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Strangelove wrote: I love Torts.

Gillis.... not so much.
Will you get teary eyed when Torts is announced as the new Canucks coach? :lol:
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sagebrush wrote:
Strangelove wrote:
sagebrush wrote: This smells of desparation.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Hope for the best, don't expect it.

Gonna be good theatre though.
The show must go on.

This is the entertainment business amirite? :mex:
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FAN wrote:
Strangelove wrote: I love Torts.

Gillis.... not so much.
Will you get teary eyed when Torts is announced as the new Canucks coach? :lol:
Nah, too manly for that. :D

I'll definitely be sporting a big shit-eating grin though!
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The last time the Canucks hired an asshole coach from the Rangers it was disastrous. I am not looking forward to this. I have the same troubled feeling in the pit of my stomach that I had in 2011 when I realized the window of opportunity for the Cup had closed on this team. I desperately clung to the hope that I was wrong. I still have that hope now but the sick feeling is getting more powerful.
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Hmm.. so I guess we traded coaches with the Rangers?

I'm kind of mixed with Torts. We all know his negatives, but he has some positives as he has Stanley Cup winning experience and he doesn't play favorites as he's willing to sit his star players. I wonder if he's going to bench the sedins and say that they play like girls. *LOL* Maybe he'll bench Edler too when he makes a bad play.

As far as Ballard and Booth are concerned, not sure they'll get any better under Torts. They might see more time in the press box if anything. :lol: But it's a change and a fresh start for everyone I guess. Hopefully Torts will get the most out of our team the next couple years, as our window of opportuinity is quickly closing (possibly pretty much closed already).
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Strangelove wrote:
I'll definitely be sporting a big shit-eating grin though!
No problem Doc, shit eating grins are only a issue if you have a goatee.

I hear getting shit out of a goatee is next to imposable.

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BTW, NOT A FLAME ... JUST AN OBSERVATION ... :P
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ODB wrote: No problem Doc, shit eating grins are only a issue if you have a goatee.

I hear getting shit out of a goatee is next to impossible.
Is that why they call goatee-wearers "shit-heads"? :eh:

I mean I know everyone tells em to eat shit all the time

.... but they actually do it??

Funny!

Speaking of funny, here's what Lou had to say about this hiring...
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I'M WILLING TO STAY, BE THE BACK UP AND PLAY FOR FREE IF THEY LET ME SIT IN AT EVERY TORTS PRESSER! #MAN #MYTH #LEGEND
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cjc wrote:The last time the Canucks hired an asshole coach from the Rangers it was disastrous. I am not looking forward to this. I have the same troubled feeling in the pit of my stomach that I had in 2011 when I realized the window of opportunity for the Cup had closed on this team. I desperately clung to the hope that I was wrong. I still have that hope now but the sick feeling is getting more powerful.
Don't worry buddy, I know they SEEM like birds of a feather....

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.... but they really aren't you see:

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ODB wrote: No problem Doc, shit eating grins are only a issue if you have a goatee.

I hear getting shit out of a goatee is next to imposable.
Thats why I rock the monkey tail...
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Strangelove wrote:We could get the whole team to grow goatees as a way of saying "Fuck you world!"
You know, I think that an "evil/dark" version of the Canucks could be entertaining...

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porp wrote:
Strangelove wrote:We could get the whole team to grow goatees as a way of saying "Fuck you world!"
You know, I think that an "evil/dark" version of the Canucks could be entertaining...

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exactlyalactaly! the days of glee self-felatio non-beard days are gone!

All hail the goatee and manly facial hair and fuck those players that can't grow or play playoff hockey (and the weenie fans)

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Uncle dans leg wrote:
ODB wrote: No problem Doc, shit eating grins are only a issue if you have a goatee.

I hear getting shit out of a goatee is next to imposable.
Thats why I rock the monkey tail...
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That's pretty cool UDL, you are NOT an AV apologist or live in the fairy prairies 8-)
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Gotta keep this short, On my way to the ferry with a fairy himself.

:drink:

If his media reigns are reeled in, it should work for a few years. Dont think for a moment that he will be here LT, but a different philosophy was needed. And, dont know if I'd consider him a recycled coach (ie Keenan).
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Buckle your seatbelt Cookester.

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I was listening to Sports Talk and they had some interesting tidbits. Russell had a guest on (Brad Zimmer?) and from what they could tell, the Torts hiring really has the finger prints of an Aquillini family decision rather than Gillis. Gillis would probably go with a Stevens/Ruff type and getting Torts is really out of character for him. They also suggested that cuz the Nucks didn't do well in the playoffs the last couple years, the Aquillinis basically said to Gillis: u had your chance, it's not working out, we're getting involved in this one. MG must not feel very good right now and is probably on thin ice. Take it for what it's worth.

They also brought up an interesting question. When AV called out Kesler a few times in the past, Kes got really defensive and fired back. It's going to be really interesting to see how Kesler reacts when Torts criticizes Kes.
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