Trevor Linden

[KYG]

Has Linden's skills really eroded that much? He's the only Canuck without a point so far and the way he's going, he might score 8 to 10 goals at the end of this season if he's lucky. At 1.5 million, he's an expensive role player. But again, he's not that old at 35 or 36 years of age either.

I know he's good at faceoffs and penalty kill but production is important too.

 

[Lefty]

Linden

OK, Here's the deal. I'm a tolerant guy who can put up with almost anything, but....If you're gonna diss Trevor I'm bringin my A game to your house.

As far as I'm concerned he lives the role of a Pro athlete the way I wish most would.

Yeha he's a bit older but he can still get the job done. On the 4th (maybe 3rd line) he's not going to get many points. Accept that. Move on.

Trev can check, he's still tough but not in a "take stupid penalties" way, we wins face offs, he's good in the 'room', he's solid with the refs, etc.

On a team that's 2nd overall, outscoring teams in a bad way, in a tough div, he's doing a greta job.

The Canucks need him to do what he's doing, get 8-10 goals and 20 points, and that's it.

I hope we get 2-3 moreyears out of him and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE may he never wear another jersey.

#16 gets retired.

Lefty

 

[LonelyGhost]

Trev is unfortunately burnt out and hurt from the stupid union stuff ... guys like Klatt (where's his character now?) ragging on him is just wearing him down.

He brings a lot to the team, particularly the younger guys or those who wonder if their skills are still there and leads by example rather than just 'yappin'.

He also has very deep roots in the community and gives the Canucks instant credibility even when things aren't going great with the team/management etc.

I'm hoping that the Canucks offer him an assistant coaching job when he decides to retire ... i think this is his last year playing.

 

[dexi]

Was at the game on Thursday and Linden played a great defensive game. A couple of blocked shots and more or less quarterbacked a great penalty kill when they were two men down late. You can't overstate the importance of a guy who can kill penalties, especially now.

I was generally impressed by how he played.

At his age, they're not gonna sew the C back on his jersey, but he's still valuable. He'll get his points.

 

[chiefwiggum]

Agree...

Linden has always been, and still is, a class act. And he's not done yet. He still has a role to play. And he hasn't got an enemy in the league. None. Not too many guys like that anymore.

I still remember when he came within a Mark Messier of winning it all. Give the guy some respect.

 

[FuZzYknUckLeS]

Has Linden's skills really eroded that much? He's the only Canuck without a point so far and the way he's going, he might score 8 to 10 goals at the end of this season if he's lucky. At 1.5 million, he's an expensive role player. But again, he's not that old at 35 or 36 years of age either.

I know he's good at faceoffs and penalty kill but production is important too.

Media starts makin noise about the guy, and suddenly ya hear this kinda shit all over. People talkin crap about Linden. Gimme a fuckin break. Way to jump on the bandwagon and separate yourself from the real fans.

 

[mansion]

Trevor Linden for Bertuzzi, McCabe, Jarko Ruutu.

What a stunning trade!

Revenge for the Cam Neely trade. Yes there is justice.

 

[bartendr]

and im still proud to have his autographed jersey above my bed

 

[planetsmurf]

yah linden adds character and leadership to the vancouver canucks. he may not score like naslund or bertuzzi but he adds to the lockeroom and that what every team needs.

 

[pokemon]

BTW he scored one tonight.

 

[Discombobbled]

BTW he scored one tonight.

Again, like Fedor Fedorov, he's been far too influenced by his moped! If he could get some 15" wheels this wouldn't be an issue!

 

[maverick73]

The way I see it is he's a 4th liner... anything he does offensively is a bonus... he knows his role and he'll be very valuable come playoff time... the Canucks still need to get a defensive 2 way center that can take draws though... Morrison does his job on the 1st line, but they need a 2nd liner like Peca... Sedins can go to 3rd line duty...

Or at the very least bring in Yanic Perreault purely as a faceoff coach in practices... bench him during the games or use him sparingly... once all the centers have learned Yanic's tricks, trade him...

 

[Big Trapper]

I guess you spoke too soon ... he just scored!

Yep, and how many goals did they win by?

 

[The Lizard King]

Linden is the perfect 4th line role player at this stage of his career. He'll do for them what Keane did or attempted to do 2 years ago, with more offensive pop, and that will last him through the end of next year. He'll be done after that.

Morrison does his job on the 1st line, but they need a 2nd liner like Peca... Sedins can go to 3rd line duty...

Don't know about that. Morrison, Sedin, and Kesler looks just fine. The Sedins are going to have a huge year if they and Carter stay healthy. Kesler is one of the better young, all-around, centers in the league and they need to give him as much opportunity as possible. Cooke, Park, Kesler, Linden, and even Ruutu are decent enough defensively. They'll be fine.

 

[CJ Tylers]

I'm not a hockey fan, but I'll say that Linden is probably one of the few players that I actually respect in the league. He seems like a good guy and he puts his heart into every game, unlike alot of others.

He may not have the speed or strength on the younger guys anymore, but he's got experience...loads of it... and that's what any young team needs. Messier wasn't the best in his final years, but he had the experience to boost his teammates. Try thinking of Linden in the same light.

 

[LonelyGhost]

He may not have the speed or strength on the younger guys anymore, but he's got experience...loads of it... and that's what any young team needs. Messier wasn't the best in his final years, but he had the experience to boost his teammates. Try thinking of Linden in the same light.

I think a lot more highly of Linden than Messier ... the latter always thought of himself as an 'impact' player but other than scoring the winning goal that sank the Canucks, Messier was more of a bully than a leader.

Linden has never been a huge impact player and even in his heyday had more of a calming effect on the team that helped during difficult times. He may not outrace anyone to the goal anymore, or drop guys with hits, but when you need him to calm things down, get things organized or pot one in the empty net when 6 Avs are breathing fire down Clout's pads, there he is.

 

[CJ Tylers]

^ Fair enough, I said I wasn't a big fan so my opinion is more or less based on a few in game observations... certainly not the kind of exposure a die hard fan would have.

 

[LonelyGhost]

^ Fair enough, I said I wasn't a big fan so my opinion is more or less based on a few in game observations... certainly not the kind of exposure a die hard fan would have.

sorry, wasn't dissing you, just commenting on the differences between the players -- and as a Canuck fan since day one, i think messier did more damage than good when he was in Van.

and messier has thankfully disappeared into obscurity (no team wants another mike keenan without the brains!) but i think teams would be thrilled to have Linden working for them in any capacity.

 

[sirlickheralot]

Linden hasn't been a significant scoring threat or points producer over the the past 6 seasons he played so I don't know why anyone would expect him to become one again now at his age. That isn't why he was brought back to the Canucks, he was brought back for his leadership. Since he is a fourth line player now and is 1 and a half years older than the last time he played I would expect his production to be fairly low this year, I doubt he will get over 30 points this season and if he does it would be a fantastic season for him. His +/- is even and he is playing defensive hockey without having taken a single penalty so even though he hasn't produced alot, he's playing his role and isn't hurting his team on the scoreboard.

 

[rickoshadows]

He did put out a Colorado fire last night with his empty netter, after the Canucks frittered away 2 of their 3 goal lead. I think Vancouver without Trevor Linden is a poorer team.