How will memories of losing to all those teams make us 'take pause and get lost in a nostalgic haze of happier times'?
All those teams have mostly beaten us when it mattered: the playoffs.
calgary is a zit on our backside compared to the hatred I have for chicago, boston.
I've long forgotten about all those losses to calg, oil and playoff losses to LA, minn.
I remember the ot goal by bossy that killed us in the final.
And the cheapshots messier took for the rangers in the final.
Minny is the only team on your list who hasn't won a cup but they're only about 7 yrs old.
How long have the nux been in the nhl without a cup?
Thanks for dredging that all up for me.
How the fuck is Boston a rival? They don't play in the Canucks' conference and apart from the 2011 final, not much has happened between the two. Look up the definition of rival.
I vote for management. Statistically speaking, they should have won a Stanley Cup at least once in their existence. And for most of their existence, it's management making dumb decision after dumb decision preventing the Canucks to be even a contender.
That comment, in a nutshell, is the problem with the fan base. The Canucks' are NOT entitled to a championship. They need to go out and win one. Management both past and present need to take responsibilities for both the successes and failures of this franchise but the fans just have to be patient or they can move on and cheer for another team. The Rangers, Red Wings and Blackhawks all went through lengthy droughts before they won and that victory was result of hard word, adaptation and a little bit of luck.
I'm glad to see my Flames are in the running for pissing you all off. Though for us of course it's the Oilers that we hate with the intensity of a dying star. Like much of the league we don't give too much thought to the Canucks.
(Good, I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your keyboard. Strike me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!)
How could this discussion happen without including the Flames? In fact, I could argue that the Canucks are equal, if not greater rivals than the Oilers, although recently the Canuck/Flames rivalry has cooled off due to the recent decline of the Flames franchise.
Chicago Blackhawks are my pick as biggest all-time rival because of the time they were in the old Smythe division and the recent playoff series,
A very astute answer. For me the Blackhawks are a close second, as many significant playoff series wins and loses have been against the Blackhawks. Let's not forget the 1982 Conference Finals and the towel game as well.
