really, really, really, respect the Sedins. Stand up human beings.
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Pylon on the Edmonton Oilers:
"I am actually more excited for the Oilers game tomorrow than the Flames game. I am praying for multiple jersey tosses. The Oilers are my new favourite team for all the wrong reasons. I hate them so much I love them."
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09-11-2017, 09:49 AM
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Franchise Player
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That was a fantastic article. I've never been a Sedin fan, but that article sure makes me like them a lot more. It is great to hear players say the things they did, especially in light of the mercenary nature many players have adopted in their chase for the cup. I wish them well, but I hope they finish about 25th in the league this year, one spot better than the Oilers.
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09-11-2017, 09:56 AM
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Not the 1 millionth post winnar
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Los Angeles
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Wow. Anson Carter was right! He did make them better!
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09-11-2017, 10:31 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
I certainly detest the Canucks.
But I really, really, really, respect the Sedins. Stand up human beings.
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Spot on. I always hated how they could cycle around the Flames and seemingly score at will. But you'll be hard pressed to find 2 classier players in the NHL at any given time.
I always hated what they did to us. But I'll always respected their skill, chemistry, uniqueness.
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09-11-2017, 10:38 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
Wow. Anson Carter was right! He did make them better!
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They were magic together. That was some crazy chemistry, certainly among the best I've ever seen in hockey.
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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. I love power.
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09-11-2017, 10:52 AM
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Franchise Player
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It'd be almost impossible for the Canucks to trade them, since they are a package deal. Sedins are smart and realize that Vancouver is their only chance to play together.
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09-11-2017, 10:53 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Bay Area
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That's a very good read. Every once in awhile I'm reminded by something like this that it really is 'just' a game, and in the end there are more important things.
I don't like the Canucks at all, but I wouldn't be ashamed to have a beer with the Sedins.
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09-11-2017, 10:56 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Jah Chalgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by drewtastic
Nice shout-out to Anson Carter in that article too. Always liked him...especially for that magnified World Championship goal...
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I liked him too.
Was it still under Burke when he made astronomical salary demands and was told to essentially pound sand, subsequently falling off the face of the earth?
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Originally Posted by Champion
The Oilers don't need a Giordano. They have a glut of him.
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09-11-2017, 11:12 AM
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Franchise Player
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Considering the Sedins have no-move clauses, it sounds like they won't consent to any trade, which really binds Vancouver's hands if they are looking to continue the rebuild. That leaves two options after this year -- they either sign a cheapish deal to stay in Vancouver, or they retire and/or go back to Sweden. Either way, the Canucks aren't getting any draft picks/assets out of them.
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09-11-2017, 11:19 AM
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Considering the Sedins have no-move clauses, it sounds like they won't consent to any trade, which really binds Vancouver's hands if they are looking to continue the rebuild. That leaves two options after this year -- they either sign a cheapish deal to stay in Vancouver, or they retire and/or go back to Sweden. Either way, the Canucks aren't getting any draft picks/assets out of them.
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No, but I think fans often get too unrealistically ambitious when it comes to expiring UFA contracts. For various reasons not all of them—nor even most of them—will be moved for picks and other assets.
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09-11-2017, 11:32 AM
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Franchise Player
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The Sedins are fantastic people and the NHL is far better off for having them. As is the community of Vancouver. Their only flaw is being Canucks.
I for one, love players that remain loyal to a team and want to play in one city for their entire career. This narrative that anyone who wants that 'doesn't want to win' is ridiculous. Every player wants to win. But loyalty, and commitment to a community, count too.
Good on them. And good article.
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09-11-2017, 11:45 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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09-11-2017, 11:56 AM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GullFoss
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I think he's clearly shown he doesn't.
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