Nostalgia

Since that fateful run to the cup in '94 I've been a Canucks fan. From the days of Quinn, to the Goalie Graveyard years, from the West Coast Express to the team of the present the Canucks have had their ups and their downs. It has been 37+ years since we've entered the league, and we have nothing to show for except two runs to the cup finals. Even though I haven't been a fan for 37+ years, it still hurts to see this statistic.

If you're a die hard Canucks fan you would know about the Twelve Year / Season prophecy. Vancouver joined the NHL in 1970, twelve years later Stan Smyl led the Nucks to the finals where they lost to the Islanders. Then in 1994, twelve years after that, the Nucks were again led to the Stanley Cup finals, this time by Trevor Linden. But the prophecy is pretty much bogus, even if you count out the lock out year (unless you count out the shortened 94/95 season), twelve years have passed.

But is this it? Is Vancouver destined to never win the Stanley Cup? I will answer this question with a picture.



No it is not over, because number 16 is still playing. Trevor Linden is the heart and soul of the team, even though he doesn't have the scoring touch as before, he is still the most clutch player the team has ever had. Sure he may cough the puck up a few times, sure he's not as fast as before, and sure he plays on the checking line now. But when this man scores GM place blows it's roof off. He pulls through when the team needs him, he bleeds Vancouver, and he lead the greatest team ever not to win the Stanley Cup, the '94 Canucks. Here is the kicker, Trevor Linden was born in 1970! He was born the same year the Vancouver Canucks were born. I'm not a religious man, but you can't avoid signs like that, his destiny is to win the cup with the Canucks.


The Canucks need to immediately take off those RBK jerseys and bring back the Skate Jersey. Look at its awesomeness! There is not a more beautiful jersey in the entire NHL. The pure awesomeness of the jersey's colour scheme and design is further magnified by the Russian Rocket.

And Canucks need to start celebrating after a goal! Raising the arms is all they can muster up? Celebrate after scoring, jump around, jet ski, jump at the glass, slide along the ice, do something! The Canucks look like they have no heart because after they score they sissy hug and that's it.

Come playoff time, put Linden out there the whole time. Watch out everyone, the Linden-mobile is a comin, 37+ years of engineering, with the best clutch ever built. The cup is coming home.